Americas
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With Argentina expected to announce its return to international bond markets as soon as today, European investors appear to be more demanding on pricing than their North American counterparts — not that this is likely to derail the sovereign’s plans to raise $12bn-$15bn. -
NBTY, the US vitamins and nutritional supplements manufacturer owned by Carlyle, had bank meetings in London this morning for its $1.8bn refinancing package, with another scheduled for Monday in New York.
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The US Senate Agriculture Committee was expected to review legislation reauthorising the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Thursday amid debate over the benefits of additional funding for financial regulators.
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Argentina is set for an emphatic return to international bond markets next week after a 15 year absence. It is set to be the most exciting turnaround story in emerging markets, said investors. But the country’s capital market rebirth will depend upon triumphant deal execution, writes Oliver West.
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Primary US bond market issuance slowed to a trickle this week as corporate America entered earnings blackout, restricting dollar supply to one jumbo M&A trade.
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Falling expectations for Japanese inflation and the dovish turn at the US Federal Reserve sent the yen higher last week. This left USD/JPY at the lowest level since October 2014 going into this week, with only a slight retracement on Thursday bringing solace to Japanese exporters.
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The Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) have tossed out big bank plans to wind themselves up in a disaster situation, citing a string of failures in preparing the “living wills” which are supposed to guide regulators when a systemic firm goes down.
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A spate of dim sum MTN issuance that began with Australian banks has spread to include Canadian, Middle Eastern and European institutions.
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Credit Suisse launched a three-tranche holdco senior deal worth $4.5bn on Wednesday, taking advantage of the US market's slimmer premiums and deeper liquidity.
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JP Morgan may have beaten expectations with a 22% drop in profits at its investment bank, but the severity of the decrease augurs ill for other banks this earnings season.
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US Circuit judge Christopher Droney removed the final obstacle in Argentina’s path to markets on Wednesday, provoking a rally in the government’s that could scarcely have been better timed.
