SSAs musn’t shoot the messenger
Barclays Bank’s Eu3bn bond that priced last week made the whole concept of government guaranteed bank debt a reality — but it dismayed public sector bankers who blamed the issue for rocketing SSA spreads. A correction of those spreads was well overdue and shouldn’t be laid at the Barclays’ door.
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