Issuers warned: “Don’t jump the gun”
JP Morgan’s revised bid for Bear Stearns buoyed equity markets this morning, lifting spirits around the financial markets, but syndicate officials said that it would be premature to launch a new covered bond issue. One even suggested that the recent secondary market paralysis could put a cap on any recovery in spreads.
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