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Public sector bankers have backed claims by Greece’s finance minister that the country could return to the capital markets this year “with or without QE”. The fact that another periphery sovereign, Spain, was able to print a stellar trade on Tuesday despite comments by European Central Bank president Mario Draghi sending markets in a tizzy about the possible end of QE further bolstered the statement, bankers added. Craig McGlashan reports. -
The 10 year dollar market is back open for supranational issuers, after the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) sold a barnstormer on Wednesday that broke its 10 year size record.
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On Thursday, Volkswagen Leasing became the second German auto related issuer to print a triple tranche this week. However, it opted for shorter tenors than Daimler had on Monday.
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Two public transport operators offered deals to the sterling market this week, with varying success. Demand was strong for both deals, which had similar tenors, but one enjoyed a smoother pricing ride than the other.
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Barclays confirmed on Thursday that it had hired Filippo Zorzoli to head macro distribution for EMEA and Asia Pacific, and head solutions sales globally. The hire forms part of the firm’s rebuild of its macro business, and is likely to be followed by further senior hires, as reported by GlobalCapital in May.
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Dollar borrowers wrapped up their funding projects before the July 4 holiday weekend and dodged a global sell-off as central bankers pointed to the end of monetary stimulus.
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Naspers returned to the eurobond market after a two year absence on Thursday, releasing initial price thoughts for a new dollar benchmark.
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Chinese property developer Modern Land (China) Co is making a comeback to the international green bond market, opening books for a short-term trade on Thursday morning.
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Agence Française de Développement has passed its first capital markets test since asking for permission to change its banking licence, raising €1bn with a 15 year deal on Wednesday. The choice of tenor may have helped alleviate any immediate problems over its status switch, said a person close to the deal.
