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            French investors return to the primary market after Bastille Day, as the market signals benign conditions
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            Issuance volumes dwarf any previous year-to-date figure on record
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            Only companies with their backs against the wall will accept paying so much more spread than peers with similar ratings
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            ◆ Leads say deal landed well inside fair value ◆ Rivals say result points to ‘halcyon days’ of early 2024 ◆ Other issuers said to be eyeing Rabobank's callable FRN structure
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            The next six months of 2024 are shaping up to be more like a three week window
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            ‘Still some work to be done’ in bond market’s digital transition
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            ◆ More than €12bn of interest for popular offering ◆ 'All box-ticking' social leg was expected to do well from the start ◆ 11 year non-call 10 tranche shows duration demand intact
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            Presidents and premiers are said to obsess about legacies. Nearly two years after leaving office, Liz Truss may be about to secure hers
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            Higher rated DSM also has smooth ride, as corporate market continues to pump out solid trades
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            Second half of 2024 is tipped to be a shadow of its busy first six months
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            Many FIG issuers were quick to abandon the primary market this week, but it could get a lot worse
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            Where other markets fumbled, IG corporate bonds added more than €10bn of debt to the year’s total