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The State of Israel opened books on Wednesday for a dual tranche dollar note that will extend its curve by an extra five years.

Oman has hit the screens with a copycat trade of its 2017 triple tranche $5bn note, navigating a more volatile market than it may have hoped for after a back-up in US Treasuries on Tuesday.

Dollar investors had plenty of Chinese property bonds to choose from this week, with four issuers competing for their attention on Tuesday. But with no end in sight to the pipeline, companies will have to navigate the market carefully, or cough up a premium for their bonds.

PhosAgro, a Russian phosphate-based fertiliser company, is embarking on a series of investor meetings to market a five to seven year dollar bond.

Philippine company International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) opened books for a fixed-for-life dollar perpetual bond on Wednesday, making it the first issuer to take advantage of the country’s ratings upgrade last month.

Chinese technology giant Tencent Holdings is taking feedback from global investors for a 144A/Reg S transaction, and is looking to hit the market on Thursday morning.

Thailand’s Kasikornbank prioritised price over size for its return to the bond market this week, selling a $400m deal at a level that forced some investors to stay away.

January’s impressive pipeline of sovereign issuance is starting to unload, as Italy and Portugal hit screens on Tuesday for their first syndications of the year.

The list of European leveraged loan deals for January is rapidly growing, with multi-billion offerings in euros, sterling and dollars as borrowers seek low margins. But some buyers believe the market is becoming too hot, too fast.

The United Mexican States has released price guidance on its first euro bond for over a year.

The Turkish sovereign has mandated three banks for its usual start of year dollar bond while Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi released guidance for its note. But the latter drew criticism for going head to head with its sovereign.

Kuwait could become the latest Gulf Corporation Council sovereign to issue 30 year debt after its parliament approved a bill allowing the government to raise its borrowing ceiling to KD25bn ($83bn), and to issue international debt out to 30 years.