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Weak or half-hearted response to Greenland threats will leave markets crumbling
Over the last week the US president has pushed to make homes and consumer credit more affordable but these policies risk unintended consequences
Issuance volumes may be high but demand is even higher. Credit issuers in particular should take full advantage
Hounding the Fed does not make the US bond market more attractive
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Equity markets have recovered much of their swagger in 2019, with the S&P 500 almost completely clawing back losses from the worst sell-off since the financial crisis. -
Sustainable finance is bubbling with exciting new initiatives. But making people feel good is not enough. Activity needs to produce results, and so far there is more noise than movement. The tone is far too sedate — it needs some hard core activism to break the torpor.
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China has announced a series of tax incentives to help boost demand for the non-existent Chinese Depository Receipt (CDR) market. But the authorities have it backwards, investors are available, finding a willing issuer is the problem.
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The European Stability Mechanism’s initiative to create the first public sector-backed bond platform could seriously disrupt the current model for issuing euro bonds. But the plan only makes sense if it brings down costs.
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The newly published Covered Bond Directive is viewed favourably by credit rating agencies, but it will not necessarily drive covered bond rating upgrades— in stark contrast to the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive.
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Saudi Aramco’s $85bn of orders amassed before US investors even had the chance to buy makes a mockery of the idea that regulation has stopped the inflation of investor orders in bookbuilding.
