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Gentlemen’s agreements seem like a quaint idea when billions of dollars are up for grabs, yet, bafflingly, the capital markets continue relying on them. It’s time to stop assuming borrowers will blindly do what financiers want when there is a cheaper, easier or more sensible option for treasuries to take. -
Aramco’s bond prospectus shows many things, but it makes it clear just how thin the rationale for raising the money is. But at least it helps the investment banks.
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The mania surrounding the UK’s exit from the European Union is reaching fever pitch but the City has ploughed on during the last three months, despite the appalling leadership shown by the UK’s leading politicians.
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Global investors lauded the inclusion of Chinese bonds in Bloomberg Barclays’ flagship index this week as the start of a new era, but onshore bankers said it was only a gesture. Perhaps they are both right. The move will force global investors into the unknown and could redraw the map for global bond investment.
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The UK’s new Brexit Bond Management Office is still preparing to issue its first notes, originally scheduled for last Friday. The Brexit-themed Gilts are sized at £36.4bn, equivalent to £350m a week over their two year maturity.
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Turkey has had a sensational quarter, with borrowers from the country raising more than $10.2bn in the market — the highest total in history. But with its central bank short of reserves and its currency struggling to hold on to its gains, a cap in hand visit to the IMF may be around the corner, and Turkish issuers’ best funding days may be behind them.
