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Indian debt issuers have started 2019 with a bang, rolling out more than $3bn of bonds in January. Will the country eclipse the dismal dollar bond volumes it managed last year? Don’t bet on it. As a divisive election looms, it is more likely that Indian issuance will disappoint for a second year running. -
With SSA primary market conditions red hot, it would be wise for French public sector borrowers to crack on with their funding ahead of a double whammy of risk events in May.
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The US sanctions slapped on Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) this week look similar to those that have just been removed from Russia’s EN+ and Rusal. The move indicates that the US believes in the effectiveness of sanctions and is happy to keep deploying them. Emerging markets investors should beware.
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Whatever the resolution of the UK’s attempts to leave the European Union, it will likely take a long time for it to repair its reputation among investors.
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Greece has cash. It didn’t need to take €2.5bn of five year bond funding from the capital markets on Tuesday. But the deal was a good tactic to demonstrate that it has access to new capital, which will ultimately push down its borrowing costs and push up its credit ratings. It worked for Portugal, so why not Greece?
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As worries about the leveraged loan market have entered the mainstream, there’s an obvious villain: the booming CLO market, which has expanded, gobbling up whatever the stretched lev loan mart can feed it. But not all heroes wear capes. Despite being a three-letter acronym, these vehicles could be the heroes we need.
