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There is no question that Portugal is one of the success stories to come out of the eurozone sovereign debt crisis. Its 10 year yield, for instance, has recovered from above 16% at the peak of the crisis in 2012 to around 2% today. Amid the current pressures in the eurozone, precipitated by Italy's budget fiasco, Portugal has remained resilient. But rightly or wrongly, an escalation of matters there, or indeed elsewhere in the eurozone periphery, would bring extra pressure to bear. -
A recent court ruling in Spain could help to set a precedent for what information must be made public when a bank fails, as claims about the need for confidentiality start to wear thin.
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Yields on dollar bonds from Chinese issuers have jumped this year, but investors don’t appear to be rising to the bait. A rethink of borrowers’ fundraising strategies should be on the cards.
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When celebrated investor Bill Gross said that 'bonds, like men, are in a bear market,' he was on to more than he might have realised.
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Papua New Guinea’s dollar bond sale last week was a landmark for the sovereign, which had toyed with the idea of an issuance for more than a decade. But while PNG deserves praise, its success does not reflect a victory for emerging markets.
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Everyone with something they don’t know how to sell hitches their cart to the much-abused horse known as blockchain. Now, the UK chancellor is talking the technology up as a potential solution for the Irish border.
