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Scrutiny of regulatory proposals by those without securitization expertise is a feature, not a bug
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
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Xi Jinping's first term has seen a series of concrete steps taken towards opening up the country's capital markets. With the five-yearly Party Congress starting this week, it is now time for China's leadership to take the leap from granting access to giving global investors real influence on the market. -
China watchers have struggled to come to terms with the renminbi’s weakness during most of September. But while China’s leaders can sometimes be hard to analyse, the monetary authorities have been pretty clear about their currency policy — and they mean it.
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Emerging market loan bankers are used to a little political drama but the recent spat between the Saudi-led group of six Arab states and Qatar has caused doubts about whether to engage in deals with Qatari exposure. This stance is understandable for pure Qatari credits but the penumbra of uncertainty has now spread to entities at one remove from Qatar. Banks should not be put off lending.
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National Bank of Greece’s ability to attract a high oversubscription for its three year covered bond on Tuesday showed it is on the road to recovery. But without sovereign debt relief, the precarious state of Greece’s government finances will continue to blight the economy and its fragile banks.
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Proposals from US treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin to “advance American interests in international financial regulatory negotiations and meetings” are part of a long tradition in the country’s regulatory rule making — global norms are honoured more in the breach than the observance. At least now the US is willing to admit it.
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A US Treasury report on capital markets, published on Friday, struck a populist tone, saying the rise of private credit at the expense of public market sources of financing has snatched money-making opportunities away from average Americans. But it is investment banking that has most to gain from a boost to public debt markets, not individual investors.
