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Turbulent market conditions of the Middle East war have pushed bond issuers and investors to try new things
A swift response is tempting, but lenders should avoid kneejerk reaction
Talk of de-dollarisation has evaporated. The dollar market remains the undisputed king of financing
Inflation caused by war threatens budding recovery in commercial real estate
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That the Canadian finance minister has had to explain that the UK is behind the US, European Union and China in line for trade talks is not only bad news for the UK economy and the politicians in charge of it. It also highlights how 'post-truth' politics — or, in common parlance, lying — is set to play havoc with issuers’ funding plans. -
Syndicated loans bankers in Asia had braced themselves for a rough 2016, hurt by clients’ preference for cheaper, local currency options. But as the year wraps up, adversity has pushed loans houses to innovate by finding opportunities outside their comfort zones and tapping into new sources of liquidity.
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It has been the year where Chinese banks went from challenger to champion in Asian investment banking. Growing almost as fast have been the complaints from international rivals. Bankers at global firms may not like the methods but Chinese banks are liquid and they are here to stay: it’s time to adapt.
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Issuers and their bankers have been too slow to react to the swift change in sentiment since the US election. That oversight became glaringly obvious this week with deals from BBVA and ANZ, but the mood swing was clear well before that.
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Donald Trump, US president-elect, is espousing a position long held by ECB president Mario Draghi: monetary policy is not the whole solution. It’s time to start building.
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Rather than wailing about a regulatory Trumpocalypse, those who care about the health of financial markets should seize upon last week’s shock US presidential result to help bring about meaningful and beneficial changes.
