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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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The European Central Bank has reached the limits of its covered bond purchase programme (CBPP3), according to board member Ewald Nowotny. His remarks reflect the difficulty the ECB is having sourcing bonds, but do not mean the programme is about to end. -
One month from the US regulator fining the New York unit of Mega International Commercial Bank, Taiwanese lenders are feeling the pressure and facing an unprecedented level of scrutiny on their existing loan books. But the extra paperwork should be viewed as a minor inconvenience with long-term benefits.
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Home to the world’s largest capital market, the US has what it takes to redraw the global heat map of renminbi internationalisation (RMBi) now that it has been awarded a clearing bank and the world’s second largest RMB investment quota. Yet this potential could be squandered by the upcoming presidential elections unless market forces prevail.
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The coming market rush to comply with margin rules on uncleared swaps will be a big challenge in itself, but regulators need to think hard about the unintended repo risks they are creating by requiring collateral building at breakneck speed.
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Loans and Schuldscheine have always sat side by side. With a similar lender base and documentation, the two seem almost interchangeable. This year banks have been capitalising on that similarity and driving issuance to new heights, but they should not get carried away — restructuring a Schuldschein is a lot more painful than with a loan.
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The reputation of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as a feared watchdog took a hit last week when a US Court of Appeals ruled against the regulator in a suit brought against it by PHH Mortgage. But opponents of the agency should not be confident that it has been completely defanged.
