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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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There was plenty of speculation about the timing on Alibaba Group’s IPO even before the e-commerce company officially announced its listing plans. The saga took another turn this week as the launch date was postponed. But with the stakes high for the whole industry, it’s better for Alibaba to take its time and get the deal right. -
The international Russian syndicated loan market is in dreadful shape, as relations between Russia and the west plumb new depths. Lending banks are trying to reorient their personnel and capital to other regions — Africa and the Middle East are natural places to turn. But while they could be promising areas of growth in the future, banks should be wary of quick fixes.
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European inflation, as well as expectations of inflation, is continuing to fall, and the European Central Bank is likely to announce a quantitative easing (QE) programme in December, economists told GlobalCapital on Thursday. With core eurozone yields set to tumble ever further, the allocation of real money demand to the currency bloc’s periphery will accelerate and pricing of core covered bonds could become established at sub-Euribor levels.
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The international Russian syndicated loan market is in dreadful shape, as relations between Russia and the West plumb new depths. Lending banks are trying to reorient their personnel and capital to other regions. Africa and the Middle East are natural places to turn. But while they could well be promising areas of growth for the future, banks should be wary of jumping for quick fixes.
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While the rest of Asia’s markets have been taking their summer breaks, Singapore dollars have been revving up. Recent deals have shown that the market can offer a strong alternative, with bigger sizes and longer tenors than dim sum — and even the opportunity to price through the dollar curve.
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The inchoate additional tier one asset class is highly complex and comes with many risks, and recent volatility shows it may also be prone to panic attacks. One way to help ensure it remains liquid, correctly priced and, most importantly, as stable as possible is to give investors the ability to accurately hedge their AT1 investments. But that doesn't seem likely any time soon.
