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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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Dubai should push on with its plan to create a central Shariah board. Although the emirate has made good progress in striving to become the self-styled “centre for the Islamic economy”, the time is ripe for a breakthrough that would create a lasting legacy.
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Naysayers claimed that the remarkable run for the eurozone periphery since the turn of the year could be over after a sell-off in the sovereigns’ debt a couple of weeks ago. But with the European Parliamentary elections out of the way and pro-EU parties just about topping the bill, there is plenty of room for the rally to go on.
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Equity analysts, Barclays shareholders, regulators and even journalists have all had a pop at fixed income trading of late. Apparently, it’s too expensive to run and doesn’t make enough money. Too many people, too much capital (leverage or RWAs to taste) and too many banks involved. So it is refreshing to hear the case for staying the course in the business.
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The leveraged loan market has hosted some atypically big M&A deals over the last few months, including most recently €7.5bn for DE Master Blenders. But these attention-grabbing deals cannot hide the continued paucity of deals in the mid-market. -
Will payment-in-kind debt ever lose the power to shock and bewilder? After a short respite, one of high yield’s most controversial creations has returned to the market. Investors are scooping it up like gluttons, but they should be wary of agreeing to ever more aggressive terms.
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Following Narendra Modi’s landslide victory to become India’s next prime minister two weeks ago, the country’s benchmark Sensex and Nifty indexes have both soared to record highs, leading to plenty of chatter that a wave of new issuance may be unleashed. The talk mainly revolves around IPOs and share placements, but the conditions are also ripe for convertible bonds to make their long awaited comeback.
