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The Indian loan market has revved up over the last few months, with deals from state-owned groups hogging all the attention. With state-owned enterprises (SOEs) known for pulling off loans with the lowest costs, Bharat Petroleum Corp’s higher margin on its latest deal offers some welcome relief — bringing hope that pricing on Indian deals is finally reflecting reality.
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“Next year will be better than the last” has been the securitization mantra since the 2008 financial crisis. While the refrain may have grown weary as few signs of a market revival have emerged in Europe, they have reason to hold out hope for 2014 when regulatory reprieve could begin in earnest.
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Italian prime minister Enrico Letta faces a confidence vote on Wednesday. But its is how a former Italian prime minister comes out of the affair that could have the biggest impact on markets. This is Italy's big chance to put the one-man wrecking ball that is Silvio Berlusconi in the past.
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With competition to win EMEA loans mandates heating up, lenders are making ever more aggressive pitches. But a surprising section of the market has stepped up to save the banks from themselves.
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As inevitably as a journalist bumping up against a deadline, the US Congress has run out of time to fund the government. In two weeks the US will default, unless some of the most pig-headed people in the Western world change their minds. But is there panic in the markets? No it’s business as usual. After all, what else can investors do?
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Hong Kong’s equity market was sent into a frenzy last week after it was confirmed that IPO talks between Alibaba Group and the city’s exchange had broken down, sparking a war of words in the press by senior management from the two sides. While it may seem ludicrous for the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to let such a huge IPO slip through its fingers, it was the correct decision.