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The Chinese State Council outlined a string of measures last week in yet another attempt to tame the country’s booming property sector. But the truth is, for high yield investors, Chinese property is still the only game in town — and few bond buyers can turn their back on double-digit yields.
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The European Banking Association wants a clear measure of liquidity but sticking purely to data will not provide this. When a bank needs funding in a tight spot, it all comes down to the bid.
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Ico’s deal this week showed just how quickly and impressively the sovereign, supranational and agency bond markets have recovered after Italy’s election result. However, the threat of a debt crisis in Europe’s periphery still looms large. SSA issuers must press on with funding while they can, as Italy’s elections will not be the only shock this year.
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The successful sale of Commerzbank’s SME-backed covered bond leaves the securitisation market looking precariously redundant, despite its claims that it holds the key to stimulating credit and growth in Europe.
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The Italian general election has given investors an expensive lesson. Opinion polls, exit data and other arcane measures are no longer enough to guess which way the political wind is blowing.
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Fiasco, the Italian word used in several European languages to describe a chaotic failure, seems an apt description for the Italian elections. Uncertainty in Italy is one thing, but in this crisis, it’s the contagion that counts.