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If angry lenders are looking for someone to blame for Isbank’s attempt to undercut the Turkish FI pricing benchmark, they should begin by looking close to home.
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Central bankers face a tough job keeping markets happy, particularly when reactions to their every word become more extreme each day. ECB president Mario Draghi came in for a torrent of criticism last week after failing to live up to the market's wildest expectations. But he should not be the target
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If angry lenders are looking for someone to blame for Isbank’s attempt to undercut the Turkish FI pricing benchmark, they should begin by looking close to home.
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The Japanese government’s planned sale of shares in Japan Airlines will set a record for an Asian listing this year. It will also underscore the impressive turnaround of a company that needed a bail-out just two and a half years ago, and will give the state coffers a handsome profit. But while it is easy to see why Japan is hungry to privatise the company, it is a lot harder to see why it thinks now is a good time to do it.
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Ireland made an impressive return to the capital markets last week, selling its first long dated bonds since the sovereign received a bail-out in late 2010. Its success might cheer fans of austerity, but policymakers should be aware that Spain’s difficulties require different measures.
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Asia’s national banking champions are, on the whole, looking elsewhere in the region to expand their revenues and increase their loan books. But a small island of opportunity amid a vast sea of liquidity means that margins will get squeezed even tighter than they are now — and some banks looking overseas may soon wonder why they bothered.