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The public bond market needs a Gulf reopener with transparent pricing
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
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The UK’s latest scheme to stimulate the economy, Funding for Lending, has been greeted with an almost audible weary sigh from the market. It should reduce loan funding costs appreciably, which can only help the economy. Whether it unlocks loans for borrowers who can’t get them already is much less certain.
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Allowing Scotland to issue its own debt is at best a waste of time. At worst, it could also be costly.
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China Fishery is hitting the road this week to test demand for a bond, readying the first Asian high yield deal in more than two months. But investors are too jittery to absorb a spree of high yield issues. It is juicy structures, not juicy credits, that bankers should be emphasising.
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Aircraft Pfandbriefe raise uncomfortable questions about what is a covered bond. In doing so, they risk jeopardising the regulatory esteem in which the asset class is held.
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The Republic of the Philippines is on a roll. It is on its way up the rating curve, it has already had success in the dollar market this year, and is trading at a big discount to some European countries. The sovereign should waste no time as this rosy situation will not last forever.
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The Republic of the Philippines is on a roll. The country on its way up the rating curve, it has already had big success in the dollar market this year, and it is trading at an eye-popping discount to some European countries. The sovereign should waste no time taking advantage of this rosy situation. It will not last forever.