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Turbulent market conditions of the Middle East war have pushed bond issuers and investors to try new things
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Talk of de-dollarisation has evaporated. The dollar market remains the undisputed king of financing
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Asia’s dollar markets are now suffering from the indigestion that has long been expected after a feeding frenzy earlier this year. The region’s domestic markets will now have to pick up some of the slack — and local debt liquidity is about to be put to the test.
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Asian loan bankers have had a torrid time this year, so they could be forgiven for now feeling a sense of schadenfreude at the expense of their peers on bond desks. They have watched their DCM colleagues poach business for much of the year — but they are ready to start bringing business back to their own desks.
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The recent cut in China’s reserve requirement ratio looks like bad news for the offshore renminbi market, pushing down funding costs at home at a time when the dim sum market is looking less and less attractive. But there are reasons to be optimistic about the future of the offshore renminbi debt market.
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Securitisation was blamed for causing the financial crisis that was triggered in 2007. But the technique must now be recognised for its potential to resuscitate fragile banks.
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The effects of JP Morgan’s shock $2bn loss in its Chief Investment Office are likely to be felt far beyond the bank. At the very least, it has shattered an already fragile trust in the industry. It may also be the nail in the coffin for traditional measures of risk.
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The recent cut in China’s reserve requirement ratio looks like bad news for the offshore renminbi market, pushing down funding costs at home at a time when the dim sum market is looking less and less attractive. But there are reasons to be optimistic about the future of the offshore renminbi debt market.