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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 disparity between the borrowing costs of identically-rated European companies from different jurisdictions has ballooned. The gap reflects the contrasting funding conditions for domestic lenders rather than a changed credit outlook at borrowers, but it may not last long.
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Indications that Luxembourg and Ireland could issue sovereign sukuk in the coming months have galvanised London’s Islamic market participants to demand a UK government rethink on the asset class. The Treasury appears no closer than it did a year ago to meeting this call, but the market looks perfectly primed.
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There are tentative signs that underwriting is returning in emerging market loans. If the trend becomes established, it would mark a big change from the wariness of 2011.
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There are tentative signs that underwriting is returning in emerging market loans. If the trend becomes established, it would mark a big change from the wariness of 2011.
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As banks look ahead to the second long term refinancing operation from the ECB next month, recycling that cash into high yielding sovereign paper seems like an obvious strategy. But that does not mean they should.
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ABS issuers could aim for lower ratings, dropping their fixation on hitting triple-A, Standard & Poor’s suggested last week. Now, thanks to other rating actions, the agency may have a point.