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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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A second day of ECB purchases of Italian and Spanish bonds has forced yields back down into more sustainable territory. The rights and wrongs of central bank support in markets are for another time. This was the shot in the arm that the European sovereign market needed.
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Chinese video website Tudou has somehow got enough demand to cover the books on its $180m US IPO, defying tumbling equity prices, a US downgrade, fears over the solvency of European countries and a whole lot more. But it is hard to avoid a sense of déjà vu.
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Asian companies have a lot to offer debt investors. But the recent turmoil in credit markets has given ample evidence, if any were needed, that the strengths of the region cannot outweigh problems elsewhere.
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Mandate documents are finally demonstrating the importance of Russian lenders to the syndicated loan market, both domestically and throughout the CIS region. New players with a deeply vested interest in the region’s performance will benefit borrowers and boost the health of a market that is vulnerable to fallout from the eurozone debt problems.
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In the surreal world of accounting regulations, not being able to sell something turns out to be a good thing.
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Phew! That was close. By veering to the brink of default, the US showed the world the depth of its problems. Perhaps even some in Washington realised. Lest they go back to denial, the rating agencies now need to show some backbone.