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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 rally in corporate credit since the start of the year looked like it was unstoppable. That was until this week. But investors needn’t be too concerned. Corporate borrowers have built enough protection over the last two years to serve as a buffer for any economic slowdown.
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Two weeks ago, it looked like Aussie banks were about to take a savage beating, courtesy of the Basel III liquidity rules. Now it looks like they getting off easier than any other banks in the world.
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Kazakh companies are back in the loan market, helped along by surging oil and commodity prices. But with memories still fresh of painful restructuring and the effect of Basel III on interbank lending beginning to be felt, it isn’t yet time to invite the country’s banks in from the cold.
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Japan’s economy is unlikely to suffer drastically following the devastating earthquake last week. But the disaster could exacerbate long existing structural problems in the country — and push Japan further down the pecking order of global powers.
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Kazakh companies are back in the loan market, helped along by surging oil and commodity prices. But with memories still fresh of painful restructuring and the effect of Basel III on interbank lending beginning to be felt, it isn’t yet time to invite the country’s banks in from the cold.
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While interest rates have been at record lows, Europe’s junk bond market has thrived. But Jean-Claude Trichet’s hint of an imminent rise should not cause investors to retreat. There are still plenty of reasons to buy high yield paper.