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Reports that some eurozone sovereigns could get together in order to issue a European bond have recently resurfaced. While in this day and age it is difficult to dismiss what seems to be impossible, it is hard to conceive how the idea would work politically, let alone practically.
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We’ve become so accustomed to multi-billion dollar government bail-outs and guarantees that you wouldn’t think another could shock. Yet Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke touted an idea for government guarantees on Friday that is staggeringly bold and seriously wrongheaded.
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When one of the world’s bluest of blue chip companies only raises Eu750m in a benchmark bond issue, the market can be excused for being underwhelmed. But last week’s International Business Machines issue is more significant than its size suggests: at last the corporate bond market is taking baby steps back from the dead.
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Despite a market rally for emerging market assets over the past week in the wake of the emergency credit offered by the IMF and US Federal Reserve, concerns over slowing economic growth and rapid investor deleveraging make a solid rebound unlikely.
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Some private equity sponsors have begun griping that government bail-outs of their bank lenders have not instantly allowed them to access cheaper debt for leveraged buyouts. It’s time that they moved on — and find new ways to make money.
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As spreads on public sector bonds surged wider last week, investors in the Swiss franc market appear to have been experiencing irrational cravings — for chocolate. Nestlé’s recent three year issue is trading at its tightest ever levels, making it more expensive even than similar European Investment Bank, KfW and World Bank deals.