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Markets are looking to the authorities to simplify blockchain issues, but they may not have the purest motives
The new European Secured Note market is keen to secure regulatory recognition for the new product but there are advantages to not having it
The possible further internationalisation of the covered bond market will present challenges as well as opportunities
Record-tight dollar spreads flatter public sector borrowers — and flag a deeper unease about the benchmark itself
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Buyers of UK assets are in for a hair raising ride if they attempt to make a quick quid off sterling rallies and depreciations despite what seems like a measured response to news of a general election on June 8. -
Turkey’s debt markets always seem resilient to political shocks. But rose tinted views of president Recep Erdogan’s referendum victory this week ignore a worrying truth that its vast growth potential lies more than ever in the hands of one man able to squander it.
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Expecting the unexpected has been market philosophy since the Brexit vote last June. Adherents may well have thought that made Marine Le Pen a certainty to win this year’s French presidential election.
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It is obvious that there is no love lost among Republicans for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its director, Richard Cordray. However, one GOP congressman’s recent tirade against the CFPB’s mortgage lending rules is worrying given the experience of the housing bust.
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Back in the early days of quantitative easing, one of the biggest fears on the Street was the inevitable unwind. But now the US Federal Reserve has broached the topic, perhaps it is better, as former deputy governor of the Bank of England Minouche Shafik seemed to suggest in September, that it is here to stay.
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Governments are often pilloried for privatisations, sometimes for years afterwards. It’s hard for them to win, with one of the biggest risks being taking the blame for underpricing the asset.
