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A sovereign issuing bonds after US military strike threats would be absurd if those threats had been made by any other president
Foreigners' love of Swiss francs presents an unlikely opening for overseas borrowers
The necessity of clauses that help developing countries recover from catastrophes is getting more acute
Data-deprived markets should give the shutdown the attention it deserves
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With bank results season now over, it is time to sift among the wreckage that fixed income has done to the industry’s accounts and see if there have been any golden nuggets of profitability to celebrate.
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How many banks does it take to sell an additional tier one deal? Only one, apparently. But that didn’t stop Barclays mandating a cast of 19 lead managers and co-leads for its AT1 debut this week. Reciprocity much? Still, there was much to admire about the deal but it does not mark this market’s coming of age.
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Not only were the bond markets awash with green deals and mandates this week, but now there's Redd (reduced emissions through deforestation and degradation) to consider.
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Here we go again. Regulators around the world have found a new scandal to investigate the banks for. This time, allegedly, for manipulating the foreign exchange markets.
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Islamic finance practitioners are used to false dawns, particularly in the UK. But there is every reason to believe that the UK government will make good on its big play this week to become the market’s western centre — including finally issuing a debut sovereign sukuk.
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If issuers and investors have any sense, 2014 will be the year they let niche currencies in from the cold and give them a seat at the grown-ups’ table with the dollar and the euro.