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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
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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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That corporate treasurers have been considering the practicalities of arranging their own bond deals is not surprising.
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Another week, and more talk of the need for cultural change in the banking industry. This time it was Deutsche Bank’s turn to issue a mea culpa on behalf of itself and its peers, acknowledging that the vague promises of the past had finally to be backed up with action.
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Credit investors are behaving like they’ve started a new love affair. Frumpy caution is out of the window and corporate bond fund managers no longer care what their masters in the equity and govvie markets tell them.
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Congratulations, Fitch. Every corporate debt capital markets banker likes to trumpet how European companies are switching from loan to bond funding. Treasurers know it, too — but no one seemed to have much clue what the details were.
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Bankers away from EFSF mandates are never shy to put the boot into the bail-out issuer. Thus it was no surprise to see this week’s €6bn five year deal being given a gleeful kicking.
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One week on, three resignations, one temporary reinstatement, one important note and one parliamentary hearing. And what have we learned about the great Barclays Libor scandal that we did not already know from the regulatory reports that laid waste to the firm’s reputation last Wednesday? Almost nothing.