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Geopolitics takes a back seat as earnings season weighs on euro corporate supply
Attractive spreads available as Air Liquide lines up Swiss franc debut
Life science, utilities and industrials dominate supply after big tech's big splurge
Fresh issuance expected to keep new issue premiums elevated
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The corporate bond market is already moving past the coronavirus pandemic, according to syndicate bankers, despite some warning that a second wave of the disease could push technical supports to their limits. -
Any impression that the European corporate bond market was returning to more measured levels of activity was zapped on Tuesday, when five new issues were launched that had to squeeze more than €35bn of bids into just €6.25bn of paper.
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More UK councils are considering selling private placements, according to several sources familiar with the situation, as their funding needs escalate thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Institutional investors, some of which are sceptical of local authorities’ suitability for the US PP market, say they are more likely to consider lending to borrowers rich in assets.
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UBS generated almost as much profit before tax from its global banking and markets operations in the first quarter as it did across all of last year, it revealed on Tuesday. This was despite taking credit losses and marking down exposures. The bank benefitted from a good turnout in FX and rates and its heavy involvement in a shrunken M&A fee pool.
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Diageo, the UK distiller, visited the booming dollar bond market for $2.5bn on Monday, as Europe’s syndicate bankers say they are getting more requests from companies to print debt on the other side of the Atlantic.
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Korea East-West Power Co (EWP) offered no new issue concession for its $500m bond on Monday, but still drew orders of close to $4bn. Its notes only tightened further in the secondary market, showing investors’ support for quality borrowers.
