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France’s Bastille Day and US inflation data expected to subdue supply early in the week
Foreign issuers tap market for price and diversification
Hyperscaler funding needs could drive the next wave of US supply in euros
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Asia’s bond market set a blistering pace this week, with nearly $4.2bn of deals sold through Wednesday and one of the busiest days since the global spread of the coronavirus. But although the successful deals are a sign that market sentiment is improving, bankers are cautious about what is yet to come. Morgan Davis reports. -
The European Central Bank is expected to broaden its asset purchasing to include bonds from issuers that have lost their investment grade ratings as a result of the coronavirus crisis — a funding lifeline to companies now rated BBB- or with one foot already in the junk camp.
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Europe’s high grade corporate bond market faced one of its biggest tests on Wednesday, with France’s Auchan, which operates in the heavily disrupted retail sector, getting a deal away with one of the larger new issue concessions seen in recent weeks.
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A divergence is forming between loans bankers and bond market investors over how to treat oil borrowers after the historic crude price falls, with the fixed income investor market seemingly taking a more bullish approach on the industry.
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Switzerland’s Firmenich and Australia’s APA Group have mandated banks to arrange fixed income investor meetings, with both companies looking to recapture the magic of compatriot issuers in recent weeks.
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Helaba has been far more active than other arrangers in the Schuldschein market, launching at least three deals after the pandemic struck European capital markets in March. While others told clients to postpone deals until clarity emerged on price and investor appetite, the Frankfurt-based Landesbank has ploughed ahead.
