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Macroeconomic conditions have converged to create a strong market for new investment grade corporate bond issues in Europe, with a more dovish US Federal Reserve, a potential delay to Brexit, and signs of progress in the US-China trade discussions prompting investors to turn risk-on.
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Chinese government-related issuers Zhaojin Mining Industry Co and Yunnan Provincial Investment Holdings Group Co priced dollar bonds after what bankers said was smooth bookbuilding, defying fears that followed a recent default by a local government financing vehicle.
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The EU’s first piece of sustainable finance legislation sets rules for green investment indices. That is all well and good, but more promising is a hint that all the ordinary indices may have to admit how un-green they are.
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When will the supply of Chinese property bonds end? Bankers detected hints of indigestion after a rush of deals last week, but that does not appear to have slowed down the mass of supply. Five more companies turned to dollar bond investors on Monday.
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China’s Guorui Properties priced a smaller-than-expected new bond ahead of a looming $250m maturity on March 1. But investors are still wary of another one of the company’s bonds: a $300m deal that becomes puttable in the same month.
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Qinghai Provincial Investment Group has once again put state support for Chinese local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) under the microscope, after reportedly missing a coupon payment at the end of last week.