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Rising inflation expectations, as governments switch their focus to fiscal stimulus and central banks move away from extremely loose monetary policy, are boosting demand for inflation linked bonds. Opec’s agreement this week to cut oil production pushed demand even higher. But there are question marks over whether issuers will adapt their funding menus to satisfy the new appetite, writes Craig McGlashan.

German brake systems manufacturer Knorr Bremse has returned to the euro bond market nearly 14 years after it last sold a new issue to investors.

Tonight, Apax and Guardian Media Group are selling another 15% of Ascential, the UK events and publishing company, while Anglo-American is divesting its entire stake in Exxaro, the South African coal miner.

Uniper, the German power and gas company on Wednesday issued its first public bond since spinning off from E.ON earlier this year, tapping the short end of the curve with a two year offering.

The UK Debt Management Office broke its record low real yield at syndication on Tuesday for the second time in just over four months. The sovereign has also announced the results of a consultation meeting on what form its final two syndications of the 2016-17 financial year should take.

Lanxess, the German chemicals company, issued a €500m hybrid capital bond on Tuesday as it sought financing for its acquisition of Chemtura.

Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures raked in Ps3.5bn ($69.3m) through a Philippines IPO on Tuesday, attracting sturdy interest from long-only funds.

Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA) announced a series of management changes on Monday US time, including the appointment of a new chief executive officer.

German building materials manufacturer HeidelbergCement capped a month of good rating agency news with a blowout order book as it tapped the euro bond market for €1bn on Monday.

State-owned CSC Financial Co has opened books on its HK$8.2bn ($1.1bn) IPO in Hong Kong, with value seen for the shares at the low end of the price range.

Nasdaq-listed Baozun has filed for a follow-on of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) worth some $100m via three bookrunners.

The busy equity block trade action, widely predicted by ECM bankers when the US presidential election produced a bounce in share prices, has continued this week with a string of sales totalling over $1.5bn.