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A double digit premium to the dollar curve lured in overseas buyers, who took a 'large chunk' of the bonds
Investors have lots of cash and are eager for new issuance
Investors are keen for new bonds and better rated borrowers may not want to issue in numbers
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Markets go into 2020 fretting about a global recession and an escalation of tradetensions between the US and China, according to 25 heads of debt capital markets in the EMEA market, in Toby Fildes’ annual outlook survey. Respondents are mildly pessimistic on spreads and fees in the primary markets as well. But on the plus side, bankers are feeling hopeful about sustainability-themed bonds and almost unanimously believe issuance will top $270bn. -
Since the global financial crisis, central banks have accumulated powers over regulation and supervision of markets as well as over monetary policy. In 2019 politicians began to erode that with interventions that have raised questions over who should control markets. By Phil Thornton
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We have more multilateral development banks than ever before. They perform an invaluable job in a challenging and ever-changing world, but as they expand, and as new MDBs emerge, a fear is growing that they are being used as political tools by sovereign shareholders, keen to promote their own interests around the world. By Elliot Wilson
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A friendly face in the finance ministry was apparently enough to lift Argentine sovereign bonds ahead of a looming restructuring, but analysts warned that the government was still showing no willingness to implement the austerity measures that would make debt sustainable.
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Another Latin American borrower was set to price dollar deals this week as GlobalCapital went to press, as smaller issuers took a rare opportunity to hold the full attention of investors.
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Bonds issued by Avianca traded up this week after the Colombian airline completed the final stage of a complex restructuring, effectively giving it permission to push out a looming bond maturity by three years.
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