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In a rare instance for CEE countries, Romania has printed 30 year dollar bonds.
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Quantitative easing, perhaps the single most important factor affecting bond prices over the past three years, could be coming to a long awaited end this year. Members of the European Central Bank governing council seemed to hint as much this week, causing govvie spreads to gap wider, writes Lewis McLellan.
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The Basque Government this week gave one of the best signs that investor worries about Italy’s political situation are unlikely to spill over to other countries as it printed a three times subscribed debut sustainability bond.
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NRW.Bank is preparing the next line in its green bond offering and hired banks on Thursday to run investor meetings next week.
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China Everbright Bank’s Hong Kong branch sold its first euro-denominated bond on Wednesday, part of a dual-currency floating rate transaction.
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The Federal State of Berlin printed a 15 year trade on Wednesday — its first €1bn bond since 2015, according to Dealogic. The trade was joined by a five year from Corporación Andina de Fomento.
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European government bond yields have climbed in the wake of an unusually hawkish turn in the tone of comments from members of the European Central Bank's governing council.
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A number of corporate bond issuers are taking advice from their bankers about accessing the market, but the new issue premiums paid by Volkswagen Bank and Carrefour put them off from launching their deals on Wednesday.