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China Huiyuan Juice Group aims to bump up its latest borrowing to €280m after raising a larger than expected €160m last month. -
The French presidential election saga has taken another twist, with far-right candidate Marine Le Pen’s chances slipping — but those of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, from the other extreme of the political spectrum, rising. Asian investors are pulling back from deals until the election hurdle is cleared, say issuers — but the rise of Mélenchon may also provide an earlier than expected relief rally.
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Expecting the unexpected has been market philosophy since the Brexit vote last June. Adherents may well have thought that made Marine Le Pen a certainty to win this year’s French presidential election.
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Bank of China hit Asia's debt market hard on Tuesday, unleashing a huge deal spanning four currencies and six tranches. The $3.1bn-equivalent deal was designed to make a statement to the market that it should not forget China’s Belt and Road initiative, DCM bankers said. Morgan Davis and Addison Gong report.
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The European Parliament agreed on Tuesday to fast-track its work on how to bring in IFRS 9 accounting, following calls from the 28 European member states. European authorities aim to finish their work before January 2018, in order to avoid a ‘cliff effect’ on bank capital.
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The slightly softer tone in the Asian markets on Tuesday did not deter issuers from flocking to the debt market, with as many as eight borrowers bagging new bonds. And the momentum continued on Wednesday, with a handful of firms opening their transactions.
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Wobbles in eurozone government bond secondaries this week failed to deter a strong showing from a pair of public sector issuers in primary on Tuesday. Unédic found strong demand and tightened from guidance on its longest dated benchmark ever, while Austria broke a series of records with a 10 year euro benchmark.
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Once France broke international records for sovereign defaults, thanks to wars, money printing and dodgy liability management.
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The pace of borrowing has slackened for public sector borrowers as Easter approaches but a few are still out hunting for second quarter funding.
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A trio of names have crowded into the investment grade corporate market on Tuesday, though France’s Arkema is expected to bring the only trade in benchmark size as volumes tail off heading into the Easter break. Meanwhile, Stada's €5.3bn buyout looks to be an early contender for deal of the year in leveraged finance.
