Europe
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In this round-up, Chinese president Xi Jinping starts a five-day visit to Europe, the eighth and ninth rounds of trade talks are scheduled and local government bonds will soon be available at bank counters. -
As the UK hurtles towards departure from the EU with no Brexit resolution in sight, the risk of the country leaving without a deal is ramping up. Regulators on both sides of the Channel have been preparing for the worst outcome.
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Another exceptionally strong week for corporate bond issuance in Europe petered out slightly on Wednesday and Thursday, but the fireworks of the first two days make it clear to all that investors’ thirst for bonds remains exceptional.
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Russian borrowers and their sovereign are streaming back into the bond markets, although with mixed results.
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The courts are starting to show that they have a key role to play in determining how EU bank resolutions play out.
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The issuance of two currency-linked notes on the private market should help stimulate local currency markets in Myanmar and Ukraine according to one syndicate banker.
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Guarantor: Swedish local government members
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The State of North Rhine Westphalia took centre stage in a quiet euro public sector market this week with a syndicated increase of its century bond.
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Turkey’s capital markets rehabilitation has been one of the most remarkable emerging markets stories of the past six months, but investors’ appetite for the nation’s paper is finally starting to wear thin.
