Europe
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Find out how far European sovereigns have progressed in their 2019 plans as the January rush ends. -
Barclays has made two hires in its FX trading and distribution team. This included appointing another FX specialist who used to work for Deutsche Bank.
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Santander UK paid a modest new issue premium for its second Sonia-linked covered bond and the second five year Sonia linked of 2019.
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Barclays and Rothschild are being legally pursued by Scor, which claims they breached confidence and trade secrets after the insurer rejected a merger offer from compatriot Covéa. But Scor praised Credit Suisse, claiming it had refused to join those two banks’ actions.
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Conditions for public sector dollar issuers held firm this week after an excellent start to the year, although deals were thinner on the ground thanks to a US Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Chinese New Year holidays next week will give the sector a much needed breather — after which three-years might move more into vogue than fives, said SSA bankers.
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Guarantor: Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia
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