Europe
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TheWorks.co.uk, the UK discount stationery retailer, has priced a £65m IPO on the London Stock Exchange, despite a turbulent backdrop for the retail sector in the UK.
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US cable company Comcast fired a salvo in the acquisition battle for the UK’s Sky, valuing the company at almost £1.5bn ($1.98bn) more than 21st Century Fox’s own improved bid that was announced on Wednesday. -
Turkish banks are later than usual on their syndicated loan refinancing timetables amid political noise in the country, and loans bankers say it will soon be too late for the banks to roll the deals over, and they might instead have to take the unusual step of repaying the debt.
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Turkey was driven further into financial instability and chaos this week, reflected in tumbling asset prices and the lira being at near record lows, after the country's president Recep Erdoğan delivered a further blow to investor confidence with a cabinet reshuffle.
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The secondary performance of Credit Suisse’s additional tier one (AT1) bond issued on Monday led market participants to talk about the asset class finding its feet again after a torrid time recently.
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Investors are upbeat about the prospects for Italian government bonds, believing that “market forces” will act as buffers to the effects of exuberant populist government policy. The sovereign had an auction of medium to long term debt this week that was well supported.
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Investor appetite remains strong for longer dated euro SSA bonds, encouraging the likes of EFSF and KfW to tap the long-end of the curve this week. But the question is: will the demand last, and for how long?
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After three sterling bonds this week from the eurozone, the cross-border issuance in the currency reached its highest ever year-to-date level, according to Dealogic.
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The UK government has revealed its position on the future of financial services after the UK leaves the European Union, which falls short of the passporting rights that banks have now but would be stronger than the existing third country equivalence regime in place by the EU.
