Europe
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It is almost a month since the ECB promised to “significantly increase” the pace of its purchases under the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme. So far, the purchase data reveals little in the way of acceleration, but the head of the Italian treasury Davide Iacovoni says it’s on the way. -
Government bonds around the world were hit by a wave of selling on Friday morning without an obvious trigger from new data or central bank policy updates. However, traders believe a heavy supply schedule and news of increasing deficits are likely to blame.
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This week's funding scorecard looks at the progress French agencies have made in their funding programmes at the beginning of April.
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Berlin Hyp will become the first bank to issue a sustainability-linked bond (SLB), after it announced plans on Friday for a deal with a coupon that will step up if the issuer fails reduce the carbon intensity of its loan book by 40% over the next 10 years.
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Obi, the German DIY store, has launched a Schuldschen across three, five and seven years, according to market sources. The spread differential between three and five years is steeper-than-usual, to coax investors further along the maturity curve.
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AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group (AMG) found strong demand for a €102m capital raise on Thursday night from investors keen to back the growing demand for lithium, stoked higher by increased global production of electric vehicles.
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Europe’s primary convertible bond market has reopened after the Easter break with two new deals on Friday from issuers with very different sector profiles.
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The European Union sent banks a request for proposals on Thursday to fund a maturity lengthening operation for Portugal and Ireland under its European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism (EFSM) programme. More sovereigns could also enter the market
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The European Investment Bank has become the latest SSA issuer to tap the offshore renminbi (CNH) market, pricing its inaugural Climate Awareness Bond in the currency this week.
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The SSA dollar bond market sprang into life this week with a slew of impressive deals. With swap spreads yawning wider at the short end and a fairly flat curve to five years, borrowers could soon be issuing sub-Libor deals in the belly of the curve.
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