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PIF's commercial paper programmes have been rated by S&P
EDF and Mowi tapped private placements in their home currencies
SSA issuers extend their hot run in the private market, crowding into the short end of the curve
Banks crowd the short end in another busy week for private placements
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The Spanish sovereign and its financial institutions are unlikely to be frozen out of the debt markets even if Moody’s goes ahead and downgrades the country after on Wednesday putting its Aa1 rating on watch for downgrade. However, the move could prompt investors to tighten country limits causing widening secondary spreads.
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Moody’s potential downgrade of Spain is unlikely to freeze the sovereign and its financial institutions out of the debt markets, although it could encourage investors to tighten their country limits and lead to widening spreads in the secondary market, said MTN dealers on Wednesday.
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Despite bankers and borrowers downplaying a ratings downgrade warning this week, Portuguese banks have begun scoping out fresh fundraising avenues beyond wholesale public markets.
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Investors in non-Japan Asia, as well as from Africa and the Middle East, drove demand for dollar callable range accruals from double-A rated banks in Europe and Australia, as a sell-off in US swap rates allowed higher returns on these trades. The sell-off also drove demand for 30 year zero coupon callables.
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Aareal Bank sold its first Hong Kong dollar denominated deal on Tuesday — a HK$220m ($28m) mortage-backed Pfandbrief placed with an Asian bank.
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The Republic of Portugal has defied market conditions by securing Eu50m of funding through a 10 year puttable FRN.