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Financial institutions triple issuance in the currency this year, while corporates make greater use of euro and sterling taps
Private taps offer issuers an alternative route through uncertain issuance windows due the Middle East conflict, bankers say
Higher coupons and steady rate expectations draw investors back into the currency
SSA issuers increase focus on PPs amid quieter period for public markets
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Uncertainty over whether Ireland will be forced to apply for a bailout is weighing heavily on the short-term money markets across Europe. Dealers have been reporting extremely low levels of demand for Irish bank paper in recent weeks, and although the Irish sovereign, the Housing Finance Agency and the National Treasury Management Agency have all issued in the past fortnight, the outlook is bleak in terms of enquiry for Irish paper.
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The Reserve Bank of New Zealand announced on Tuesday the withdrawal of its last remaining liquidity facility put in place during the financial crisis.
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Investors in the CP market this week turned to triple-A names from Scandinavia, Australia, France and Germany and shunned riskier credits as peripheral popularity plummeted. Elsewhere, banks took up just Eu12.5bn of financing from a European Central Bank tender operation on Thursday as Eu37.5bn of funding fell due, indicating Spanish and Portuguese banks are reducing their central bank funding.
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The effect of clearing house LCH Clearnet’s new charge on processing Irish government paper divided opinion in the MTN and CP markets on Thursday, as bankers considered what the future holds for Irish issuance in the capital markets.
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Banks took up just Eu12.5bn of financing from a European Central Bank tender operation on Thursday, as Eu37.5bn of funding fell due, indicating Spanish and Portuguese banks are reducing their central bank funding.
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