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Banks could rush to issue as fast as possible, taking advantage of remarkably tight spreads
US domestic institutions take centre stage after global banks' big funding round
The ratings review finished with both upgrades and downgrades linked to senior bonds now being subordinated to regular deposits
◆ Sentiment improves after ceasefire extended ◆ Handelsbanken nears record tights ◆ Jyske Bank attracts €3.3bn of orders
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Fitch Ratings has downgraded Metro Bank a month after giving the UK lender its first rating. It expressed concern about Metro’s recent failure to raise debt for looming regulatory requirements, but the bank is insisting that it still has plenty of options on the table — including looking at solutions in the private market. -
Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets was marketing its first senior unsecured bond in euros on Friday, taking advantage of a quiet primary market. The issue gave investors a ‘healthy’ new issue premium, according to a FIG banker.
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A number of dollar bond issuers in Asia have moved to reopen their existing notes and add more funds to their coffers ahead of a week-long holiday in China for National Day.
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Crédit Agricole, Banque Fédérative du Cedit Mutuel and Société Générale all took advantage this week of cheap funding offered by the sterling market when compared with the euro.
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The failure by Metro Bank, the UK challenger bank, to issue a £250m senior non-preferred bond this week throws the spotlight on the Bank of England, which could soon have to decide how to deal with Metro if it fails to meet a year-end deadline for raising bail-inable debt. Tyler Davies reports.
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Crédit Mutuel Arkéa has become the third European bank in 10 days to sell its first social bond, weighing into an under-serviced part of the market for socially responsible investors.
