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Market participants debate 300bp 'soft barrier' for AT1 resets as banks probe ever-improving cost of capital
◆ French bank has had a busy 2026, issuing across currencies and asset classes◆ Cross-currency rates at 'optimal level' for diversification play, lead manager said ◆ Fair value debated
Very few, if any, Gulf issuers are looking at sterling bonds
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Favourable market conditions have made raising debt like 'fishing with dynamite' for bank issuers. But concerns are mounting about volatility ahead
French bank scoops top spot overall, while BNP Paribas leads in senior and Crédit Agricole in capital
Late-week surge shows investors remain hungry for paper despite macro volatility
Classic January new issue volumes as barely there premiums come into vogue but US banks threaten to crowd out Europeans
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Senior funding there for the taking, covered bonds yet to take off — but conditions are great for all -
Deal terms up for negotiation but pricing slower to change
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◆ Swedish bank prices the tightest senior non-preferred in more than three years ◆ Why spread breached 100bp ◆ Market 'busier than expected'
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Aussie covered supply could rise if proposal to lift cover pool cap passes
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Seasonal slowdown sees demand cluster in one to six year vanilla private placements
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◆ Popularity allows Deutsche to price at tight valuation ◆ Follows the German bank's $2bn Yankee at the belly of the curve... ◆ ...and comes a day after UBS issued €2bn in mid to long dated maturities
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