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A long dated euro benchmark from Quebec had the strongest scores of the week on BondMarker.

The news that Russia intends to plough ahead with its plans for funding in the international capital markets was greeted with some initial disbelief. At first glance, the international environment does not look good for a Russia return. But look again, and there is little reason to believe that demand for a Russian sovereign new issue would be anything but enthusiastic.

In light of recent government turmoil, GlobalCapital Frontier Markets assesses the investment case for the UK, one of Europe’s more volatile emerging markets.

Xiaomi Corp had an inauspicious start as a publicly-traded company when its shares sank on Monday. But the rapid rebound in its stock price showed that the critics were too quick to pass judgement.

In this round-up, Chinese premier Li Keqiang landed in Germany on Sunday to discuss trade and cooperation, Tradeweb is planning a mid-July solution for executing block trades on the Bond Connect platform, and China increased total qualified domestic institutional investor quotas last month.

Swiss market infrastructure operator SIX Group will combine digital asset trading, settlement and custody services in a new digital exchange for its customers. The CEO of SIX Group, Jos Dijsselhof, said it was the “beginning of a new era for capital markets infrastructure”.

Beijing hits back at Trump’s tariffs, the chiefs of the People’s Bank of China reassure investors that China is ready for market turbulence, and the central bank announces improvements to Bond Connect’s northbound trading and Panda bond issuance.

Two global asset managers move closer to tapping China’s private fund market, AllianceBernstein appoints new CEO for its onshore operations, and the FX watchdog gives out $1bn of quota for the qualified foreign institutional investor (QFII) programme.

Speculation is rife that the European Central Bank will mimic the US Federal Reserve’s ‘Operation Twist’ from a few years ago, focusing reinvestments from redeeming bonds bought under the public sector purchase programme into long dated paper. While there has been some impact from the news, any benefit is likely to be limited.

It shouldn't be unreasonable to dream of a full disclosure of minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) for EU banks.

Starbucks is about to get a whole lot of love from Goldman bankers in Hong Kong.

GlobalCapital requests that market participants nominate the best lead managers, issuers and deals for the voting shortlists for this year’s Covered Bond Awards. These should be submitted by July 8 and will be voted on by the market from late July to mid-August.