Issues

There is conviction in the rally sparked by expectations of rate cuts later in 2024

Other African sovereigns will be encouraged by the return of fresh issuance but many have no pressing need to print

Lockheed Martin led a busy week for US high grade issuance

Panmure Gordon’s merger with Liberum caps a year of consolidation in UK investment banking and could spark more activity

The AIA privatisation is the first big flotation in EMEA this year

Blackouts leave market calm unexploited after rates stay at 4%

No sign of usual January public international bond

Bond prices steady after US hedge fund’s third report alleges suspicious transactions

With Russian and Ukrainian issuers out of the picture, Uzbekistan is likely to dominate CIS bond volumes

Taor is one of Europe’s longest-serving debt capital markets heads

Investors are eager for bonds, enabling borrowers to sell with little or no concession

French bank can afford to be opportunistic thanks to its well-advanced funding plan, as it will not immediately rush to revisit the subordinated debt market after its pulled tier two deal, its head of capital markets tells GlobalCapital