Issues

◆ What is pushing CLO mezz wider ◆ FIG pre-funding underway ◆ What happened at the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings

Manufacturers and suppliers have been hit hard by costs and Chinese competition

Technicals tilted in issuers' favour

Investors are eager to put cash to work in FIG bonds even though last week ended with concerns about bad loans

Fast-growing Stifel and Cantor target Europe and Middle East

Issuers' desire to put covered pre-funding to one side suggests concerns over bumps ahead

Data-deprived markets should give the shutdown the attention it deserves

Sukuk may not be available to every Turkish company, but plenty could do it

◆ No competition from similar Contact Energy ◆ Stedin seals larger than average spread move ◆ Investors left book as price ground tighter

Further long-dated SSA issuance is expected to be limited given funding requirements

Hit by an alleged ‘fraud’ at the bankrupt US car parts maker, Wall Street’s last pure play investment bank has its sights set on European leveraged finance as it expands its alliance with SMBC

◆ Tightest SNP in euros since January 2022 ◆ 38% book attrition ◆ 'I'd rather be holding one of the best banks in the world'