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Large European banks are tipped to bring their deal plans forward after they saw Barclays make the most of summer funding this week. The UK issuer proved firms will not have to wait until September to be confident of attracting big books at tight spreads.

The US Federal Reserve moved one step closer this week to signalling it will start to end its quantitative easing measures. FIG borrowers now face a nervous wait for the central bank’s next communication in late August, which will define the strength of market conditions ahead of a crucial issuance window in September.