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Lloyds Bank dipped into dollars for senior funding on Wednesday, a day after UBS launched a deal in the same currency. A syndicate official noted that European financial institutions are being tempted across the Atlantic amid more inhospitable conditions in the euro market this summer.

UK mining company Sirius Minerals has put its hopes of survival on getting a high yield bond away in September after it postponed a deal earlier this week. But investors are skeptical about the firm's chances. Sirius will run out of money by the end of September and its $3.8bn financing package will turn void on October 30.

Snap, the US technology company behind Snapchat, has issued a $1.1bn convertible bond due in 2026, after the stock began to trade above its IPO price again following a strong set of first half results a fortnight ago

UK mining company Sirius Minerals delayed its $500m high yield bond on Tuesday,aiming to try again in September. The clock is ticking on the fertiliser mine project in the Yorkshire Moors. Sirius has until October 30 to entice investors or its whole financing package will collapse.

Swiss firm responsAbility Investments has closed a $175m microfinance CLO via JP Morgan, revitalising an industry which last saw issuance before the financial crisis.

CapitaLand Retail China Trust raised S$154.3m ($112.6m) on Thursday from a placement of new units, done alongside a preferential offering to existing shareholders.

JP Morgan has bagged $400m from a rare cash-settled exchangeable bond, with Tencent Holdings as the reference stock, according to a source close to the deal.

China Petrochemical Corp (Sinopec) navigated a weak market following this week’s rate cut announcement to raise $2bn from a three-tranche deal. While it took a smaller amount than usual, its transaction was well-timed, say bankers.

Southern California Edison has priced a $1.2bn dual tranche corporate bond offering after its credit ratings were placed on a firmer footing in the wake of a wildfire risk mitigation law.

Bank of Sharjah is planning to print both tier one and senior bonds before the end of 2019, according to two DCM bankers in Dubai.

China Aoyuan Group was back in the dollar market on Tuesday, adding another $250m to its 2023 notes.