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Loans bankers are expecting their relationship clients to start leaning more heavily on their banks, but an arcane and little used clause found in many lending contracts means that banks might be able to demand early repayment or stop further lending. -
The Markit iTraxx Crossover index, a barometer of non-investment grade credit, printed as wide as 575bp on Thursday, as credit markets weakened further, and trading desks were seen refusing to bid bonds and working orders only. Real prices were said to be two or three points below those on screens.
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Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group’s $10.6bn purchase of Tesco’s Asia business has been hailed as a “landmark” deal that will liven up the region’s loan market. Bankers are now openly debating how they can get in on a financing that will tap both international and domestic liquidity. Pan Yue reports.
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The coronavirus will depress mergers and acquisitions activity, hurt advisory revenues and change the emphasis of deal-making in 2020, writes David Rothnie.
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The 30% drop in the price of crude oil as Saudi Arabia kicked off a price war this week is causing anxiety in the CLO market and a flashback to the oil plunge of 2016, though data shows that the sector is far less exposed than during past crises.
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Liquidity in corporate, financial and emerging market bonds has certainly been affected by the recent stress caused by the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. But there has not been a catastrophic collapse. Participants say markets are still functioning, and some means of trading have benefited.
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