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The second deal in as many days reached the Australian dollar bond market on Thursday.

Developing market debt has emerged as a stronghold as markets continue to adjust to the fallout from the UK’s EU referendum last week. While panic hit spreads at first, fund flows quickly returned and credit across the CEEMEA universe rallied.

Saudi Arabia could still print its widely anticipated bond in July, according to several EM syndicate bankers.

Sub-Saharan Africa’s credit markets are benefiting from Britain’s decision to leave the EU as well as a more dovish stance from the US Federal Reserve, with bonds rallying to new lows, according to EM specialists.

The outcome of the Brexit referendum has cast a shadow over London’s ability to maintain its status as Europe’s foremost RMB business hub. In this lowdown, GlobalRMB pits three other European capitals – Frankfurt, Luxembourg, and Paris – against the City as the most likely contenders for Europe’s RMB crown.

Russian steelmarker Evraz plans to buy back what is left of its $600m of notes due 2017 it said on Wednesday.

Restructuring talks have further been delayed after holders of Far Eastern Shipping Company (Fesco)’s ruble denominated debt failed to agree to a waiver on Monday which would remove their right to claim early redemption of the notes by November 28.

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) could be closing in on an equity trading link for UK-listed depositary receipts by Chinese firms that would see the participation of Euroclear and LCH.Clearnet, GlobalRMB has learned.

The US high grade corporate bond market has rebounded strongly following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, after Molson Coors unveiled a multi-billion dollar M&A financing.

Mozambique’s battered sovereign bonds dropped to new lows on Monday after the IMF warned its public debt is at high risk of distress after concluding a fact finding mission to the country on Friday.

Russia's Brunswick Rail has approached investors with a new offer after failing to reach a restructuring agreement with holders of its $600m bonds due 2017 after several months of negotiations. A source close to the company said that this was Brunswick Rail's last offer.

HSBC and Bank of China were among the first banks to act as market makers for the newly established direct trading of the Korean won and the RMB this week, just as a first batch of offshore-based banks got approval from Chinese authorities to access the onshore currency markets.