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The European Central Bank has given its strongest hint yet that it could introduce more monetary easing in December, as eurozone periphery issuers enjoyed falling yields and strong demand.

The Asia ex-Japan bond market is set for a busy few weeks as issuers decide between pushing out deals now and postponing their fundraisings until 2016. Sovereigns and bank capital trades are part of the pipeline but with Thanksgiving holiday and a potential rate rise looming, timing has become critical, writes Narae Kim.

Spain auctioned three year debt at a record low yield on Thursday, but its borrowing costs may have further to fall after the European Central Bank gave a strong hint that it could introduce more monetary easing.

A group of Chinese city commercial banks are looking to catch the year end window for IPOs, opening books on their Hong Kong listings over the coming weeks. But thorny issues around valuations for China’s state assets mean friends and family style deals will once again rear their head, writes John Loh.

The up to $200m debut syndicated loan for the central bank of Laos has received a handful of commitments and more are expected before the deal wraps up in early December.

Three shareholders in Dongbu Insurance Co pared down their stake in the company via an accelerated share sale on the evening of November 18, raising W343.3bn ($293m).

Alfa Bank’s print of $500m 5% 2018s on Wednesday, which smashed 25bp through its own curve, demonstrated how big investor demand for Russian credit has become as the geopolitical frost begins to thaw.

UK building materials producer Breedon is eyeing a move to main market of the London Stock Exchange after its £336m acquisition of competitor Hope Construction Materials.

India’s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given the go-ahead for the divestment of a 10% stake in Coal India, in a deal which would help the government rake in as much as $3bn.

Allied Irish Banks was in a generous mood on Thursday, launching its first tier two since the crisis at a much higher premium than rival bankers thought necessary.

International Bank of Qatar (IBQ) has priced a $500m five year debut international bond deal. Although the lender hit its target on size, it became the fourth Middle East issuer in row to price a deal at the same level as initial price thoughts.

The China securitization market is proving to be a happy hunting ground for BMW Automotive Finance this year. Five months after a landmark four-tranche transaction, BMW sealed its return this week with a bigger and more aggressively priced Rmb3.5bn ($550m) ABS.