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Investors hoping for new investment grade corporate bonds this week may be disappointed, as widening spreads and falling equities make the market less tempting for issuers.

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.

Despite enthusiasm for emerging market bonds still reigning as looser US monetary policy outweighs all other fears, investors and analysts are starting to wonder when the party will end.

Boris Johnson, the UK's new prime minister, has spent most of his first week in power making life difficult for his new chancellor. Announcing big investments in transport infrastructure, health and social care in his first speech on the steps of 10 Downing Street, Johnson is already racking up the bills.

Ukraine’s government bonds rallied ferociously this week after a decisive victory for president Volodymyr Zelensky’s Servant of the People party in Sunday’s parliamentary elections. As the end of the week approached, investors started to question how much further the buying could run and what the fate of the country’s GDP warrants will be.

Air Baltic, an airline 80% owned by the Latvian government, printed its €200m five year non-call three debut bond on Tuesday from an order book of €300m.

Air Baltic, an airline owned by the Latvian government, has released initial price guidance for its €200m five year non-call three debut bond at 6.75%-7%.

CPI Property Group printed a Reg S tap of its $350m 4.75% March 2023s on Monday, but some chopping and changing over the size during execution had some rival syndicate managers expressing consternation.

DP World on Thursday launched a new $1bn 10 year sukuk and $300m tap of its $1bn 5.625% September 2048s, both with negative new issue premiums.

The Republic of Tunisia printed a tight €700m 6.375% 2026 bond on Wednesday from a book of nearly €2bn. A syndicate manager away from the deal said it was a good demonstration of the enthusiasm for emerging market credit.

DP World has updated price guidance for its new 10 year benchmark sukuk and $200m tap of its 2048s, with order books already a healthy size for both deals.

The initial guidance for the Reg S/144A deal was put out at 6.875% area on Wednesday morning in London.