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CPPIB Capital raised $1bn with a 10 year bond this week but despite the deal securing the issuer’s lowest ever funding cost at that tenor, bankers were unimpressed by the level of demand, adding to claims that demand for 10 year paper is waning.

Deutsche Bank is relying on a tight team of loyalists to revive its corporate finance ambitions, writes David Rothnie.

China’s FangDD Network Group has kicked off a roadshow for the listing of American Depository Shares (ADS) on the Nasdaq.

Investors have taken to Chinese education platform Youdao, covering its $101m IPO multiple times over days before the end of bookbuilding, according to a source close to the deal.

CPPIB Capital underwhelmed with its return to the 10 year dollar market on Tuesday, giving further evidence of slowing demand following a string of trades in this part of the curve in recent weeks.

Royal Bank of Canada was able to raise £400m of senior funding as though it was on 'autopilot' in the sterling market this week. It is the third Canadian issuer in a month to seek funding in this currency counting as total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC).

CPPIB Capital has begun marketing its first 10 year dollar bond in two years as it looks to become the latest public sector borrower to visit this part of the curve, despite the underwhelming demand for World Bank’s trade last week.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce was quick to take advantage of a favourable swing in the sterling-dollar basis swap, to issue its debut Sonia-linked covered bond on Monday, pricing the deal flat to fair value and tighter than where it could have printed in dollars or euros. The scale of demand would have allowed for a much larger deal, suggesting good potential for follow-on supply.

The current system of globalisation with the United States at its centre looks set to crumble and be replaced by a new global system anchored around China, leading economists have told GlobalMarkets

In this round-up, the phase-one trade deal between the US and China ran into problems, China relaxed regulations on foreign banks and insurers and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned slower global growth.

US corporate dollar bond supply is on course for a disappointing month after the size of the new issue calendar fell short of expectations for the second week running.

Bank of America became the first big US bank to emerge from third quarter earnings blackout and tap the dollar bond market this week.