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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.

Morgan Stanley posted fee growth in underwriting and advisory in its third quarter results on Thursday, leaving Goldman Sachs the outlier among the five big US banks in seeing revenues fall in investment banking.

A year on from being appointed chief executive, David Solomon is calling for patience in remodelling Goldman Sachs around new growth avenues. But there is much to admire on his first anniversary, writes David Rothnie.

Foreign banks are eager to gain full control of their Chinese securities joint ventures, after the regulator said it was abolishing a cap on foreign ownership. But fierce competition and difficult onshore regulations mean it is a long, rocky road ahead. Rebecca Feng reports.