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Bank of America led a flurry of issuance from big-name financials which defied predictions by tapping the dollar market in advance of third quarter results to get ahead of next week’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman Christopher Giancarlo's warning to Europe against taking “unilateral” action in changing rules tied to G-20 commitments made in 2009 is right. While there are concerns about the future regulatory relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, derivatives clearing is a global issue.

RYB Education’s IPO on the New York Stock Exchange is off to a strong start, with the $140m deal covered on the first day of bookbuilding.

Harvest Operations Corp, a Canadian oil and gas company, began marketing a dollar bullet on Thursday that is backed by its parent, Korea National Oil Corp (KNOC).

Wynn Macau raised $1.35bn from the bond market on Wednesday, finding support from both Asian and US investors thanks to a turnaround story in the Macau gaming industry and the issuer’s improved financials.

Three borrowers came to market for dollar paper on Tuesday and another hit screens announcing a transaction on Wednesday, as bankers reported strong conditions in the currency.

Moody’s Investors Service has appointed Vishal Damani as head of US intermediaries in its relationship management team, a newly created position. Damani had a similar role at Fitch Ratings.

Chinese online luxury product retailer Secoo Holding has launched an IPO of American Depository Shares that could raise up to $114.8m.

Financial markets in the US reacted with relief today, as the devastation wrought in Florida by Hurricane Irma may be less bad than feared a few days ago. Most large US institutions affected ought to be financially strong enough to withstand the losses — but there could be heavy economic damage for people and businesses not covered by insurance.

Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever printed the fifth sterling corporate bond deal in three days on Monday. The £500m dual tranche deal offered investors seven and 12 year tenors.

A new name for the SSA market hit screens on Monday, picking three banks to run a dollar five year transaction. The borrower will share the market with dollar trades from Dexia Crédit Local and Finland.

Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Christopher Giancarlo on Monday reemphasised his commitment to global regulators' mutual recognition of foreign clearing house (CCP) supervisory regimes, without forcing “identical implementation”.