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Banks that have access to diverse pockets of demand will be far better equipped to deal with any contraction in central bank liquidity, which could occur if high inflation spooks policy makers and markets.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce achieved a roaring success with its $2bn five year 144A deal priced on Wednesday, the first from a Canadian bank in over a year. CIBC managed to achieve a size and spread that would not have been possible in euros and showed the importance of paying attention to key currency markets outside Europe.

UBS has appointed global heads of equity capital markets for the first time in almost two years as the Swiss bank eyes opportunities in a booming IPO market.

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi has raised $4.4bn from its New York Stock Exchange IPO, increasing the size of the float after investors pumped more than $40bn of orders into the book.

An exciting rebound in the flow of China-into-US listings took an unexpected hit last week when online grocery start-up, Missfresh, plummeted on the first day of trading. While this is worrying, investors are still positive around these IPOs.

Chinese online grocer Dingdong (Cayman) has cut its US listing size to $94.4m, just over one-quarter of its initial target, after rival Missfresh plummeted in its Nasdaq debut last week.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce revealed the mandate on Monday for the first Canadian dollar covered bond of the year and the first to be issued in 144A format in over 12 months. Prospects for further issuance in the currency are promising.

Chinese online grocer Missfresh saw its share price sink on its trading debut, after it priced its Nasdaq IPO at the bottom of the marketed range.

Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing has launched its New York Stock Exchange IPO, aiming to raise $4.03bn from the largest China-into-US listing since Alibaba Group Holding’s jumbo $25bn deal in 2014.

The dollar corporate bond market continued to show its resilience this week, but concerns are growing over a lack of supply in the run-up to the July 4 holiday weekend.

Wells Fargo hires Marriott from NatWest Markets — Créd Ag MD to join BNP Paribas SSA desk — SEB SSA DCM head off to New York — AFT hires funding official from Crédit Foncier — Citi promotes CEEMEA debt bankers — HSBC AM adds EM debt portfolio manager — EM seller heads from Credit Suisse to Barclays — Deutsche Bank hires head of US CLO syndication from JPM — Senior securitized product banker leaves Barclays — USSIM poaches BlackRock head of European ABS — Together treasurer departs for Pepper — Barclays poaches from JP Morgan for real estate IB push — Barclays hires from MS for head of Nordic banking

The dollar market this week was limited to just a few small trades, thanks primarily to a sudden lurch in rates provoked by last week’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting in the US.