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The Republic of Turkey is set to cruise back into the Eurobond market early today (Friday) when Credit Suisse, DZ Bank and UBS use the cushion of over $1bn of orders to price the sovereign's Eu750m 10 year bond at an expected 5.05%.

For the past fortnight, we have been sitting on a Swiss mountaintop where, on the orders of very celebrated Genevois banker friends, we are receiving probably the best medical attention in the world.

The LBO effect on single names in the European default market was much more muted this week. Only a few names were involved, and the volatility was considerably less than has been the case recently.

How many times were we told to buy Credit Suisse shares? How many times did we fail to listen? Of course, this has been the story of our investing life (Lehman Brothers excepted) and when we go to meet the great financial adviser in the sky, they may print a copy of our personal portfolio on our grave with the epitaph, 'here lies a man with a sense of humour'.

Cisco Systems' triumphant $6.5bn debut bond led an array of blowout issues in the US corporate debt market this week. They all took advantage of investors' eagerness for deals in a month that has produced much less issuance than expected.

Cisco Systems' triumphant $6.5bn debut bond led an array of blowout issues in the US corporate debt market this week. They all took advantage of investors' eagerness for deals in a month that has produced much less issuance than expected.

Cisco Systems' triumphant $6.5bn debut bond led an array of blowout issues in the US corporate debt market this week. They all took advantage of investors' eagerness for deals in a month that has produced much less issuance than expected.

The City of Zurich lengthened the Swiss franc non-government curve this week with a Sfr250m 30 year transaction as issuers and investors continue to push out into longer maturities.

After a relatively subdued January in the euro tier one market the pace is expected to pick up, with several financial institutions said to be preparing transactions. Commerzbank was the big focus this week, announcing its plans for the long awaited bank capital transaction to part finance its acquisition of November 2005 of the two-thirds it did not already own.