Deals price tightly to Western European peers, with high-spread Icelandic banks performing the most

◆ ING brings its first euro capital trade of 2026 ◆ Fair value debated ◆ ING's and Intesa's tier two deals were "not a competition"

◆ Mercedes-Benz prints its first euro public deal of 2026 ◆ Traton's debut green bond pays small NIP ◆ Both issuers tapped euro private placements this year

The winning institutions and individuals will be revealed at the awards dinner on June 17 in London

◆ Both deals garner strong demand despite heavy issuance ◆ ANZ diversifies capital away from Aussie and US funding markets ◆ Uniqa tenders old bond with its largest capital sale in at least six years

◆ Eurofima made rare visit to euro four year conventional curve ◆ New issue premium estimated ◆ Region Wallonne grabs solid order book

The US bank is showing its global credentials at a time of increased transatlantic tensions but European banks are equal to the challenge

FIG issuers have shown that investors are ready to absorb all the supply that comes their way

Investor tells GlobalCapital it liked the portfolio’s diversity, data depth and sustainability impact

Bank’s €1bn transaction is most granular so far and found new buyers

World Bank-managed issuer taps capital markets to accelerate donor pledges into Gavi vaccine programmes

Public pension schemes have sold shares in coal, oil and gas companies but are still funding expansion of the gas industry through infrastructure funds

Anticipation of a 25bp rate cut kept the bond market quiet, though some plucky issuers found a window

Multilateral development banks find themselves swept up in two parallel waves of change. As bond issuers, they are having to deftly navigate capital markets that are still emerging from the end of years of historically low rates, being forced to call upon all their experience and sophistication as they fund across multiple markets. At the same time, with the pressure on to fill the huge gap in global development finance, these institutions are being asked to work out how to better use or expand their balance sheets and lend more — all while maintaining their precious credit ratings. GlobalCapital gathered some of the leading supranational issuers at a roundtable in New York City in May to discuss how best to deal with the challenges of this changing world.

There has never been so much momentum to reform the multilateral development banks. But most of the many avenues to expand their lending have run into difficulties. Jon Hay reports

The Act could resurface next year after November’s elections

The deal was almost twice covered on the full deal size amid slight ‘correction’ to European indices

A book heavy with long-only investors should support a recovery in the freshly listed Abu Dhabi stock

Tej Singh leaves firm suddenly

Lower rates will need lower inflation — and an FOMC consensus

Leveraged loan prices have rallied from their post-war dip, with CLO demand remaining strong despite subdued LBO activity

US drug company Eli Lilly jolted the dollar market awake on Wednesday with an eight-part jumbo trade to fund two recent acquisitions

The US dollar market buoyant this week despite escalating hostilities in the Middle East

Redwood will be a repeat issuer