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SNCF accelerates into market for swift €500m

◆ Intraday trade, quick execution ◆ Deal came ahead of Moody’s France review ◆ ‘Good window’ also considering OAT auctions next week
Even if ceasefire succeeds, investors will still want a risk premium
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Asian agencies step into quiet Swiss franc market

Korea Land and AIIB pick off small Swissie trades

Democratic Republic of Congo adds new name to bond market as Africa sovs branch out

Nigeria plans a total return swap, following peers on the continent in the last 12 months
Even if ceasefire succeeds, investors will still want a risk premium
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  • Recent events have neatly illustrated the fickle state of market sentiment and suggest that a broad spectrum of borrowers in the corporate and bank finance markets should not waste time in getting their most difficult or important deals done while the window remains open.
  • Government-guaranteed loan schemes for SMEs have been rolled out across many developed economies, and now the most pressing part of the coronavirus crisis appears to be passing, policy makers are turning to the tricky question of who wears the losses. Securitization schemes could be deployed in the UK and elsewhere in Europe — but that can only tranche the risk, not make it disappear.
  • Europe’s corporate bond market burst into life on Tuesday with more than 10 primary deals on screens, as the US Federal Reserve’s plans to buy individual bonds brushed aside fears of a resurgence of Covid-19.