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Latest block this week in volatile conditions
Abbott Laboratories plundered $20bn as it led a trio of drug companies which printed jumbo bonds as a deluge of supply in the dollar market ensured a red-hot end to the month.
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  • Pharmaceutical company Ferring is preparing to launch its first public bond, having mandated banks on Monday to lead investor calls ahead of a potential Swiss franc trade.
  • MTU Aero Engines, the German aeroplane engine maker, has mandated for its debut senior euro benchmark bond. The marketing process shows signs of a defensive approach, as the aviation industry has been ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic.
  • After weeks of slim pickings in high yield and leveraged loan capital markets, Monday brought a flood of new issue announcements, with MasMovil’s take-private loan, a multi-currency loan from cruise company Carnival, AMS’s bridge for the takeover of Osram, an add-on for IFCO, and a high yield debut in the morning. But that was all hors d'oeuvres to the main course: the long-awaited ThyssenKrupp Elevator bridge in the afternoon.
  • Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England, has hinted at a dramatic reversal of the central bank’s long-standing monetary policy strategy, with the idea that it would be better to reduce the stock of its asset purchases before raising interest rates.
  • Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte’s admission that Italy’s budget deficit would be wider than initially projected has caused a sell-off in the country’s bonds. The rest of the eurozone periphery has fared better, thanks in part to news of a new appointment to the German constitutional court.
  • The Portuguese treasury and debt management agency has unveiled its updated funding programme following the submission of its supplementary budget. The programme reveals the extent to which Portugal's borrowing needs have been elevated by the coronavirus crisis.