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◆ Praemia refis at a tighter coupon ◆ Schneider lands tight at the short end ◆ Minimal concessions needed
French biotech seeks to accelerate cancer vaccine program
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China’s government has won plaudits for its response to the Covid-19 coronavirus. That praise should extend to its capital markets. -
Though Ecuador’s curve initially sold off on the sovereign’s request to push back debt payments until August, most analysts and investors expect the cash-squeezed country’s bondholders to offer the government flexibility in its time of need — mostly in an effort to avoid something far worse.
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The ABS market is expected to reopen in the next week, as indicated by a burst of pre-sale reports and ABS-15G filings. While markets have been soothed by spread tightening for the second week in a row, the full effect of central bank measures such as TALF 2.0 needs to be seen before issuers flock back to market, sources say.
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The Federal Reserve on Thursday announced that the Term Asset Backed Lending Facility (TALF) will be expanded to include triple-A rated CMBS and CLO paper as eligible collateral, part of another sweeping set of relief measures to support the economy as damage from the virus pandemic mounts.
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Bank of Nova Scotia was set to price a €1.25bn three year covered bond tap 25bp wider than indicative secondary levels on Thursday, its third foray in euros this year and the 19th Canadian covered bond to be issued globally in 2020. The deals are in keeping with an exceptional volume of cheaply priced Canadian public ssector bond issuance and highlight a unique set of challenges for the country's borrowers, related to sinking oil prices, an inflexible central bank and the impact of Covid-19.
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Bronte Capital’s funds posted bumper gains in March. The hedge fund founded by the famous Australian short seller John Hempton benefitted from puts and shorts purchased before other investors panicked about the spread of coronavirus.
