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Monday evening sale is latest block trade
◆ Danish biotech prints three tranches along the curve ◆ Seven year bond proves the sweet spot ◆ Proceeds to refinance €1.5bn acquisition bridge
Sfr4.9bn trade is largest European ECM deal since National Grid’s £7bn rights issue in 2024
Offer came as markets recovered and volatility fell
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Corporate credit spreads bounced back on Thursday after the European Central Bank announced a new €750bn bond buying programme to battle the economic fallout from the coronavirus, but syndicate bankers said that there would likely need to be a longer period of stability before the primary market reopens. -
Latin American governments looking to shore up their economies in the fact of the coronavirus pandemic generally have less room for fiscal stimulus than they did before the 2008 financial crisis, warned Fitch Ratings on Wednesday as the region’s bond markets plunged even further.
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European banking supervisors are looking into ways to help banks offset the impact that rising credit risks will have on their capital levels, with the industry heaping criticism on the IFRS 9 accounting standard for making the coronavirus crisis even worse than it should be.
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As volatility batters markets and participants scramble to hold dollars, calls are growing for the US Federal Reserve to extend the swap lines that it used during the 2008 crisis to emerging market central banks.
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Governments across Europe are scrambling to support businesses as the rapid spread of the coronavirus batters their economies. In France, the state is in discussion with its advisors about preparing to step in and take equity stakes in companies showing signs of stress, according to sources speaking to GlobalCapital.
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The promises of economic support for economies battered by coronavirus from the UK and US governments have caused their curves to cheapen sharply, driving up borrowing costs.
