Green loan of $375m will support rollout of on-site solar plants for companies

Amid tight budgetary conditions, including persistent inflation, volatile markets and geopolitical tensions, sovereign issuers in the EU face continuous pressure to fulfil borrowing requirements. Simultaneously, these same issuers are having to confront different challenges that range from the growing impact of hedge funds in their order books, and whether this is a good or a bad thing, how to convince new investors that their home currency, the euro, is an alternative to the dollar and how aligned EU capital markets should become and what form this should take. GlobalCapital assembled sovereign debt issuers to discuss borrowing requirements and how they are being met, what the diversification of their investor bases means for the products they offer and the benefits of harmonisation and simpler regulation in the EU.

Italian energy engineering company exercises option to borrow further €115m

◆ Investors taking 'optimistic' view of UK politics ◆ Issuer benefits from shortage of tier two supply in sterling ◆ Single digit premium paid

◆ IFC's first green dollar benchmark since 2017 breaks US Treasury spread record ◆ Green investors made 4bp tightening possible ◆ Third of IFC funding comes from MTNs

◆ Funding chiefs discuss new euro benchmark programme ◆ IFC left something on table to win euro investors ◆ 'A new January' as July debut timing defended

Lessor's $717m deal shows aircraft lease ABS spreads back at pre-war levels

Spreads widen after string of surprise jumbo tech trades

Alphabet, Amazon and Oracle may give bond market a rest

Investors eyeing opportunities further down the AI value chain, market experts say

Musk's firm joins bumper dollar club and bankers hope other markets could follow

Market's bellwether forges ahead as pipeline builds

Break-up with Fitch over downgrade has not put off investors

Strong appetite from international banks for first gigascale 24/7 solar plant

Eighteen year facility backed by EIFO comes as interest in energy infrastructure mounts

◆ Curve inversion 'vividly' debated for 15 year print ◆ 'Structural shortage' of French agency paper ◆ Prefunding under consideration ahead of 2027 French political risk

Supra bond shows size is available in Swiss francs for digital deals

Tighter margin loan a 'sign of things to come' for infrastructure lending

Market is in good shape, but will not stay that way if war drags on over summer

Restructuring of €316m deal from 2021 is likely

Investors are still around and issuers can get ahead of the September rush

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