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The slide in French government bonds this week raises concerns for the country's banks and companies
Budget crisis may give way to election agony
‘Stars align’ for SSAs to issue sterling FRNs, with demand expected to continue until ‘rate rises fully priced in’
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Some investors are apparently looking for the euro to go global as a counterpoint to the dollar, which is “becoming a political instrument”. A currency that was contrived as a means to bind together a disparate bunch of societies and their economies is surely little other than a political instrument.
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Lloyd’s of London has identified several financial instruments that could boost investment in resilience against disaster. The solutions incorporate features of loans, bonds, catastrophe bonds and securitization.
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The European Central Bank made clear on Thursday that it will not be Italy’s doting aunt to the European Commission’s disciplinarian parent after the latter dumped the sovereign on the naughty step by rejecting its budget plans this week. Some investors warned that while Italy’s problems are contained for now, further antagonism between Rome and the eurozone’s authorities raises the risk of a junk rating for Italy and contagion to other markets.
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