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Meanwhile, LatAm sovereign announces mandate for a multi-tranche deal that could come next week
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
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There is no question that Portugal is one of the success stories to come out of the eurozone sovereign debt crisis. Its 10 year yield, for instance, has recovered from above 16% at the peak of the crisis in 2012 to around 2% today. Amid the current pressures in the eurozone, precipitated by Italy's budget fiasco, Portugal has remained resilient. But rightly or wrongly, an escalation of matters there, or indeed elsewhere in the eurozone periphery, would bring extra pressure to bear. -
Wednesday will be debut day in the green bond market, with Ireland preparing a 12 year inaugural euro benchmark and Société du Grand Paris (SGP) out with a 10 year that will also be its first bond issue of any kind. Both must contend with a market backdrop rife with Italian politics-driven turbulence, although SGP’s deal has so far had what one lead called “one of the strongest starts I’ve seen for a French issuer”.
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The UK Debt Management Office won big demand for a reopeing of its longest outstanding bond on Tuesday, with a final order book that was over five times covered.
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The European Stability Mechanism completed over 50% of its funding target for the fourth quarter on Tuesday with its first three year euro benchmark since 2015.
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MUFG has put in place a new management structure, which sees a number of its businesses run globally but from outside Japan. The bank has also crowned several regional and deputy regional heads.
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The Islamic Republic of Pakistan’s outstanding dollar bonds received a boost on Tuesday after the country turned to the IMF for assistance. Addison Gong reports.
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