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◆ UK sovereign reopens 30 year Gilt, adds £4.25bn ◆ With higher yields comes higher demand ◆ ‘Quality of offshore demand’ not to be underestimated
◆ ADB brings ‘impressive’ seven year ◆ NWB hits five year sweet spot ◆ Both deals tighten a large 3bp
◆ Sovereign brings fourth syndication of year ◆ Smaller book than earlier deals this year ◆ Capped deal size helps
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The dollar bond market for sovereigns, supranationals and agencies was subdued this week, at least in comparison to the ebullient euro market. A gloomy outlook from the US Federal Open Markets Committee has unsettled investors and the SSA market is not expecting any deals. -
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched the first systematic process by an issuer to formally integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into choosing its bookrunners. Senior funding officials and sustainability bankers have welcomed the initiative as an important evolution in the use of ESG in capital markets, write Burhan Khadbai and Jon Hay.
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A wide gamut of deals across asset classes filtered through the Swiss franc market this week. Gyrations in swaps allowed Crédit Agricole to come flat on euros on Thursday, while also giving investors a great deal on a long end Lausanne trade.
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Frontier currency bonds are offering development finance institutions (DFIs) a way to offset exchange rate risks for their clients during the coronavirus crisis. With the number of disruptive events increasing, market participants feel that frontier currency bonds could provide a prudent way to decrease risk for developing country borrowers.
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Three borrowers hit screens in sterling this week, giving the currency its biggest workout for months. Two returned to the market to take advantage of a more advantageous cross-currency basis swap but a third is taking a strategic approach.
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