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New EU deal and year's final sovereign syndications move into focus amid continued yield sell-offs
‘Very important transaction’ for the DMO in meeting investor needs where they are, says debt chief
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Month-end buying from investors in secondary market to determine backdrop for next wave of issuance
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‘Pragmatic’ approach from borrowers set to benefit upcoming wall of issuance
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  • The European Central Bank is set to meet on Thursday and is widely expected to announce a substantial increase to its Asset Purchase Programme. Antonio Cavarero, head of investment at Generali Investments, expects the ECB to stand foursquare behind European government borrowing.
  • Bankers and investors are unconcerned by an inquiry by UK members of Parliament into the cost-effectiveness of syndicated Gilt issues.
  • Fitch has downgraded Malaysia for the first time since the Asian financial crisis, slashing the sovereign rating by one notch to BBB+ due to the Covid-19 crisis and political uncertainty.
  • This week's funding scorecard looks at the progress European sovereigns have made in their funding programmes in early December.
  • The House of Commons' Treasury Select Committee has asked the UK Debt Management Office to answer a series of questions on its bond syndication programme, specifically on the pricing of its bonds and the fees it pays to bookrunners.
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    Competition among public sector borrowers will be more ferocious than ever when 2021 begins, due to supersized borrowing programmes created to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, the European Union’s arrival as a big issuer and a lack of decent funding windows in January, writes Burhan Khadbai.