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UK government can find direction by being determined on defence and green growth
Nine banks chosen to run £1.5bn borrowing programme
‘Notably better’ spread cements sovereign’s standing, thanks to triple-A rating and solid fiscal position
All as expected by the market, but lack of more details regarding bill issuance somewhat disappoints
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The FICC Market Standards Board has just released guidance on the proper conduct of government bond auctions, cautioning banks — and primary dealers especially — to manage their conflicts of interest carefully. That’s fine as far as it goes, but the whole point of the primary dealer system is to rig the market, with finely tuned incentives on all sides to make sure governments have access to funding whatever the weather.
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The UK Debt Management Office (DMO) has announced the timing of the fifth and final syndication of its financial year. -
S&P raised Ireland’s debt rating to AA- on Friday, almost nine years to day that Ireland agreed to a bailout programme from the European Troika.
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The National Bank of Ukraine has accused Ihor Kolomoisky, former owner of Privatbank, of orchestrating a sustained campaign of violence and intimidation in an attempt to put pressure on the central bank, but international investors remain largely unfazed.
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Italy printed an €800m 20 year inflation linked private placement on Thursday, satisfying demand from a single investor.
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Senior SSA bankers have begun thinking about how the public sector bond market will open up in 2020 with the expectation that there will be very little, if any, benchmark supply in euros and dollars before the end of the year.
