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◆ First of seven syndications breaks multiple records ◆ Investor engagement and communications helped stable execution ◆ Smaller programme this year but ‘still a lot’ to tackle
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Busy and ‘euro-heavy’ week ahead but dollar pipeline also building with issuers set to bring forward bond plans
◆ Minimal premium paid ◆ Size at top of range ◆ Issuer seizes upon stability
◆ 'Cautious' start say some market participants ◆ New issue premium debated ◆ Price and size praised by rivals
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  • South Africa is back in capital markets for the first time in over a year and the first time since its ratings were placed on negative outlook by Fitch.
  • The Emirate of Abu Dhabi ended a two year absence from capital markets on Monday with a triple trancher, mirroring the tenors it used in its last trip to the market in 2017.
  • Last weekend’s attack on Saudi oil facilities drove up the oil price and caused a rush to safe haven assets, but investors say they expect the turbulence to be short-lived.
  • The US Federal Reserve is expected to cut its interest rates by 25bp on Wednesday, but investors are keeping a close watch on what the central bank says when it makes its policy announcement. Many are likely to be disappointed unless it hints at bigger cuts in the coming year.
  • Ukraine’s wildcard new president Volodymyr Zelensky has been making all the market-friendly noises investors could wish to hear, turning the country into a darling of emerging market portfolio managers. But there’s a wasp at the picnic: one oligarch's quest to regain his former bank is threatening the country’s economic future.
  • Four Middle Eastern borrowers are set to come to market next week, as issuers and investors alike shake off the volatility caused by the attack on Saudi oil facilities last weekend.