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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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After several years of rumours and speculation, Russia’s long nurtured plans to issue renminbi government bonds will come to fruition in this year or in early 2020. The country will not borrow in dollars, but may borrow in euros and yuan, writes Lewis McLellan. -
How much emphasis do you put on a tweet? According to JP Morgan and its recent ‘Volfefe Index’, 280 characters is all US president Donald Trump needs to shock the markets. The aim is to create an index “to measure the impact of the president’s tweets on rates volatility”. However, with algorithmic trading and tweet aggregation commonplace, many market participants are unconvinced that the index brings anything new to the table.
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The Turkish central bank delivered a 325bp cut to its main policy rate on Thursday. Although the move is larger than the 250bp consensus that had emerged ahead of the meeting, many analysts had been fearful that the move would be even more drastic — and the market appears to be rallying in relief.
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The yields on core and peripheral eurozone government bonds sank to record low levels following the announcement of a broad stimulus package on Thursday, comprising the restart of net asset purchases, a 10bp rate cut and a tiered deposit rate system for banks.
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The UK Debt Management Office (DMO) raised £4bn after it reopened its 2054 Gilt this week with market participants signalling their preference for the maturity rather than even longer maturities, said chief executive Robert Stheeman.
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There will not be a huge repricing of eurozone government bonds in the event that the European Central Bank does not announce a new round of quantitative easing, according to a senior asset strategist.
