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Bloc steals focus in euro market this week as World Bank's IDA brings SEC-exempt debut in dollars
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
Month-end buying from investors in secondary market to determine backdrop for next wave of issuance
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It's not clear how long the ECB’s new asset purchase programme will last, or what the new tiered deposit system will look like. However, what certainly is clear, is Mario Draghi’s legacy.
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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.
