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John Healey resigned because the money was not there for defence. It may not be there for anything
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'Dead quiet' few weeks will benefit issuers as excess bonds need absorption before issuance starts to ‘fire on all cylinders’ from August 17
Supplying a ‘diversity of instruments’ is important for sovereign to meet needs of different investors, says DMO chief
◆ First of two planned linker syndications for 2026-7 executed swiftly ◆ Earlier book open, quick three hour execution to limit risk ◆ £93bn of Gilts issued off year's £246bn programme since April 1
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  • Deutsche Börse has revealed that six banks have signed up to its blockchain offering for collateral swaps in the securities lending market as it hailed “significant progress” in development of the solution.
  • A fresh round of US sanctions on Venezuela’s government can only squeeze President Maduro further, said bond investors, but meanwhile there was some confusion on Tuesday regarding the apparent ban on secondary market trading of PDVSA debt by US persons.
  • A fresh round of US sanctions on Venezuela’s government will add to the pressure on 46th president of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro to clear off, said bond investors.
  • Investors are looking to put cash to work in the primary European government bond market after yields failed to rise as the European Central Bank's Public Sector Purchase Programme (PSPP) ended as had been feared.
  • Greece has cash. It didn’t need to take €2.5bn of five year bond funding from the capital markets on Tuesday. But the deal was a good tactic to demonstrate that it has access to new capital, which will ultimately push down its borrowing costs and push up its credit ratings. It worked for Portugal, so why not Greece?
  • Greece’s highly anticipated return to the public bond markets on Tuesday met with a strong reception from investors. With up to €4.5bn more of benchmark bonds to issue in 2019, Greece is expected to return to the markets for a second syndication this year, which bankers say could be in the 10 year part of the curve. Cyprus will look to follow up on Greece’s success after setting out plans to roadshow a euro transaction in February.