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High grade bond markets have made a flying start to the year, defying the expectations of a bear market in fixed income following the end of the European Central Bank’s asset purchase programme and tightening of monetary policy in the US. Instead of the expected cautious tone, investors have been fuelling record order books, big deals and strong performance in the secondary markets, write Burhan Khadbai and Nigel Owen. -
The Province of Ontario will this Friday be the fourth SSA from Canada to visit a very strong dollar market this week, after CPPIB Capital printed on Monday, Alberta on Tuesday and the sovereign made a rare visit on Thursday. Dexia Crédit Local also printed in the currency on Thursday and SSA bankers are confident of more supply next week.
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Index-linked Gilts took a hit on Thursday after a House of Lords committee concluded that the UK government should correct an “error” in the Retail Prices Index calculation — a tweak that would cause “material detriment” to bondholders.
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The super-hot dollar bond market is set to welcome a pair of SSAs on Thursday — including a rare name in the currency — after a mid-week lull in issuance.
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Gilt yields jumped on Wednesday morning as investors bet that the UK government’s record defeat in its parliamentary vote on its Brexit deal on Tuesday would lead to a softer Brexit — or even no Brexit at all.
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Italy and the European Investment received combined orders of over €50bn in the euro public sector market on Tuesday before what could be an even more uncertain period in Europe, with the UK parliament set to vote on prime minister Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal agreement later in the evening.
