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The European Central Bank set the alarm bells ringing for a fresh bout of volatility in the Italian government bond market on Thursday as it outlined its strategy for the reinvestments of its maturing bonds under the Public Sector Purchase Programme (PSPP). Burhan Khadbai reports. -
France looks set to be in breach of European Union budget rules after president Emmanuel Macron promised a set of concessionary measures in an effort to quell the violent protests of the last few weeks. While, by the absolute letter of the law, France’s breach will not be as bad as Italy’s, such a situation will hardly do much to stem the rise of populism or boost the credibility of the EU.
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Lower funding needs and the European Central Bank’s confirmation that reinvestments under its Public Sector Purchase Programme will go on for some time should be supportive for the SSA market in 2019, said funding officials and analysts, even after net buying under PSPP stops at the end of this year.
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UK government bonds have been playing their traditional role as a haven trade for sterling investors amid the Brexit turmoil of the last 2.5 years. But some investors warn that this could change if the Labour Party wins a general election, as a ‘Corbyn premium’ will push up Gilt yields.
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The Turkish Central Bank has, much to the relief of many in capital markets, kept its central interest rate steady at 24%, paving the way for the sovereign to return to the bond market in January.
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Italy is planning to syndicate bonds in the long end of the curve next year through inflation-linked and conventional formats.
