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John Healey resigned because the money was not there for defence. It may not be there for anything
'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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The Russian Ministry of Finance has released its borrowing plans for the next three years, starting with a plan to borrow Rb1.48tr ($24bn) in 2019. Though the plan, which includes continuing to raise money internationally, is being seen as brazen, bankers in London said that there will be appetite. -
Fitch upgraded the rating of Mongolia’s long term foreign currency debt to B from B- on Monday, causing the country’s outstanding dollar paper to tighten in the secondary market.
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Benin is one step closer to issuing a planned Eurobond after Standard & Poor’s gave it a B+ foreign currency sovereign credit rating on Friday. The West African issuer had sent out a request for proposals (RFP) for a bond back in April.
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Speculation is rife that the European Central Bank will mimic the US Federal Reserve’s ‘Operation Twist’ from a few years ago, focusing reinvestments from redeeming bonds bought under the public sector purchase programme into long dated paper. While there has been some impact from the news, any benefit is likely to be limited.
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Nomura has unveiled a big redundancy round in its EMEA global markets operation, with more than 50 front office staff at risk. The move comes as volumes in European fixed income disappoint once again, setting banks up for a rough set of second quarter numbers.
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Bahraini sovereign bonds fell victim to “malicious rumours” this week after they took a further battering following headlines that Lazard had been appointed as an adviser to the country. The firm, which advises on debt restructuring among other things, was in fact appointed in early May and has been advising the country on its economy for several months, according to a source with knowledge of the matter. Virginia Furness and Michael Turner report.
