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The UK may have knocked the eurozone periphery off a cliff as it stumbled on its way out of the European Union on Friday morning. Government bond spreads on Friday echoed those during the eurozone sovereign debt crisis. The gap between Germany and the periphery has opened up like the chasm that has developed between UK voters and the political establishment. -
Emerging market bond bankers called Britain’s decision to leave the EU on Friday "madness" but while the fundamental implications for most EM credit are expected to be limited, bankers are fiercely debating how instability in the European Union will affect eastern Europe.
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Bund yields seared past their record lows on Friday morning after the UK voted to leave the European Union — but no one on the continent will be celebrating the super cheap funding on offer as ‘Brexit’ blocked next week’s pipeline and ensured the only certainty over the next few days is more uncertainty.
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Market indicators suggest the UK will vote on Thursday to remain part of the European Union, with riskier assets outperforming safe haven instruments — meaning the public sector bond market could reopen next week.
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Greek government bonds were the strongest performer in the eurozone on Thursday, with yields plunging after the European Central Bank reinstated a waiver that allows the use of the paper as collateral in monetary policy operations.
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Poland is looking to join the club of Panda bond issuers, having signed up Bank of China to lead its transaction. But the sovereign plans to swap the renminbi proceeds back into euros as it has little need for the Chinese currency.
