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Spain’s borrowing costs dropped in five years but rose in threes and 10s at an auction on Thursday, as Italy shelved its BTP Italia product for the year. -
Standard & Poor’s has raised South Korea’s sovereign credit rating by one notch to AA- from A+ with a stable outlook, saying this was a result of a favourable policy environment, sound fiscal position, and net external creditor position.
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The Islamic Republic of Pakistan has chosen three banks to work on a potential dollar offering in conventional format, days after Fitch assigned the sovereign a junk rating.
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Italy shunted just over €2bn of redemptions due over the next three years into the next decade, as Portugal sliced several basis points from its short term borrowing costs.
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The Republic of Latvia has released initial price guidance at 40bp area over mid-swaps for its new 10 year euro denominated bond, representing only a 20bp new issue premium, but a doubling of the sovereign’s secondary spreads, according to bankers away from the note.
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Standard & Poor’s has raised South Korea’s sovereign credit rating by one notch to AA- from A+, while Fitch has assigned a first-time rating of B to Pakistan because of the country’s weak fundamentals.
