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Greek yields flew higher than Icarus at the end of the week amid torrid market conditions, pushing up towards levels last seen in the dark days of the European sovereign debt crisis. But while many commentators were quick to blame the spectacular spike on Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras’ ambitious plan to leave its Troika sponsored bail-out package by the end of the year, market participants rallied round the sovereign — and pointed to the more technical factors that were at the heart of the turmoil. Craig McGlashan reports. -
The high level of demand for the UK’s debut offshore renminbi bond this week, the first from a non-Chinese sovereign, will be encouraging for other countries looking at printing in the internationalising currency. Two more are thought to be looking at selling renminbi bonds.
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Spain became the first country from the eurozone periphery to take a hit in the primary markets from the thundering volatility that shook bond prices this week, as its 10 year yields rose at auction for the first time in over a year on Thursday.
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Supranationals and agencies are eyeing deals in Australian dollars and could come before the week is out, following a curve extending bond from the Australian sovereign, although turbulent capital markets could make some pause for thought.
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The UK’s debut offshore renminbi bond — the first from a non-Chinese sovereign — was almost twice subscribed despite being larger than expected. The deal marks the largest new issue from an international sovereign, supranational or agency in offshore renminbi.
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The UK’s debut offshore renminbi bond — the first from a non-Chinese sovereign — was almost twice subscribed despite being Rmb1bn ($162.8m) bigger than market participants expected.
