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Primary market for public sector unlikely to see large transactions until after Easter, reckon bankers
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Two day executions expose dollar issuers to market volatility
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Who will win the US presidential election on November 8 was far from clear this week. But it looks increasingly likely that a Donald Trump win could bring 2016's primary capital markets activity to an abrupt halt. -
A decision by the UK High Court on Thursday that the country’s parliament must vote to start the process of leaving the European Union could lead to market volatility in the weeks ahead, issuers and bankers have warned. The decision came during an eventful week for the UK, which also included a Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee meeting, a warning from Moody’s over single market access and a debut issue from Aberdeen City Council.
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Aberdeen City Council was able to raise £370m on Tuesday with a bond issue that was the first ever from a sub-sovereign Scottish borrower.
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The Province of New Brunswick on Friday broke Canadian sub-sovereigns' silence in the Swiss market, printing well above its minimum size target despite choppy conditions.
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A fourth issuer of the week has broken its record for longest dated syndication ever, while the European Financial Stability Facility wrapped up its 2016 needs with a trade that looked almost short end by comparison to the rest of the week’s euro supply.
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A city in the north-east of Scotland that has been generating headlines of late for its links to the troubled oil market — as well to Donald Trump — is set to hit the road for a sterling bond issue.
