Sterling

◆ Close or through fair value ◆ Favourable cross-currency dynamics ◆ Investors choosing maturity over credit

Bankers anticipate a busy week of issuance in SSA market

Uncertainty in Middle East peace negotiations may reignite alarm, but investors remain willing as long as issuers pay to play

◆ UK lender chooses home market for first major bank capital deal in sterling or euros in nearly two months ◆ Similar absence of unsecured FIG issuance ◆ Tier two best positioned for sterling restart, says lead

◆ General Mills debuts €1.7bn Reverse Yankee hybrids ◆ Engie raises €2.06bn-equivalent across euros and sterling ◆ Sub/senior spreads stay modest on Engie's euro tranches

Defensive approach on Tuesday amid market uncertainty

Regulators advise that war-driven volatility and opaque private credit exposure pose risks to financial stability

Issuers tread carefully as the shortened week begins, with execution still possible at a price

George Richardson and Randy Ewell on the issuer's first visit to the public benchmark market in 2026

Extra yield pick-up kept the bid firm for both formats in private placements

◆ World Bank's first benchmark public deal this year ◆ Sterling floater 'the right product' for issuer and investors ◆ Other borrowers eye windows in new quarter

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