Sterling

◆ First FIG sterling deal in a month ◆ 'Staggering' £4.2bn book from global accounts ◆ Door open for future sterling issuance

Higher dollar yields dampen some of the callable demand

Rates and credit under pressure as battle to be UK prime minister looks set to heat up

◆ Real estate firm takes £400m on second outing ◆ Single digit concession needed ◆ Elevated sterling yields putting off potential issuers

◆ Issuer punches through 200bp ◆ Some concession still needed ◆ First domestic sterling deal in almost two weeks

◆ General Motors brings dual currency trade ◆ Ford ups size on 5.2 year euro bond ◆ Both print euro tranches inside dollar curve

◆ Smaller institutions attract investors' attention with higher yielding capital ◆ Shawbrook issues its first benchmark ◆ LV= returns to bond market after 13 years

The bloc's funding update and trio of central bank meetings held the SSA market's attention on Wednesday-Thursday

◆ Shawbrook targets AT1 refi as LV eyes tier two ◆ Deals follow Santander's display of understanding of major UK investors' thinking, says lead ◆ Locks in big size with premium to new euro issuance

◆ Pearson pays up to reopen UK sterling paper ◆ Investors hungry for scant sterling supply ◆ Fellow UK media firm Informa opts for euros

Bank completes more than half its annual funding before first quarter blackout

◆ Fatigue visible in sterling FIG as Westfield secured bond also grabs attention ◆ UniCredit funds in line with euros ◆ Nova Scotia comes flat to dollars