Sarah E. Ainsworth

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Rare and popular Bank of Ireland draws over €4bn orders

3 days ago | globalcapital.com | Sarah E. Ainsworth

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Banks: where there's muck there's brass

1 week ago | globalcapital.com | Sarah E. Ainsworth

The numbers are still coming in, but one thing seems certain from banks' first quarter results — there was good money to be made when things turned ugly in financial markets. During the first quarter, the S&P iTraxx Crossover index of European credit default swaps and the Vix index of US equity volatility rose to eight month peaks. The S&P 500 index greeted President Trump's arrival by falling 4%. Yet at most major banks, revenue beat expectations.
US banks pay up to reopen euro FIG primary

1 week ago | globalcapital.com | Sarah E. Ainsworth

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US banks show Europeans how issuing is done

2 weeks ago | globalcapital.com | Sarah E. Ainsworth

When it comes to going about things the right way, the United States has not been much of a flagbearer in financial markets in recent months. Volatility has been pervasive — and often appeared self-inflicted — since President Donald Trump entered office 100 days ago.
Achmea Bank lands tight 3yr senior amid real money interest

2 weeks ago | globalcapital.com | Sarah E. Ainsworth

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Development finance reacts to US MDB reform aims as EU looks to cut red tape

2 weeks ago | globalcapital.com | Ralph Sinclair |Sarah E. Ainsworth |Arthur Bautzer |Jon Hay

The US administration gave some clues as to its beliefs on how the IMF and the World Bank should change their operations for the first time this week since president Donald Trump signed an executive order in February asking for a review into the country's involvement in international financial organisations. US treasury secretary Scott Bessant outlined at an event in Washington, DC to coincide with the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings his gripes with the two institutions.
Citigroup €2.5bn deal fuels FRN repricing debate

3 weeks ago | globalcapital.com | Sarah E. Ainsworth

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Everyone has a capital markets strategy until they get punched in the face

4 weeks ago | globalcapital.com | Ralph Sinclair |Jon Hay |Sarah E. Ainsworth |George Collard

This was supposed to be a decent year for banks in the debt and equity capital markets. But the uncertainty generated by a chaotic US tariff policy has wrecked investment banks' ability to plan and operate in their markets. We look at what is grinding the sell-side's gears and investigate how banks should navigate the volatility to meet their budgets. One area of the bond market where issuance has been slow to resume since the US first announced its new tariffs is the senior unsecured FIG market.
Euro FIG primary eyes Tuesday restart

1 month ago | globalcapital.com | Sarah E. Ainsworth |Atanas Dinov

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Flirting with financial crisis

1 month ago | globalcapital.com | Ralph Sinclair |Jon Hay |Sarah E. Ainsworth |Frank Jackman

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