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HSBC’s syndicate desk is engaging austerity measures to tackle spreads of a different kind this month, after some members of the team found their own maturity profiles a little weightier than they had bargained for in the middle part of the curve.
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There is nothing like an Íslandsbanki invitation to the annual Thorrablot celebrations to cheer up Euroblog. Well, an invitation to the Wimbledon championships would be nice, but there is still plenty of time for that one to arrive.
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Euroblog was in New York last week to host the supranational borrowers’ roundtable discussion. Organising over 20 bankers and borrowers to show up at the same time in the same room was a fraught enough task but it seems Euroblog’s efforts were nothing compared to the travel trauma some panellists endured.
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Euroblog sniggered to itself about this tale a couple of weeks ago, but due to technical difficulties we are only now able to share it. Enjoy:
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Nicky Darrant, owner of one of the finest ‘taches in emerging markets back in November — and that’s saying something when there are Kazakhs about to contend with — had a more pleasurable business trip than usual recently.
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Valentine’s day came and went in the bond market and Euroblog couldn’t help but to feel a little heartbroken by the lack of romantic endeavour shown by bond bankers.
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Bill Northfield, Deutsche’s SSA DCM supremo, has a message for all mobile phone addicts — do not use your phone when crossing the road.