IFR 03.08.2019

„ FRONT STORY FINANCIALS

UK FIs pressured by political noise

Fears of no-deal Brexit push spreads wider

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Helene Durand

BONDS

SSAR  Corporates  FIG  High-Yield  Structured Finance 

“Most people, including the

UK real money guys, are

risk-off UK”

“It’s all manageable but

banks need to be doing deals

and issuers will have to be

pragmatic”

Source: Eikon Refinitiv

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