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The article reports that the Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO) has introduced short term euro paper and response to the same from banking and non-banking firms. Topics include euro trade by banks, European Central Bank`s last targeted longer term refinancing operation (TLTRO), and fund managers and pension funds.

The European Banking Authority's plans to level the playing field for synthetic securitization could raise the cost of such deals for banks supervised by the European Central Bank's Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), slowing down a market which has boomed in the last two years, and forcing banks to look elsewhere for capital relief. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

European high yield borrowers have pushed out many of their maturities beyond 2018 and face low needs to refinancing in the short term, according to a research paper published by Moody's on Wednesday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The European Central Bank's loose monetary policy was supposed to ease financing terms for smaller and riskier companies. The high yield bond market's appetite for such issues has been limited -- but it is hotting up, just as the ECB signals tightening. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the funding of European Central Bank (ECB) meeting for European monetary policy modifications. The article reports measures to be taken by the Governing Council for normalizing monetary policy which involves staff inflation and the decrease in oil price. It is suggested that the issue premium will lead to allocation process followed by the price strategy.

The article discusses the views of head of capital markets at Caisse d'Amortissement de la Dette Social (CADES), Philippe Noël regarding the U.S. politics which can be a risk of market stability and also can affect the European elections. Particular focus is give to the tax cuts and infrastructure spendings led by U.S. President Donald Trump. Also included are the dollar reserves, dollar volatility, and the decision of European Central Bank to lower the maturity of bonds.

The article presents information on the political decision of European Central Bank to allow only German senior citizens to be eligible for repurchase agreement. Methods for the bank to comply with the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive, the issuing of the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) and total loss absorbing capacity (TLAC) debts, and methods to conduct its monetary policy are presented..

The article reports the move by Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) in early April 2016 of a perpetual non-call five year bond deal in dollars to exploit the expansion by the European Central Bank (ECB) of its stimulus program. Also cited are the data issued by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) showing that tier one contingent convertible (CoCo) notes issued by European banks dropped by 10% and tier two CoCos declined by 4%.

The article reports on the decline in Portugal's 10 year bond after European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi made a pronouncement that the accommodative monetary policy would be reexamined at its December 2015 meeting. Topics discussed include the decline of Eurozone government yields and the potential reduction to ECB's deposit rate.

The article reports the issuance by Mexican beverage firm Femsa in early April 2016 of one billion euro seven year bond in its bid to exploit the European Central Bank (ECB)-driven rally in the credit markets. Lead banks are Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA (BBVA). Also cited are the issuances by Mexican firms Pemex and América Móvil.

Markets hiccuped on Thursday as the European Central Bank's policy announcement failed to live up to hype. But, while investors may not have loved Mario Draghi's restrained tone, they admit his thinking is sound. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nineteen eurozone countries with as many legal systems, 23 officially recognised languages, 3,500 banks and just one supervisor. Sceptics say the ECB's Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) has an impossible task. In the first year alone, it has achieved an enormous amount, but the hard work may be just beginning, writes Virginia Furness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The relative value of covered bonds compared to sovereign bonds has improved, but the pace of European Central Bank buying has not slackened, as had been widely hoped. And even though the ECB has marginally scaled back primary market purchases this year compared to last, it remains an aggressive secondary market buyer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The revived attempt to pass a financial transaction tax in Europe could end up caught between a rock and a hard place -- a relief for market participants which have seen the tax as yet another potential restriction on trading businesses grappling with a raft of other regulatory burdens [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the lack of activity at the primary market for asset-backed securities (ASB) in Europe at the start of 2015. Topics discussed include the speculation that bankers are waiting for the European Central Bank's (ECB) quantitative easing program before making any deal, the effects of the news that the Italian government is planning to guarantee mezzanine ABS on the primary market and the performance of the secondary ABS market over the same period.