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AfDB’s hybrid capital deal opens new asset class for MDBs
Groundwork to unlock crucial lending to emerging markets has been laid
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ECB could forge ‘missing link’ through risk-sharing on government bond-buying
Prospective shift in central bank securities doctrine partly reflects northern losses
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Should hedge funds be primary dealers?
DMOs’ potential reliance on hedge funds is risky but ‘something to analyse’
![BTPs: Italy’s impressive turnaround with investors](https://www.omfif.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/italy-btps-main-story-768x384.jpg)
BTPs: Italy’s impressive turnaround with investors
Italian government bond yields contract as investors show belief in fiscal plans
![Big ECB balance sheet is a source of risk not stability](https://www.omfif.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ECB-balance-sheet-768x384.jpg)
Big ECB balance sheet is a source of risk not stability
Reducing euro area excess liquidity would exert salutary discipline on banks and governments
![Surfing the curve with short-duration credit](https://www.omfif.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/surfing-curve-credit-main-story-768x384.jpg)
Surfing the curve with short-duration credit
Why short-dated bonds may offer the most attractive risk-adjusted yield as the economy slows
![Record start for Europe’s debt markets should not obscure risks ahead](https://www.omfif.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/record-start-Europe-768x384.jpg)
Record start for Europe’s debt markets should not obscure risks ahead
Market expectations of rate cuts ‘too much’ and inflation may be more ‘volatile’
![Argentina and Türkiye: a tale of two adjustments](https://www.omfif.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/argentina-turkey-main-story-768x384.jpg)
Argentina and Türkiye: a tale of two adjustments
Milei and ErdoÄŸan take contrasting approaches to economic problems
![Outlook 2024: What to expect for the public sector bond market](https://www.omfif.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sdi-outlook-main-story-768x384.jpg)
Outlook 2024: What to expect for the public sector bond market
Likely outcomes include the EU making further steps to sovereign status
![Standardisation is crucial to improving efficiencies in bond issuance](https://www.omfif.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/bond-market-survey-768x384.jpg)
Standardisation is crucial to improving efficiencies in bond issuance
New survey reveals concerns and potential solutions for market participants
![UK regulatory treatment of renminbi sovereign bonds merits review](https://www.omfif.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/China-conference-768x384.jpg)
UK regulatory treatment of renminbi sovereign bonds merits review
London markets would benefit from better understanding of Chinese bonds
![Import substitution and the economic downfall of Argentina](https://www.omfif.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Argentina-problems-768x384.jpg)
Import substitution and the economic downfall of Argentina
How misjudged policies led the economy astray
![What is fair value? Price discovery for smaller issuers gets tougher](https://www.omfif.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/fair-value-768x384.jpg)
What is fair value? Price discovery for smaller issuers gets tougher
Calculations are complicated by increased subjectivity
![This isn’t a corporation: US Treasury’s debt maturity management](https://www.omfif.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/US-treasury-768x384.jpg)
This isn’t a corporation: US Treasury’s debt maturity management
Acting like a tactical issuer would be unwise
![Argentina and Germany: two very different fiscal problems](https://www.omfif.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Argentina-Germany-problems-1-768x384.png)
Argentina and Germany: two very different fiscal problems
Finding a responsible path forward will shape their destinies
![German budget disarray sends out powerful ripples beyond Berlin](https://www.omfif.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/germany-budget-main-story-768x384.jpg)
German budget disarray sends out powerful ripples beyond Berlin
Olaf Scholz, encountering Liz Truss moment, could face early elections