Twenty-seven entries shortlisted in 21 categories including daily newspaper of the year and newspaper of the year The Guardian has been nominated for more than 20 honours at this year’s Press Awards, including for website of the year, daily newspaper of the year and newspaper of the year (daily and Sunday). Twenty-seven entries from the Guardian have been shortlisted across 21 different categories...
Twenty-seven entries shortlisted in 21 categories including daily newspaper of the year and newspaper of the year The Guardian has been nominated for more than 20 honours at this year’s Press Awards, including for website of the year, daily newspaper of the year and newspaper of the year (daily and Sunday). Twenty-seven entries from the Guardian have been shortlisted across 21 different categories by the judges of the UK’s prestigious journalism awards. Continue reading...
A rush of reverse Yankee debt sales have hit the European primary market , with five borrowers adding to the busiest start to the year since 2007 for US firms in euro and sterling. US corporates and financials have already raised nearly €25 billion ($30 billion) in the currencies so far this year excluding Thursday’s offerings, compared with €31 billion raised in the equivalent period in 2007, acc...
A rush of reverse Yankee debt sales have hit the European primary market , with five borrowers adding to the busiest start to the year since 2007 for US firms in euro and sterling. US corporates and financials have already raised nearly €25 billion ($30 billion) in the currencies so far this year excluding Thursday’s offerings, compared with €31 billion raised in the equivalent period in 2007, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. With a minimum of €6.5 billion set to be raised by the firms on Thursday, the year-to-date total is set to pass the previous high. Wall Street stalwarts JPMorgan Chase & Co and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are setting the pace with their first euro-denominated benchmarks of the year. T-Mobile US Inc. is in the market after a mixed earnings report on Wednesday; Ford Motor Co . and WP Carey Inc . are also set to issue following earnings releases. While many of the firms tap euros and sterling regularly as part of their funding plans, and have European operations, others are looking to take advantage of the tight spreads and lower interest rates in euros to diversify funding away from US dollars. Diverging interest rates — the basis for corporate borrowing costs — play a huge part in euro bonds’ attractiveness, particularly for the companies with operations in Europe who don’t have to exchange proceeds back into dollars. The average yield on an index of US investment grade corporate bonds is 4.82% , and the European equivalent is 3.12% . The deals follow Alphabet Inc.’s record-sized sterling and Swiss franc debuts earlier this week in which demand outstripped the amount of bonds on sale. Read more: Alphabet Sells Almost $32 Billion Bonds as Tech Races to Fund AI