Asia bond markets make strong early running

In sharp contrast to this time last year, Asian issuers have rushed to get deals away while benign conditions last. How long will the Asia DCM boom last?

2017 has opened with a bang in the Asia-Pacific debt markets, fuelled by a perfect storm of influences. It might not last, but bankers are enjoying it while it does.

Over the course of two weeks in January, issuers flocked to the market like animals heading for a soon-departing ark. And the flood they were trying to get ahead of? Take your pick from a Trump presidency, hard Brexit, rising rates or the French and German elections.

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