At least US$2.6bn of junk-rated bonds are expected to hit the market over the next couple of weeks as companies approach funding deadlines for pending acquisitions. Source: IFR
Russia’s oil output may decline next year due to a global reduction pact, Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday, possibly halting an uninterrupted decade-long run of growth. Source: Reuters
The International Monetary Fund has approved a new $3.9 billion loan agreement for Ukraine, a small victory for President Petro Poroshenko ahead of the presidential election next year. Source: Radio Free Europe
Rome and Brussels appear to have resolved their disagreements and reached a compromise, after Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte promised the EU that his country would reduce its 2019 deficit. Source: Deutsche Welle
