HALISTER1: *ADVENT, SHANGHAI PHARMA SAID TO CONSIDER RIVAL OFFER FOR STADA

*ADVENT, SHANGHAI PHARMA SAID TO CONSIDER RIVAL OFFER FOR STADA

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Source: BN (Bloomberg News)

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13620Z US (Advent International Corp)
SAZ GR (STADA Arzneimittel AG)
601607 CH (Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co Ltd)
6821Z US (Bain Capital Private Equity LP)
9990648Z LN (Cinven Group Ltd)

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HALISTER1: RESEARCH ROUNDUP: UST Path Hinges on Fed’s Read on Inflation

RESEARCH ROUNDUP: UST Path Hinges on Fed’s Read on Inflation

(Bloomberg) -- Positioning views on USTs are focused on bullish inflation trend and its potential impact on Fed policy and yield curve; other concerns include possible changes to FOMC forecasts and progress toward balance sheet normalization.
  • Citi (Jabaz Mathai)
    • “Our view on inflation continues to be that it has peaked”
    • Fed officials “will now have to disregard two consecutive negative surprises to CPI if they hike in June,” which they “might very well do”
    • Consequently, 2s5s “is likely to flatten further” and “we feel more confident in our 5s30s steepener trade”
  • Nomura (strategists led by George Goncalves)
    • Market reaction to April CPI “shows inflation is the focus during a time when global central banks are trying to dial back their accommodation”
    • Performance of inflation products “could indicate that investors are more concerned with factors likely to push down inflation than with factors pushing it up”
    • In U.S., lack of inflation premium “is signaling that markets are not pricing in a substantial risk of an inflation overshoot ahead”
    • “For now we can see real rates creep higher but eventually central bankers might manage the ‘asymmetry’ risks by turning dovish again”
    • Correlations between rates and commodities are near multi-year lows; these “have tended to be short-lived” and usually have been followed by U.S. rates rallying in subsequent months
  • BMO (Ian Lyngen and Aaron Kohli)
    • Two straight months of disappointing core inflation performance stokes interest in “the point at which investors conclude the FOMC is overplaying its hand at the risk of materially slowing the economy”
    • Absence of data this week and constructive technical picture “suggests that the rally has room to run”
  • JPMorgan (strategists led by Jay Barry)
    • “Cyclical dynamics suggest intermediate yields can rise over the next few weeks ahead of the FOMC meeting”
    • Yields “have consistently risen ahead of FOMC meetings which are accompanied by an SEP and a press conference” over past 2 years, by 5bp on avg in month leading up to long-form FOMC meeting
  • Barclays (strategists led by Rajiv Setia)
    • Sees “no material change” in 2017 fed funds forecasts at June FOMC but a “drift” toward a four-hike median for 2018
    • Remains neutral on 3s10s flattener given positioning and global long-dated yield selloff
    • Maintains recommendation to short OTR30s (Feb47s) vs double-old 30s based on view that liquidity premium should be lower for OTR30s, also U.S.-U.K. 10Y convergence trade based on market’s pessimism about U.K. outlook
  • BofA (Carol Zhang)
    • Cross-asset skew is a “good leading indicator” for a decline in UST yields as rates fell in ~71% of episodes since 2007 when a threshold was triggered; MORE
  • Morgan Stanley (strategists led by Matthew Hornbach)
    • June and September FOMC meetings “will be key risk events in the timeline toward the commencement of balance sheet normalization”
    • UST yields may rise toward higher end of YTD range if investors pull forward their expectations on timing of balance-sheet normalization; MORE
--With assistance from Edward Bolingbroke. To contact the reporter on this story: Elizabeth Stanton in New York at estanton@bloomberg.net To contact the editors responsible for this story: Boris Korby at bkorby1@bloomberg.net Greg Chang

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Source: BFW (Bloomberg First Word)

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Jabaz Mathai (Citigroup Inc)
Aaron Kohli (Bank of Montreal)
Carol Zhang (Bank of America Corp)
George Goncalves (Nomura Holdings Inc)
Ian Lyngen (Bank of Montreal)

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HALISTER1: Greater Toronto Airports Authority - DBRS Presale Report

Greater Toronto Airports Authority - DBRS Presale Report

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Source: DBR (Dominion Bond Rating Service)

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1318Z CN (Greater Toronto Airports Authority)

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Grant Headrick (DBRS Ltd)

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Credit Research
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Investment Research
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HALISTER: Total Said to Hire Ex-BP Head of Global Oil Derivatives

Total Said to Hire Ex-BP Head of Global Oil Derivatives

(Bloomberg) -- Nicolas Tjandramaga to join Total’s trading unit, according to people with knowledge of matter.
  • Tjandramaga previously led BP’s global oil derivatives trading; will have similar role at Total
  • Total doesn’t immediately respond to requests for comment
  • Has previously worked at Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and Total, according to Tjandramaga’s LinkedIn profile
  • Alev Gulacar, currently general manager of derivatives, to become head of fuel oil trading, according to people familiar with matter
--With assistance from Javier Blas. To contact the reporters on this story: Laura Hurst in London at lhurst3@bloomberg.net; Alex Longley in London at alongley@bloomberg.net To contact the editors responsible for this story: Alaric Nightingale at anightingal1@bloomberg.net Brian Wingfield

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Source: BFW (Bloomberg First Word)

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FP FP (TOTAL SA)

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Nicolas Tjandramaga (BP PLC)

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HALISTER1: Danish FSA Says Blockchain Technology May Aid Money Launderers

Danish FSA Says Blockchain Technology May Aid Money Launderers

(Bloomberg) -- Danish FSA sees risks blockchain and bitcoin technologies can assist criminals in money laundering since no authorities are monitoring flows, Director Jesper Berg says in interview on the sidelines of parliament hearing.
  • Berg tells hearing FSA need to increase number of inspections to check banks’ measures to counter money laundering
  • Money laundering “a problem for all of society,” Berg says
  • EARLIER: Nordea Is ‘Morally Obliged’ to Fight Money Laundering, CRO Says

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