Ronan Martin
@ronanmartin97
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Credit Reporter for @business in London Opinions are my own
Joined April 2020
It could weigh on the sectors plans to repair leaking pipes and stop sewage spills with the unforeseen higher interest cost for debt eating into budgets
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UK water companies could be paying far more a year in debt costs than Ofwat is currently anticipating as Thames Water's troubles impact the rest of the industry https://t.co/IIQ9o8a0t7
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Thames Water’s troubles look set to cost the UK water industry dearly.
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A group of creditors to Thames Water that hold about £10 billion of the debt will start work on their own proposal to rescue the beleaguered UK utility firm and avoid a prolonged special administration or nationalization https://t.co/I21ej36t3K with @gmorpurgo
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Creditors to Thames Water will start work on their own proposal to rescue the beleaguered UK utility firm and avoid nationalization.
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Welsh Water is selling sterling bonds on Tuesday and while investors have been happy to make a distinction between the UK's various water utilities so far, Thames Water's on going problems are still weighing on the cost of new debt https://t.co/3EIGihllC4 via @markets
bloomberg.com
Investor demand for a new Welsh Water debt sale passed £1.2 billion ($1.57 billion), even as concerns around Thames Water Utilities Ltd continue to dog the industry.
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Italian, French borrowers sweep back in to German debt market https://t.co/1n9AucpWJq via @ronanmartin97
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🚨 Bloomberg has lifted the paywall on my sextortion story. Allowing it to become a PSA for all teens, parents, teachers, police 🙌🏻🙌🏻 Readers asked; @business answered. https://t.co/hSwB51xgjb
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Criminal gangs are posing as flirty girls on Instagram and Snapchat to torment high school boys, drain their bank accounts and push them to the edge.
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Borussia Dortmund shares rose after the team’s Champions League victory - In today’s movers on Bloomberg
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Bukayo Saka has created his own Nando's sauce - The limited edition Peri-Peri Saka sauce. Saka: “The sauce mixes sweet, spiciness & smokiness. I can’t wait for everyone to try it. I’ve been going to Nando’s since I was little so to have my own sauce is quite mad." 🌶️
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The BOJ raises rates for the first time in 17 years
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Good afternoon. Here’s what you need to know to end your day.
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This story shows the scale of the flow of foreign money into Britain, and the impossible task of monitoring it -900,000 suspicious activity reports last year -Only 391 penalties to estate agents for non-compliance with money-laundering regs https://t.co/AF5CcZo3vN
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A former land minister has amassed more than 350 properties adding to concerns over the ability to scrutinize inflows of foreign money into Britain
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For the first time ever, our six Overground lines are each getting a new name and colour. Read more about the inspiration and meaning behind each new name ⬇️
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Its another record. Bond sales have hit more than €293 billion equivalent in Europe this month, the highest for any month ever.... No wonder I have felt so busy... https://t.co/hwZnJv4cWF
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Bond sales in Europe have set a new record for January.
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Junior staff should spend more time in the office because of AI will take tasks usually given to them and face to face time is now more important, says PwC's UK boss https://t.co/XXomfa1AVo via @thefuture
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Junior staff should spend more time in the office to get quicker promotions, the UK boss of accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers said, as AI is poised to take on routine tasks traditionally given...
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Longer-dated debt is the main attraction in January’s rush of bond sales as investors look to lock in yields before central banks start cutting interest rates https://t.co/kv9GsjYGMA
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Longer-dated debt is the main attraction in January’s deluge of bond sales as investors rush to lock in juicy yields before central banks start cutting interest rates.
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Europe’s governments have rushed to borrow money this week, selling a record amount and drawing record demand with global investors keen to secure bonds with solid yields while they still can https://t.co/zDfYatGnwp via @markets
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Europe’s governments rushed to borrow money this week, drawing record demand from global investors keen to secure bonds with solid yields while they still can.
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European bond sales hit a record this week at more than €108 billion, and there’s still two days of issuance to go https://t.co/vgB1A4cAea
bloomberg.com
European bond sales have already hit a record this week at more than €108 billion ($118 billion), and there’s still two days of issuance to go.
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What I have been getting up to today.... Busiest day ever for primary bond market sales in Europe, at more than €45 billion with massive deals from Belgium and Italy attracting record demand https://t.co/pCHcKEDXfY
bloomberg.com
Europe is having its busiest day ever for primary bond market issuance, with demand for government bond sales breaking new highs.
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