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.

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.

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 with @gmorpurgo.

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.via @markets.

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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.

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.via @thefuture.

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.

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.via @markets.

European bond sales hit a record this week at more than €108 billion, and there’s still two days of issuance to go .

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.