In Australia, ANZ Bank last week raised A$2.6bn ($1.7bn) in its first sale of local currency bonds backed by the Australian government, soon after Commonwealth Bank of Australia raised almost $3.1bn.

• 这家韩国银行本周发行的五年期美元计价债券被超额认购，从而筹集20亿美元资金，两倍于原定目标。此宗发行并不带有国家担保，但仍得到投资者踊跃反应。