# Booming sterling market shakes off central bank exit - The Business Times

> Companies issued heavily in the sterling corporate bond market this quarter, even as the Bank of England ended its corporate bond purchase programme. The market has been strong since the Brexit vote, when the central bank announced the buying.

- Date: 2017-04-30 · published 2017-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71730-booming-sterling-market-shakes-off-central-bank-exit-the-business-times
- Commodities: [British Pound (USD per GBP)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/GBPUSD.md)

## Why it matters

This is a financial market story about corporate debt issuance with no direct link to feed commodity supply, demand or prices.

## Sources

- businesstimes.com.sg: https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/booming-sterling-market-shakes-central-bank-exit

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