BT braces for high funding costs

British Telecommunications (BT) is facing higher funding costs on its forthcoming jumbo bond issue after DaimlerChrysler paid a huge premium to sell $6bn (€6.42bn) of securities last week.

Among the tranches sold by the auto manufacturer were three-year euro securities, which offered investors a yield 132 basis points (bps) more than government bonds.

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