OATs put French covered bonds on the back foot

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OATs put French covered bonds on the back foot

The French covered bond market is starting to look vulnerable to a sell-off following the recent underperformance of the government bond market. Local issuers had been anticipating a spread tightening on the back of the second covered bond purchasing programme, but they may now be wondering if they should have issued earlier.

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