New supply unlikely until 2011 despite ECB relief
Benchmark covered bond issuance may have ended for the year as persistent market volatility and decreasing liquidity make any transaction inadvisable, according to syndicate bankers. One said that market conditions had improved slightly today (Wednesday), but that it remains doubtful that spreads will stabilise at levels that would allow issuance to resume this year.
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