Peripheral covered bonds show their mettle
Banco Popular Español was downgraded by Standard & Poor’s on Thursday and, though general market sentiment was clearly more risk averse, with Bonos underperforming Bunds, the borrower’s Cédulas was unchanged after recently being better bid. Meanwhile, Italian covered bonds remained well supported, even as renewed Italian political instability caused BTPs to sell off.
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