Long core covered bonds are too rich to sell
The long end of the French, Belgian and Dutch covered bond market is effectively closed for primary issuance because the rout in government bonds has made them too expensive. But bankers are hopeful that, with careful consideration of tenor and pricing, benchmark issuance should eventually return in shorter tenors, though probably not until June.
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