Sovereigns align after French and Belgian benchmarks

Kingdom of Belgium and Agence Française de Developpement enjoyed strong demand for five year euro benchmarks this week, but new issue premia of 3bp-4bp apiece showed that the merry days of January are long gone for euro issuers. Nonetheless a pair of oversubscribed deals bodes well for a bevy of sovereign issuers that are eyeing up euros for next week and beyond.