Canada
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The Province of Alberta's first ever sterling bond exceeded the "wildest expectations" of leads and onlookers. The deal demonstrated the strength of the sterling market and is likely to encourage the issuer's peers to follow suit. -
The first ever sterling bond from the Province of Alberta arrived on Thursday, surprising onlookers and participants alike by breaking the size record for a Canadian province sterling deal. The trade's success is expected to give the issuer's peers the confidence to follow suit.
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The Province of Alberta is set to make its debut in sterling on Thursday, in a move which may pave the way for its peers to follow suit.
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See how market participants rated Ontario's $2.5bn five year and FADE's €1bn March 2022 bond.
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SSA bankers are gearing themselves up for another round of dollar supply next week after the currency’s record breaking January. Buoyant conditions even allowed one issuer to bring a bulky benchmark, despite this week’s public holidays in Asia.
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The Province of Ontario sold a five year global bond on Wednesday, shattering the silence in public sector dollar markets with a $2.5bn trade.
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The Province of Ontario broke the silence in dollar benchmark issuance this week, mandating for a five year deal on Tuesday. Other borrowers are avoiding dollars this week due to holidays in Asia, but Ontario can rely on its strong following in the Americas to push it through, said bankers.
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Public sector borrowers are staying focused on the belly of the dollar curve, with a pair of issuers lined up for Wednesday. Demand at that part of the curve shows no sign of letting up, with two issuers out in fives on Tuesday — one of which was able to increase the size of its issue from its initial target.
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The Nordic Investment Bank and Province of Quebec are set to hit the five year part of the dollar curve on Tuesday, a trade that has returned some bumper deals for public sector borrowers so far in 2017.
