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International borrowers dominate this week's flow in the currency
With masses to fund and spreads super-tight, banks will race to market, but central banks are expected to tighten
Market participants gathering in Stavanger will focus on market growth
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Deal reviews
◆ Deal lands flat to recent UK and Canadian trades ◆ Dollar prices find stable footing for issuers and investors ◆ Pricing in line with other currencies
◆ Largest coverage ratio for almost three months ◆ Priced flat to fair value ◆ Slow pipeline predicted for rest of week
◆ Bank prints first Belgian covered in over six months ◆ Issuer caps order size at €750m from start ◆ Covereds this week offering more new issue concession
◆ €1.5bn covered is ING's first of 2026 ◆ 5bp of concession ◆ 'Sweet spot' tenor
Opinion
The preference for a diverse group of lead managers and the convention of reciprocity keep covered bond bookrunning competitive despite concentration so far this year
Rate increases could be closer than you think
Equalising risk weightings of covered bonds and resilient STS securitizations at 5% is sound
Bank's head of DCM and syndicate chief talk bond market expansion plans
Analysis
With masses to fund and spreads super-tight, banks will race to market, but central banks are expected to tighten
Banks could rush to issue as fast as possible, taking advantage of remarkably tight spreads
European and other regulators are working on reforms to make covered bond funding more efficient
Changes to ECB collateral eligibility requirement could lead to more blockchain-based covered bonds, Moody's suggests
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The covered bond market has not looked this strong all year, and with the European Central Bank (ECB) widely expected to announce a tapering of asset purchases this month, borrowers are highly motivated to issue in size and duration — a message that BPCE understood loud and clear when it issued a long 10 year on Wednesday.
