Currencies
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Activity in the FIG sector in Swiss francs shifted from the international to the domestic market this week, with a little over Sfr850m ($857m) of new supply priced on Tuesday alone.
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Iceland plans to defrost its euro curve with a new syndicated issue, its first since December 2017.
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Renaissance Credit has announced its intention to come to market for a Reg S euro subordinated bond. The trade will be the borrower's first trip to the market in almost six years.
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Deutsche Bahn arrived with its first Kangaroo since 2018 this week. The MTN follows a quartet of public SSA issues that arrived earlier this week.
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A quartet of public sector borrowers placed paper in the Australian dollar market this week. Two European SSAs priced sustainable and climate awareness bonds: the European Investment Bank priced its third climate awareness Kangaroo on Tuesday, while Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten brought its sustainability bond programme back to the Aussie market on Wednesday. Meanwhile, a pair of agencies raised funding in Australian dollars on Thursday: Export Development Canada and Eurofima both tapped Kangaroos.
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A pair of agencies raised funding in Australian dollars on Thursday: Export Development Canada and Eurofima both tapped Kangaroos.
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A pair of European SSAs priced sustainable and climate awareness Kangaroo bonds this week. The European Investment Bank priced its third climate awareness Kangaroo on Tuesday, while Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten brought it sustainability bond programme back to the Aussie market on Wednesday.
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KfW brought another landmark transaction under its recently updated green bond framework on Tuesday with a Skr7bn (€654m) issue that marked its largest bond in the Swedish currency.
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The Netherlands this week set a number of precedents in the sovereign green bond market with its highly anticipated debut deal in the format.
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Barclays plans to follow Crédit Agricole and Handelsbanken into the Kangaroo bond market. The UK lender mandated leads for a deal on Wednesday after the other two banks brought deals on Tuesday.
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Kanagaroo bond market participants welcomed the prospect of ever lower rates in Australian dollars as four SSA borrowers priced taps over Tuesday and Wednesday.