Currencies
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Only a single issuer came to market in euros on Thursday. In what a banker away from the deal referred to as “good traffic control”, Austria had the market to itself for a €4bn 10 year. -
A growing enthusiasm behind sustainable debt issuance has been adding to supply volumes in Swedish krona market in 2018, with the European Investment Bank tapping a Climate Awareness Bond this week.
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German property firm Aroundtown became the first issuer from its sector to raise Swiss franc debt not driven by reverse enquiry.
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There have been high levels of issuance in the long end of the Aussie dollar curve this week, with a trade from KfW on Wednesday taking advantage of an increase in demand.
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Crédit Agricole issued Swiss franc senior preferred bonds due November 2023 on Wednesday, pricing the transaction inside the bank's Swiss senior secondary curves.
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Execution in the euro SSA market keeps getting better. New issue premiums are sliding as market participants adjust to new yield and spread levels, according to bankers and issuers.
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Expectations for a busy week in the investment grade corporate market were maintained despite only Telefonica taking advantage of good primary conditions on Monday, as it sold a benchmark nine year bond in euros.
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The euro market, despite an increasingly hawkish central bank and strengthening euro, is proving immensely popular with borrowers. A pair of sovereigns hit screens on Monday for euro trades, as did two Nordic agencies.
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Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten has tapped its July 2028 Australian dollar bond, taking advantage of strong demand from Japanese investors in the long end of the Kangaroo curve.
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Issuers printed a slew of benchmarks in dollars, euros and sterling last week as the SSA market roared into action. Read on to see whether the first deals of the year won favour with our voters.
