Currencies
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A pair of public sector borrowers are set to bring socially responsible bonds this week, with one aiming at the dollar short end and the other at the long end of the euro curve. -
Temenos, a Genevese vendor of banking software, offered retail investors its fourth Swiss bond on Monday.
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China got a big PR win when the IMF elevated the renminbi currency to its special drawing rights (SDR) basket, but the real market impact from that decision is yet to be felt.
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The City of Gothenburg is to raise debt in the Swedish and Norwegian currencies.
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SNCF Réseau is set to bring its second green bond after mandating banks for a Reg S euro benchmark deal on Friday.
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The SSA market is “breathing a sigh of relief”, according to one SSA syndicate banker, as this week's hotly anticipated Netherlands election produced the result capital markets bankers were hoping for.
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World Bank proved its popularity in the Australian dollar bond market on Tuesday, selling a combination of medium and long dated debt for A$800m ($605.4m) to a wide variety of investors.
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Argentina is returning to the Swiss franc bond market after nearly 20 years, roadshowing a benchmark bond next week. Success or failure will indicate whether Swiss investors have forgiven Argentina for burning their fingers last time they met, writes Silas Brown.
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Poland played a smart hand on Thursday to lock in €1.5bn of funding in the midst of a healthy risk-on market, but with risk events on the horizon, Poland’s deputy finance minister told GlobalCapital he was happy to be on the “safe side”.
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The euro and dollar pipeline for next week looks to have two confirmed trades but despite issuers’ well-funded status, market conditions are such that it could turn into another busy period, said bankers.
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