Currencies
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A pair of issuers printed at the two maturity extremes of what is possible in euro benchmarks this week, as the European Central Bank's governing council on Thursday held back from any dramatic announcements that would have opened up a wider range of issuance possibilities. -
African Development Bank and Nordic Investment Bank both tapped 2026 Kangaroo bonds this week. But investor interest in the Kangaroo market is diminishing, the supras said.
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The European Investment Bank is set to bring only the second Canadian dollar deal from a non-Canadian SSA this year, selling a five year green bond at a level close to its dollar curve.
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Vodafone issued a Sfr150m bond on Thursday, the largest ever 15 year offering from a triple-B corporate in the Swiss market.
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European Investment Bank received a warm welcome on Wednesday for its fourth euro benchmark outing of the year.
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Nordic Investment Bank printed in the Australian dollar market on Wednesday, a rare appearance for an issuer that used to be a more regular visitor to Kangaroo bonds.
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The European Investment Bank will on Wednesday tackle a part of the euro curve where Finland drew a strong book last week, as the European Financial Stability Facility made light work of its funding needs for the third quarter.
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The European Financial Stability Facility is planning to wrap up its third quarter funding needs via a single visit to the market with a deal that will pour some liquidity into the long end of its outstanding bonds.
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Asian Development Bank opened books on a tap of its A$325m ($246.7m) October 2026 Kangaroo bond on Monday.
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The European Central Bank could bring the shorter end of the euro curve back into play for public sector borrowers next week if it opts to cut its deposit rate once again, as super low yields led one market participant to describe a seven year euro benchmark by Finland this week as targeting the “short end” of the curve. Craig McGlashan reports.
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Spain was the outlier among a trio of eurozone periphery sovereigns to auction debt this week, as its 10 year yields rose while those of the other two fell — a move that analysts blamed on Spain’s political situation.
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