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• US bond market shrugs off growth fears and remains hot for issuers

  

  The fourth quarter began on a rocky note for global equities but the US high grade bond market has shrugged off concerns about stalling growth and issuance conditions remain strong.

  • 03 Oct 2019

• Ontario USD1.25bn 2% Oct 29

  • 26 Sep 2019

• Ontario and DBJ ride out rates volatility

  Two public sector borrowers rode out the tricky conditions in the dollar market on Wednesday to find good demand for new issues. US Treasury yields recorded sharp falls that were due to a range of factors, including the launch of a formal impeachment inquiry into US president Donald Trump.

  • 26 Sep 2019

• Kommuninvest kicks off busy dollar week

  Kommuninvest kicked off the dollar market this week with a $1.25bn blowout, despite it being at record tight levels over Treasuries, according to a banker on the deal. Following on from Kommuninvest’s deal, a wide range of SSAs look to print across the curve, including rare issuer IDB Invest with its five year dollar bond debut.

  • 24 Sep 2019

• IFC prints Canadian dollar green giant

  The International Finance Corp (IFC) hit screens this week with its first Canadian dollar green bond. The C$750m ($567m) print was the issuer’s largest ever in the currency, as well as the tightest an international SSA issuer has printed against the Canadian Mortgage Bond (CMB) curve, a large and liquid Canadian dollar benchmark.

  • 05 Sep 2019

• IFC launches Canadian dollar green debut

  The International Finance Corp hit screens on Tuesday afternoon with its first Canadian dollar green bond. The C$750m ($567m) bond is the issuer's largest ever in the currency.

  • 04 Sep 2019

• BNG keeps options open ahead of central bank meetings

  After issuing its biggest ever bond last week, Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten will wait until after the highly anticipated US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank meetings later this month before deciding what to do about its next benchmark new issue.

  • 02 Sep 2019

• BNG USD3bn 1.5% Sep 22

  • 02 Sep 2019

• Dollar SSA market lit up with kaleidoscope of trades

  The dollar SSA market was ablaze on Tuesday, with five deals on screen offering small new issue premiums and gaining chunky demand across the maturity curve.

  • 20 Aug 2019

• SSA duo kick away dollar cobwebs

  Land NRW and Nederlandse Waterschapsbank mandated for dollars on Monday, kickstarting the market again after a fortnight of blank screens in the currency.

  • 19 Aug 2019