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Europe’s financial system turned a corner this week, as the European Commission declared it would introduce legislation to redirect markets towards sustainability and equip them to face the threat of climate change, writes Jon Hay. -
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Municipality Finance announced sterling transactions for Tuesday, making this January a remarkably busy one for the currency.
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Demand for SRI bonds and favourable basis swaps are boosting the Swedish krona market for SSAs, despite concerns late last year that the Swedish central bank’s tightening monetary policy and the krona’s appreciation against the dollar could stifle issuance. The European Investment Bank, Nordic Investment Bank and African Development Bank all came at the long end of the krona curve this week.
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The European Investment Bank tapped its February 2028 line for A$400m ($323.5m) on Thursday, despite strong headwinds in the Aussie dollar market.
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Sterling conditions are searing hot for public sector borrowers, with records breaking left, right and centre. And despite investors taking large volumes out of the market, SSA bankers are confident that more supply can be handled.
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Strong moves in the Mexican peso and the peso/dollar basis swap have ignited investor demand for bonds in the currency from SSA issuers that can offer a pick-up over govvies.
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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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The World Bank is set to become the latest public sector borrower to visit the sterling market, following the European Investment Bank’s £1bn trade on Tuesday.
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SSA issuers are able to offer a pickup against Mexican government bonds for the first time "in memory", according to one head of local currency bonds.
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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.
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