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Despite rough market conditions and angst over rates, array of deals have been well taken
It is difficult to see issuance conditions growing much better in the foreseeable future
Société Générale and Standard Chartered provided euro and yen tranches respectively in first World Bank-backed transaction involving the Japanese currency
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Holders of Argentine sovereign bonds have until March 16 to identify themselves to the issuers as the government prepares to restructure $67bn of foreign law sovereign bonds. -
Mexican non-bank lender AlphaCredit has launched a consent solicitation, as it seeks to make amendments to the indenture governing its 2022 notes.
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Bond issuers returned to the primary market this week showing greater resilience than many expected. The intense gyrations gripping underlying rates and equities mean that deals are likely to be far from easy to do for some time as the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak grip global markets.
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Green deals from Hypo Vorarlberg and Russian Railways were sold in Swiss francs this week in what were immensely tricky conditions. The market was awash with deals in January and February, but many feel the spread of coronavirus will bring a halt to the momentum moving into March.
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The flow of money into bonds and equities in emerging markets in February slowed to its lowest level since the 'trade tantrum' last August, amid signs that the spread of the coronavirus has prompted a reassessment of country risk.
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New emerging market bond issues have been assessed on a case-by-case basis this week as the spread of the Covid-19 virus delivered sharp swings in global markets. Some borrowers wanted to forge ahead in case of a further sell-off, while others prefer to wait for a recovery.
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