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Greece's €1.5bn July 2017 from four weeks ago suffered a near 50bp widening versus Germany over the past week, as investors stormed into the eurozone core. But most safe haven assets like the World Bank's $1.75bn December 2016 from last week tightened against swaps and benchmarks.
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This week's scorecard features updates on the borrowing programmes of selected European supranationals and agencies. Read on to find out which borrower is over 90% done for the year.
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Banco Espírito Santo reported a €3.6bn loss this week, but the Portuguese soveriegn looks safe from contagion. Its $4.5bn October 2024 from four weeks ago has tightened versus swaps since pricing.
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The European Financial Stability Facility attracted more demand than expected to a rare 30 year print on Tuesday, raising €4bn — completing its funding task for the fourth quarter.
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The European Financial Stability Facility mandated banks on Monday to run a 30 year syndication. The deal will go towards filling the European bail-out borrower’s €4bn remaining funding requirement for the quarter.
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Read on to see how selected benchmarks are faring in secondary. Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark as of Thursday's close. The source for secondary trading levels is Interactive Data.
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The European Financial Stability Facility raised €4bn through an unusual 364 day syndication at the tight end of guidance on Wednesday, after the deal was almost twice covered.
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The European Financial Stability Facility surprised market participants on Tuesday with its choice of maturity for its upcoming benchmark, opting to sell a deal that matures in just one year. While some bankers away from the deal were baffled by the decision, syndicate managers were vigorous in their defence of the issuer’s choice.
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This week's scorecard focuses on Europe's major supranationals and agencies, with most of the borrowers well advanced in their funding programmes as issuance begins to slow down for the summer.
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The European Financial Stability Facility has €9.5bn left to raise this year and could have raised the bulk of it by the end of July.
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The European Stability Mechanism conducted its first auction of long-dated bonds on Tuesday, raising almost €1bn of 10 year paper in an operation that takes it over its €4bn funding target for the quarter.
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Read on to see how selected benchmarks are faring in secondary. Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark as of Thursday's close. The source for secondary trading levels is Interactive Data.