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Sovereign issuers could take up the mantle of public sector issuance next week, with bankers expecting some government bonds to come amid a busy euro market. -
The European Financial Stability Facility on Wednesday sent a request for proposals for its deal window next week, with bankers saying that the supranational has a wide variety of options. The trade is likely to receive a big welcome in a hot euro market, as evidenced by an impressive Unédic trade on Wednesday — dubbed a “cracker” by bankers away from the deal — and equally strong euro deals a day earlier.
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European corporate bond investors had only had one corporate bond deal to consider in August before LafargeHolcim brought its €750m 12 year deal on Tuesday. But that lean period looks to be over as ISS Global followed with a €600m 10 year transaction on Wednesday.
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Nederlandse Waterschapsbank brought some supply to the sparse long end of the SRI market on Tuesday, printing a trade that alongside Rentenbank was part of a strong re-emergence of euro supply after the summer.
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On Tuesday LafargeHolcim became the first issuer for nearly two weeks to launch a corporate bond in Europe. The €750m 12 year deal received strong demand, which may lead other issuers to bring forward their plans.
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The euro market for public sector borrowers appears to be fully reopening after the summer break, with a pair of issuers bringing mandates in very different tenors. Both trades are likely to benefit from the lack of supply over the last few weeks, said bankers.
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European corporate bond market participants are expecting supply to start again after the UK bank holiday on August 28. Kimberly-Clark was the first issuer into the pipeline when it announced a European roadshow on Monday morning.
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The minutes of the European Central Bank's (ECB) July meeting revealed a new and optimistic tone on inflation, but caution on relaxing its accommodative measures.
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FMS Wertmanagement has printed its third deal of the summer, scooping up €1bn of short dated euro paper with an opportunistic trade.
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FMS Wertmanagement is set to dip into the market for the third time this summer, as it seeks to meet an increased funding target for the year.
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Public sector bond supply this week is so far thin on the ground, despite conditions calming after fears of a conflict between the US and North Korea fell. The only supply on Monday came from a German issuer, despite some analysts pointing to a “mild risk-on tone” in eurozone debt markets.
