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◆ UK bank uses the first issuance window after earnings, central bank meetings and holidays ◆ Deal coincides with busy euro credit market ◆ Barclays attracts attention with relevant new issue concession
◆ Dutch bank goes 'head to head' with Alphabet in euros ◆ Brings its longest ever opco tranche ◆ Book skewed towards two year FRN
◆ French issuer tightens spread by impressive 8bp ◆ CFF's fourth covered bond in past two months ◆ Spread of 51bp was flat to fair value, says banker
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Banks could rush to issue as fast as possible, taking advantage of remarkably tight spreads
Growing pipeline and fiercer competition had threatened to shake the darling bonds of May
Uncertainty in Middle East peace negotiations may reignite alarm, but investors remain willing as long as issuers pay to play
Tweaks to trading book rules will be next stage of competition
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◆ Book supports large deal despite attrition ◆ Belgian scarcity makes finding fair value tricky ◆ 1.5 day execution chosen to aid price discovery -
◆ Deal heavily oversubscribed, allowing for 62.5bp price compression ◆ Restarts RT1 funding for European insurance sector in an expected busy year ◆ Differing views on fair value
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◆ Deal the largest single covered bond tranche in euros this year ◆ Single digit premium paid ◆ French issuers make the most of flat belly of the curve
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'No brainer' issuer set to price a seven year bond on Wednesday
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A fellow Hungarian bank and a Kazakh debutant are preparing dollar bonds
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◆ French banks paid minimal NIPs at start of 2025 ◆ Pace of issuance began slower than 2024 ◆ Volumes increase as US banks arrive
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