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Higher rates from the outbreak of the war have enhanced callable MTNs' yield appeal
Varied issuance in senior credit this week, including blue and green bonds, as ultra-long vanilla duration returns in SSA private placements
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Despite bankers and borrowers downplaying a ratings downgrade warning this week, Portuguese banks have begun scoping out fresh fundraising avenues beyond wholesale public markets.
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Investors in non-Japan Asia, as well as from Africa and the Middle East, drove demand for dollar callable range accruals from double-A rated banks in Europe and Australia, as a sell-off in US swap rates allowed higher returns on these trades. The sell-off also drove demand for 30 year zero coupon callables.
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Aareal Bank sold its first Hong Kong dollar denominated deal on Tuesday — a HK$220m ($28m) mortage-backed Pfandbrief placed with an Asian bank.
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The Republic of Portugal has defied market conditions by securing Eu50m of funding through a 10 year puttable FRN.
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Volatility in the dollar euro basis swap and credit fears this week created opportunities for Asian buyers to snap up European SSA dollar denominated commercial paper. Meanwhile, the European sovereign crisis crushed demand for names from the European periphery.
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Sovereign, supranational and agency issuers dominated the MTN market this week along with highly rated banks, as investors remained cautious because of uncertainty over peripheral sovereign credit.