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MTN bankers: so hot right now


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  • The ECB has, despite an early gaffe, decided that it is its job to close spreads after all — and for the most part, it is excelling in its task. But its attention is focused on the bond market and, as a result, those who rely on the money markets for short term funding are suffering.
  • A slide in euro and dollar MTN volumes has given Scandinavian banks the chance to propel themselves up the MTN leader board.
  • The European Central Bank’s purchase programme will do little to aid agencies in raising cash in the commercial paper market, making little difference to rising borrowing costs and expanding programmes, according to Jérôme Margerin, head of short-term funding at ACOSS, one of Europe’s largest non-sovereign CP issuers.
  • The MTN market is picking up as issuers (particularly corporates and SSAs) and investors find opportunities for attractive deals.
  • Market participants have welcomed moves by the US Federal Reserve and Treasury, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank to restore order in commercial paper markets. This normally placid funding source has been under severe stress in the past week as investors and dealers shun risk amid the escalating coronavirus crisis. But market participants are still seeking further reassurance.
  • The commercial paper market is emerging as a source of stress as financial markets creak under the pressure of the coronavirus crisis. This happened in the 2007-9 financial crisis too, but this time the strains are different. Market participants want central banks to act.