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◆ Unusually busy Friday for European bank funding ◆ Small premium, large demand ◆ Meanwhile 10 year OAT-Bund spread breaches 100bp
◆ Market participants await Meta's rumoured euro debut ◆ Carrefour sells first Friday corporate deal since June ◆ Three FIG names hit the market
Higher new issue premiums make deals shine amid market volatility
Citigroup and Wells Fargo hit positive post-Fed market with a $18bn salvo
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Lloyds TSB is set to repurchase £4.9bn of its own senior unsecured debt, having exceeded the cap on its euro and sterling tender offer and achieved a 46% participation rate on the US dollar one.
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German and Austrian accounts showed their support for core European jurisdictions this week, dominating the allocation in ING’s three year and Raiffeisen Bank International’s five year senior unsecured issues.
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Despite some widening in the week’s new senior deals on Friday, bankers were upbeat about the prospects for supply after the weekend. With the release of US non-farm payroll data due at 1.30pm London time, issuers were reluctant to take execution risk in launching a deal. But after seeing €9.75bn of issuance in senior unsecured since last Friday, market participants were glad of the break.
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Shinhan Bank raised ¥35bn ($439.3m) from its first ever deal in the Samurai bond market this week, drawing strong demand from yield-hungry investors — and paving the way for three more commercial banks from South Korea to raise funds in the market, writes Jun Ebias.
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Setting the tone for the week to follow, Nordea launched a dual tranche five and 10 year deal last Friday to take advantage of a good reaction to the EU summit, which appeared to have opened a window in the market. Société Générale followed on Monday with a three and 10 year bond, and both deals helped prove that there was demand for senior paper at the long end of the curve.
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Banks were keen to dive into a sudden pool of liquidity this week, but many chose to wear armbands in case of problems, choosing the defensive three year tenor to ensure safety in execution.