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Like many senior sukuk from the Gulf, local investors will drive demand
◆ Weaker backdrop for FIG issuance ◆ Deal printed with a negligible spread above previous, shorter bond ◆ Nearly triple digit spread lures investors
◆ Rising investor sensitivity due to tight unsecured FIG spreads ◆ Deal centred around real money orders after hitting €4.5bn peak book ◆ Hardly any concession left on shorter tranche, minimal on longer one
Despite the boost in demand, overall unsecured supply still lags behind 2025, with the bulk of recent supply coming in covered bonds
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China Huarong Asset Management Co is gearing up a return to the offshore bond market for the third time this year. The mandate came right as China completed its first international bond in over a decade achieving a oversubscription of over 10 times. -
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) resumed trading on the Borsa Italiana this week, with its shares opening more than 35% below the level at which the Italian state recapitalised the bank.
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The dollar market sprung back to life as US banks dominated supply this week, with Goldman Sachs and Citigroup taking home more than $11bn through self-led trades.
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Bankers expect financial institutions will be set on returning to the capital markets after a particularly dry week for issuance this week, but syndicate officials may need to bump up the premiums they are offering if they want to attract healthy demand for new deals.
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Europe moved one step closer to having uniform rules permitting the issuance of non-preferred senior bonds this week, after the European Commission, Council and Parliament reached an agreement on creditor hierarchies.
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Although covered bond spreads are close to their historic tightest levels, investors remained keen buyers this week in both in the primary and secondary markets. ABS issuers are filling up the calendar for the rest of the year, while the FIG market more generally is looking ahead to tomorrow’s European Central Bank (ECB) meeting.
