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◆ 48bp over mid-swaps spread for five year SP paper unbeaten since 2020 ◆ Nordic banks first to exit earnings blackouts ◆ New issue premium debated
◆ Deal lands flat to recent UK and Canadian trades ◆ Dollar prices find stable footing for issuers and investors ◆ Pricing in line with other currencies
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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
Come May, current dollar market's gain may turn into euro pipeline's pain
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A reverse enquiry from an institutional investor drove Raiffeisen to reopen its Swiss franc additional tier one (AT1) note this week, which was bumped up even further by demand from retail buyers.
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Tuesday's 10 year benchmark new issue from the EU may have widened in the secondary market on Wednesday and Thursday but with the ECB able to buy the deal from Friday onwards, spreads look well supported, said traders on Thursday. -
Labelled FIG issuance has doubled as a proportion of overall euro supply this month, with banks proving comfortable issuing ESG deals up and down the capital structure. In many recent cases, issuers have benefitted from extra leverage on pricing when they have used green labels for their transactions.
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Banco Santander and Banque Fédérative du Crédit Mutuel found good demand for new green senior deals on Thursday, after they tested euro market conditions in the wake of a hawkish surprise from the US Federal Reserve.
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Bank Julius Baer, the operating company of the private Swiss bank, took an unusual approach for its debut euro issue this week as it raised €500m of senior funding with the yield set at 0% from the outset.
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Korean Housing Finance Corporation mandated leads for a euro covered bond on Thursday, to be issued under its social framework. At the same time, after this week’s trio of sterling covered bonds bankers believe there is scope for further Sonia-linked supply.
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