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◆ Swedish bank tightened spread by 28bp ◆ LF Bank opted for the €500m no-grow format ◆ Bonds offered 2bp of new issue premium, an expert said
◆ Greek bank tightened spread by 25bp ◆ One of two green bonds sold on Tuesday ◆ Green label creates 'stickier' order book, says banker
◆ French issuer tightens spread by 6bp ◆ Order book closes at €2.5bn peak ◆ Only covered bond issued on Tuesday
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Banks could rush to issue as fast as possible, taking advantage of remarkably tight spreads
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
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Sterling investors poured more than £5bn of orders into deals from NatWest Group and Bank of America on Tuesday, showing issuers that there is plenty of liquidity to put to work in the UK currency. -
Bank borrowers returned to a stronger euro bond market on Tuesday, but deal arrangers warned of lingering concern over rates and inflation as KBC Group struggled to draw a crowd for a long-dated offering.
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Three Chinese borrowers and one Hong Kong issuer hit the international bond market on Monday, getting ahead of a pick-up in deal flow expected in the rest of the week.
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There was strong buying interest in recent long dated bonds from the EU on Monday, said traders, as well as those of semi-core European sovereigns. That is expected to continue this week as hedge funds circle the EU's most recent bond.
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A draft amendment to the Hungarian covered bond regime, that brings it into line with the European Union's Covered Bond Directive, is likely to be a positive for the product's credit and should improve prospects for issuance in euros.
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The European Banking Authority has published its first EU-wide climate risk assessment. It reveals that many banks lack the granular data required to reliably estimate their green asset ratios.
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