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◆ Strong outcome despite French risk concerns ◆ Participation from a 'who's who' of sterling real money ◆ Sterling market stronger than euros
◆ CFF tightened spread by 6bp ◆ CFF and Hypo Vorarlberg Bank paid small concessions ◆ NN Bank attracted largest order book of the day
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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Observers blame slower bookbuilding on deal-specific factors but others see warning shots for whole market
Covered market provides 'the deepest pocket of demand' among FIG asset classes
Capital deals and a tight Nordic senior print point to what lies ahead for issuers
The single currency stands out as the most attractive funding source while the US dollar market remains open in size
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Macquarie announced the mandate on Wednesday for its first group level Swiss franc bond, to be sold in the coming days. -
South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities raised $300m from its green bond on Tuesday.
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Bank of Communications Hong Kong has sold its first Basel-III compliant tier two bond. The deal was four times subscribed at its peak.
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Following the pricing of Tuesday’s deal from the European Union, bank traders reported good profit taking in covered bonds, Laender paper and, most conspicuously the previous issue of EU bonds. Despite that, spreads were steady.
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Finely tuned pricing was the order of the primary market last week, with a drop in volatility leading to a decline in average movements from initial price thoughts. But despite the VIX falling to its lowest level since February 2020, there were still signs of price sensitivity — and average new issue concessions grew in the most affected markets.
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Erste Bank’s Croatian subsidiary was the sole bank to being new issue outside the covered bond on Tuesday, with bankers surprised at just how quiet the market is despite the attractive backdrop.
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