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US bank eyes one of the tightest US preferred resets as BBVA goes for subordinated, senior combo
Market participants gathering in Stavanger will focus on market growth

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With masses to fund and spreads super-tight, banks will race to market, but central banks are expected to tighten
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Banks could rush to issue as fast as possible, taking advantage of remarkably tight spreads
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Growing pipeline and fiercer competition had threatened to shake the darling bonds of May
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Uncertainty in Middle East peace negotiations may reignite alarm, but investors remain willing as long as issuers pay to play
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  • Eurozone banks recorded their second highest take up in the latest offering of targeted longer-term refinancing operations (TLTROs) this week. The region's lenders do not appear to be in a hurry to replace ECB financing with capital market issuance.
  • The ball is rolling when it comes to banks printing green deals in subordinated formats, but there are still some lingering questions over whether capital makes the best fit for ESG issuance frameworks.
  • Krung Thai Bank Public Co (KTB) sold a Basel-III compliant additional tier one bond this week, ending a seven-year break from the international dollar debt market to bag $600m.
  • National Bank of Canada’s €500m seven year covered bond issued on Thursday, showed that a positive spread to mid-swaps has a greater impact on demand than a positive yield.
  • Mounting concerns over rising rates resulted in a fair degree of price sensitivity for a rare 20 year covered bond issued on Tuesday by Bawag, the Austrian lender. But with a little new issue premium, demand was still good.
  • Banks shouldn’t get their hopes up for radical changes to the capital buffer system.
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