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Conducive credit markets and tight spreads to lure issuers as risks loom on the horizon
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Yankee deals range from subordinated debt debuts to super long senior extensions
◆ Steady demand thanks to improved investor perception ◆ Deal pays high single digit premium... ◆ ... but becomes issuer's tightest unsecured issue for many years

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Contrasting investor receptions in euro and sterling markets but new issue premiums rise in both
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Observers blame slower bookbuilding on deal-specific factors but others see warning shots for whole market
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Covered market provides 'the deepest pocket of demand' among FIG asset classes
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Capital deals and a tight Nordic senior print point to what lies ahead for issuers
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  • Nomura's head of sovereign, supranational and agency, covered bonds and financials trading has left the bank.
  • Spreads on covered bonds are likely to gap a few basis points wider when the market reopens for business. There was no issuance this week amid fears about the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, but a German issuer could land a benchmark deal if government agencies are able to lay the groundwork in the primary market, bankers said on Friday.
  • The shock of the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak has forced some rapid thinking among capital markets participants. Almost the first impact has been on travel.
  • SSA
    The worsening of the Covid-19 outbreak has battered equity prices and sent investors scurrying for the safety of core government bonds. Most primary markets are all but shuttered, and investors are praying for central banks to provide a glimmer of hope.
  • Market participants should be braced for political volatility as the world comes close to experiencing a pandemic.
  • Rating: Baa1/A-/A+
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