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◆ Friday Italian capital raising completed ahead of potential big issuance next week ◆ Strong market tone drives rise in AT1 bids ◆ Bank marches inside 300bp reset but also through recent Commerzbank spread
◆ Unusually busy Friday for European bank funding ◆ Small premium, large demand ◆ Meanwhile 10 year OAT-Bund spread breaches 100bp
◆ Larger-than-usual size ◆ Constructive Friday opening led to three well-received FIG trades ◆ ...of which Alpha may have paid the least NIP
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Conducive credit markets and tight spreads to lure issuers as risks loom on the horizon
Contrasting investor receptions in euro and sterling markets but new issue premiums rise in both
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
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Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) gave investors the chance to put some euros into a senior bond on Friday and was well subscribed for its efforts. -
Europe’s peripheral banks are likely to make most use of the third Targeted Long Term Refinancing Operation (TLTRO III), but covered bond issuance's prospects look strong, said bankers after the European Central Bank’s meeting on Thursday.
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The list of companies that have declared their support for the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures has grown to 671, with a combined market capitalisation of $9.3tr. This is up from 457 worth $7.9tr in September. The TCFD Secretariat issued its second status report on adoption of the recommendations this week.
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The European Central Bank will price the third instalment of its Targeted Longer-Term Refinancing Operations (TLTRO III) more harshly than expected, it revealed on Thursday. This should keep most banks using market funding. Meanwhile, expectations are rising of another round of quantitative easing, something that would boost prices of bank debt, write Tom Brown, Jasper Cox, David Freitas and Bill Thornhill.
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The US holding company of Spain’s Santander made its first trip to the dollar bond market in almost six months, as issuers made the most of improving conditions.
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The European Central Bank’s cheap lending programme for European banks will prolong the lives of some, but not cure them.
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