German Sovereign
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A fourth issuer of the week has broken its record for longest dated syndication ever, while the European Financial Stability Facility wrapped up its 2016 needs with a trade that looked almost short end by comparison to the rest of the week’s euro supply. -
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is set to test the five year part of the dollar curve — a tenor not attempted by many issuers over the last few weeks — as a French issuer opted for the tried and tested three year maturity and a German agency was able to increase a deal at that tenor from its target size.
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Austria is looking to stretch its curve to hitherto untapped lengths, as it mulls a 70 year euro benchmark. Also seeking duration, Rentenbank pushed out its curve, printing a bond at 20 years for the first time ever.
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Erste Abwicklungsanstalt has hired banks to run its first benchmark since June and its first in dollars since March.
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Guarantor: Financial Market Stabilisation Fund of the Federal Republic of Germany
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A sell-off in eurozone government debt last week, over rumours that the European Central Bank might start tapering its quantitative easing programme, may have helped issuers bring more shorter dated deals in euros this week than have been possible for months — but some issuers are wary that more volatility could be ahead.
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The European Stability Mechanism is close to deciding on the format its first dollar benchmark will be printed in, while a deal due this Friday could open up to longer dated tenors what has already been an extremely strong dollar market in the three year part of the curve.
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FMS Wertmanagement became on Thursday the first public sector borrower since June to print a euro benchmark with a maturity below five years.
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Sweden on Thursday will bring the second three year dollar benchmark of the week, after a deal on Wednesday in the same tenor from KfW that was the biggest trade in the currency since July.
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Rentenbank tapped its new 10 year Kangaroo line for A$50m ($37.8m) on Tuesday. Attracting a mixture of Asian accounts, the agency's long dated paper pulled in a wide range of investors.
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KfW named on Tuesday the banks it has hired to lead a three year dollar trade, its first in the currency since August.
