Germany
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BayernLB has mandated leads for a possible three year sterling floater or short five year fixed rate transaction.
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Public sector borrowers tore $10bn of funding from the dollar market on Tuesday, shaving several basis points from initial price thoughts in the process. Only one benchmark is on screens for Wednesday, but SSA bankers expect next week’s run-up to the inauguration of Donald Trump as US president on January 20 will be — in Trump terminology — “huge”.
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The treasury team at BASF, the German chemicals producer, kept up a high level of capital markets activity on Tuesday as it targeted a debut transaction in the Eurodollar market.
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The Nordic Investment Bank and Rentenbank brought sterling deals on Monday, adding to a busy start to the year for a market that has retained stability despite currency fluctuations around the latest speculation on Brexit.
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Tuesday’s dollar market is set to be packed to the rafters, with a quartet of issuers out with trades and most of the focus at the five year part of the curve.
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HeidelbergCement hit the Eurobond market on Monday with a benchmark four year transaction, winning large demand and a negative concession as it tapped investors’ sweet spot on tenor.
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German Landesbank NordLB issued a €500m 10 year Pfandbrief backed by public sector loans on Monday. The deal had a narrowly oversubscribed order book despite offering a fair new issue concession. Meanwhile, Austria's Erste Bank has mandated leads for a Pfandbrief backed by mortgages.
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Eurex will introduce CFTC-certified options on its VStoxx futures contract as it aims to increase US participation in the product.
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Guarantor: Financial Market Stabilisation Fund of the Federal Republic of Germany
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