Inter-American Development Bank IADB
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Another barnstorming week for sovereign, supranational and agency bond issuance has got market participants wondering how long the lively activity can last.
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A series of modest taps at the long end of the Australian dollar curve at the end of last week suggests that what has been a quiet market for Kangaroo bonds could soon spark into life, according to SSA funding officials. -
In this round-up, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bank of China to issue a Rmb5bn Panda bond, Bank of Beijing and ING agreed to launch a JV and the Shanghai tech board published detailed information on nine IPO candidates.
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Sterling issuance may be slowing down after its record start to the year, but investor demand shows no signs of cooling — as KfW proved with a tap on Monday that was nearly double its original target size. Any “bank treasury friendly” borrowers should find healthy demand if they follow in the currency, said bankers.
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This week's funding scorecard looks at the progress supranationals have made in their funding programmes.
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Hopes of a thriving new market for securitizations by multilateral development banks hit a hole in the road in December, when the US Treasury said it disapproved of them and would seek to stop them.
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Public sector dollar issuance has had a slower start to the year than usual — in part because of super strong conditions in other currencies — but SSA bankers are confident the strength of the deals that did come this week will boost the pipeline.
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A stampede of dollar funders in the public sector market could be set to hit the euro market over the coming weeks as the euro/dollar basis swap reached levels not seen since the immediate aftermath of the eurozone sovereign debt crisis. Deals could come from issuers who are a rare sight in euros and there could even be some debuts, writes Burhan Khadbai.
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The sterling market for public sector borrowers is enjoying its best ever start to a year thanks to superlative conditions, Sonia linked debuts and a UK parliamentary vote on Brexit next week.
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Sterling issuance from non-UK public sector borrowers has made by far its strongest ever start to a calendar year, with borrowers and bankers citing liquidity-laden investors and a crucial parliamentary vote on Brexit next week as factors behind the rush. Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) and FMS Wertmanagement added to the feast on Thursday, while Inter-American Development Bank will bring yet another trade this Friday.
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Public sector borrowers might switch some of their attention away from a rampant euro market towards dollars, said SSA bankers, after the Inter-American Development Bank and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations brought strong trades in the currency on Wednesday.
