Italian Sovereign
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Italy and the Province of Québec will add to the euro public sector supply on Thursday, hoping to capitalise on the strong momentum in the currency following the European Union’s record order book earlier in the week. -
The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance will issue a second BTP Futura next month, following its debut bond in the format earlier this year, as part of its plans to seek greater participation from retail investors to fund its additional borrowing needs resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.
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All eyes were on Italy in the primary euro public sector bond market on Tuesday as it pipped Spain for the biggest ever order book for a eurozone sovereign syndicated bond in the 20 year part of the curve.
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Italy is returning to the international debt market for another syndication, its first since June.
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Italy will receive a €2bn loan from the European Investment Bank to help cover the reinforcement of its healthcare system required to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
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Following the sale of its first government bond targeted exclusively to retail investors last week, Italy may issue another such bond before the end of the year, depending on the evolution of its funding needs, which are still not finalised.
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Italy did not set the world alight with the sale of its first government bond targeted exclusively to retail investors. The proceeds will be used to finance measures related to Italy's post-Covid-19 economic recovery.
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Italy is launching a new retail product, the BTP Futura, turning to its impressive stock of domestic savings to help finance its recovery. It’s an excellent move, and could be even more valuable to Italy’s recovery from the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic than the external support of the European Stability Mechanism.
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Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark and bid-yields from the close of business on Monday, June 8. The source for secondary trading levels is ICE Data Services.
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Italy’s ministry of economy and finance has announced a new government bond which will be reserved exclusively for retail investors, with the proceeds to fund the measures launched by the government to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic and support the recovery of the country.
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The European Central Bank delivered a welcome — and bigger than expected — increase to both the size and scale of its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (Pepp) on Thursday, causing eurozone periphery spreads to ratchet in while staving off concerns of debt sustainability for the moment. Lewis McLellan reports.
