Italy

◆ First euro AT1 for more than two months as Santander, other G-Sibs went for cheaper dollars ◆ Non-national champion status makes it 'not straightforward' execution ◆ Ongoing strong bid for yield

Car leasing firm bumps up deal size between guidance and final terms

Italian banks should seize a lift in sentiment to distance themselves from the sovereign

BTP's overnight performance helped secure domestic interest

Italian 10 year government bonds outperformed Germany

Lender prepares four year covered bond deal as funding conditions appear to ease for Italy and its banks

No Pepp talk from Lagarde relieves market participants but issuance could face ‘headwind into next year’

The spread was closely calibrated to ensure critical domestic demand

Agency issuers appeared after the EU cleared a €7bn syndication

New retail government bond sale draws in €4.8bn of demand on first day

Sovereign targets retail investors as BTP spread over Bunds hovers near 200bp

Italy government bond yields shot up on concerns of widening fiscal gap