KfW
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Oesterreichische Kontrollbank mandated Danske Bank to raise a minimum of Nkr500m ($59.2m) for a four year Nokkie note on Tuesday. -
BHP Billiton’s partnership with the IFC for the world’s first ‘forests’ bond has inspired others to look at similar projects.
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As the end of 2016 approaches, borrowers are turning to the green market for their remaining funding, with a pair of SSA borrowers returning to the syndicated market for socially responsible investment products on Thursday.
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Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark as of Thursday's close. The source for secondary trading levels is Interactive Data.
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BMW returned to the Norwegian krone on Wednesday after a two year absence. The market has become more attractive for European issuers as the currency and FX swap levels recover after a period of unstable oil prices.
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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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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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KfW named on Tuesday the banks it has hired to lead a three year dollar trade, its first in the currency since August.
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A hotly anticipated day of two central bank meetings failed to disrupt another good week for public sector borrowers in the dollar market, although the outcome of one of the meetings could have consequences for demand in the longer term, bankers warned.
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A handful of deals could hit the euro market for public sector borrowers next week, with the seven year part of the curve looking particularly attractive — the latest evidence for which was a KfW trade this week.
