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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on Wednesday sold its second Kazakhstani tenge note ever in what bankers say is an oil price play. -
Belgium has sold a June 2040 private placement with a coupon linked to the European consumer price index, following in the footsteps of Italy which placed a 30 year inflation-linked note on May 4.
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Demand for supranational and agency paper in Turkish lira is proving strong despite political tensions in the area.
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Instituto de Crédito Oficial has sold what some bankers believe may be the first negatively yielding bond from a Spanish issuer.
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A shift in a cross currency basis swap rate is behind a spurt of issuance in Hong Kong dollars, said bankers.
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A new electronic platform for private placements launched this week has interest from 17 dealers and 18 issuers, according to the initiative’s chief executive Pieter van Dyck.
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Italy has sold a 30 year private placement with a coupon linked to the European consumer price index. Market participants are speculating that the deal indicates confidence that inflation may begin to rise.
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The low interest rate environment is causing investors to look at longer and longer paper in search of yield. Issuers are seizing the chance for long funding with private placements.
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The Province of Quebec has returned to the medium term note market after a long absence, printing in Hong Kong dollars.
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Belgium is set to bring a private dabbling in ultra-long debt issuance into the public sphere, as it mandated on Wednesday for a debut 50 year euro benchmark a week after placing its second 100 year medium term note.
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Issuers are meeting investors' yield demands by printing long end private placements. One German state sold its longest ever bond on Tuesday and more sub-sovereigns from the country are likely to follow, according to market participants
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Agencies could be ready to enter the dim sum MTN market which, in contrast with the silent public market, is in good health.
