Mizuho

SSA issuers priced before US inflation data is announced

Dollar-based funders return to the primary market

◆ Foreign FIG issuance so far in 2024 outstrips last year’s volume by more than $20bn ◆ Multiple Canadian and Japanese lenders print ◆ US banks prepare capital plans after the Fed’s latest stress tests

Thirty year career has taken him from syndicate to sustainability

◆ Mizuho and Westpac NZ the only FIG issuers in dollars this week ◆ After each raised $1.5bn in dual tranchers, monthly volume pushed to $28bn ◆ Market focus also on Capital One's acquisition of Discover

◆ High oversubscriptions despite tight pricing show investors’ eagerness to buy FIG ◆ RBI prints a day after announcing potential Belarus exit ◆ Mizuho’s long 10 year confirms bid for duration

First EMEA green Samurai offers “a new structure in sustainable finance”

David Anthony started at new firm this week

Issuers duck in ahead of US inflation data across range of maturities

Pair to slip through narrow issuance window as others expected to wait on sidelines

Huge demand, top-range pricing and aftermarket pop are encouraging, but there is a long way to go

Policy bank hopes building a full curve will provide more clarity to pricing