Nomura
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There were flashbacks to last month’s Spanish syndication in the bond market this week as Italy made an emphatic start to the Draghi era in the BTP market. The borrower shed billions of orders on Tuesday after aggressively pricing its first syndication since the appointment of the ex-ECB chief as the country’s prime minister. Burhan Khadbai reports. -
This week was the busiest of the year so far for bank senior supply in euros, as issuers took advantage of strong market conditions after posting full year results.
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Italy hit the market with a dual tranche on Tuesday, raising €4bn with a 30 year linker and €10bn with a new 10 year BTP. A sharp move in pricing on the 10 year leg meant it lost €45bn of orders, but SSA bankers on and off the deal said the trade was still a good result.
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Italy came to the market for its first syndication since a seismic rally in the sovereign’s bonds after Mario Draghi agreed to form a new government earlier this month. But despite the huge confidence from investors in BTPs, a compression of 4bp from initial price thoughts for a new 10 year led to a dramatic loss of over €45bn orders.
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Italy hit screens on Monday to announce a dual-tranche syndicated deal comprising a new 10 year benchmark and 30 year inflation-linked bond.
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The European Investment Bank and Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale (Cades) took centre stage in the public sector dollar market this week, ahead of the Lunar New Year, with EIB selling its first 10 year benchmark in the currency since 2015.
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Unlike its last syndication in January, when Spain lost over €75bn of orders after an aggressive move in pricing, the sovereign took a more cautious approach on its return to the public market this week to print its biggest ever 50 year bond.
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The Asian Development Bank has sold its first ever education bond. The proceeds will go towards financing technical and vocational training for educators in the Asia Pacific region.
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The European Investment Bank became the latest SSA to hit the unusually popular 10 year dollar bucket on Tuesday, raising an impressive $4bn. The European supra was joined at five years by a jumbo trade from Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale.
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After taking an aggressive approach for its last syndication in January which resulted in a shocking loss of over €75bn of orders, Spain returned to a more moderate and conventional pricing process as it came to the market for a new 50 year bond on Tuesday.
