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Duration is selling off, but all the rage in the primary market. The EU could be tempted to follow the UK and Spain to the long end
‘Very important transaction’ for the DMO in meeting investor needs where they are, says debt chief
Tight spreads, higher yields lead to cautious approach from investors, observed issuer

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  • World Bank mandated banks for a 10 year sterling deal on Wednesday — an extremely rare trade from a non-UK public sector borrower, but in line with the trend of issuers going out longer in the sterling curve.
  • Agence Française de Développement is looking to expand its thematic bond framework to include the issuance of social-labelled debt.
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    Investors in the SSA market are piling into long dated bonds, leaving aside any coronavirus-driven fears and swelling the order books on 30 year and 50 year paper to record breaking levels, in what bankers are calling a 'one way market'.
  • SSA
    The European Investment Bank raised €3bn on Tuesday with a five year deal, receiving €14bn of orders for a deal capped at €3bn.
  • Sustainable finance players are enthusiastic about regulation, which they expect to bring clarity and order to the market. It may — though when the new EU rules are implemented they are likely to irk participants more than they expect. But what would be really effective are direct actions that bypass finance.
  • SSA
    Two sterling public sector bond issues were announced on Tuesday, but aside from timing, the trades had little in common. The UK Debt Management Office printed £2.5bn at 50 years, while the International Finance Corp raised £350m with a seven year.
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