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New EU deal and year's final sovereign syndications move into focus amid continued yield sell-offs
New label and attractive relative value of French agency paper allow large spread tightening
Issuer now 80% funded for the year, keeps eyes open for opportunities across currencies
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The Republic of Ghana is visiting investors in the US and London with a plan to print a dollar benchmark. But the delegation’s rumoured size has led to surprises before the meetings have started. -
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The coronavirus outbreak has driven a rush to safe haven assets. While the demand for SSA paper is hotter than ever, some feared that sharply falling yields would make the primary market less attractive. However, borrowers have proved those worries unfounded by building big order books for new bonds this week.
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France printed a €5bn 2052 benchmark on Tuesday, opting for an aggressive pricing strategy and keeping to a more restrained size than its typical €7bn.
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The scale of change in financial markets over the past decade has been crazy. At the beginning of 2010, the eurozone sovereign debt crisis was a gathering storm, with Greece about to become its first and biggest casualty. A decade on, some now consider the Hellenic Republic a safe haven investment as investors try to protect their money from the repercussions of the coronavirus outbreak.
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World Bank broke its size and order book record in the sterling bond market on Tuesday with a maturity that has become the new sweet spot in the currency for SSA borrowers.
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