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Large auctions, new 30 year and ‘two-lens' pricing approach among key expectations for bloc’s July-December funding
◆ DMO chief Jessica Pulay on why 2041s won out ◆ Swift execution 'a hallmark' of transaction ◆ Cover ratio slips but breadth holds firm
◆ Debate whether priced through US Treasuries ◆ Tighter than fixed ◆ Tenor handed investors optically pleasing spread
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The primary market was lively last week ahead of last Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting. Total issuance across the four markets that PMM reports on — SSA, covered bonds, FIG and corporate bonds — was double the previous week's total at almost $60bn-equivalent. The glut of supply afforded investors the ability to be picky and widening spreads in GlobalCapital’s data suggests that they are drawn to higher yields and green labels. -
Confidence in the rates and covered bond secondary markets improved on Tuesday in the wake of a strong performance in the EU’s debut Next Gen deal, despite an initial wobble when the deal weighed in at €20bn, which was larger than expected.
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CPPIB Capital came to market on Tuesday for a green benchmark in Australian dollars, its first syndication in the currency.
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African Development Bank launched a sterling benchmark on Tuesday, raising £600m with its first new line in sterling since 2017.
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The European Union generated a blowout reception for its debut bond under the €800bn Next Generation EU (NGEU) programme on Tuesday, although it paid a sizeable new issue premium of 4bp-5bp according to senior bankers away from the deal.
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The EU wheeled out the first syndication for its €800bn Next Gen funding programme on Tuesday. The deal marks the start of a borrowing programme of remarkable size that has taken much planning. But it also marked the start of the EU paying lower underwriting fees than have been standard in the SSA market for a decade. The EU's decision sparked controversy in the market between banks and other borrowers looking to do the same. GlobalCapital takes a look at what is at stake.
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