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Issuers to make better use of September window, and October pipeline now looks ‘very thin’ as rates worries add to US mid-term concerns
◆ Swedish agency brought tightly priced five year bond ◆ Pick-up to US govvie hits new low ◆ Quality of demand 'exceptionally high' from the get-go
◆ 'New SSA on the block' returns after six months ◆ Two more green bonds added to euro curve ◆ Pricing flat to fair value, 'consistent' spread to Dutch govvie achieved
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Bank of America will become a primary dealer for the Netherlands' government bond market next year, but ING has quit, as part of its strategy of scaling back its dealerships to relieve pressure on its financial markets business. -
Concerns over Sri Lanka's ability to manage its debt continue to mount, with S&P Global Ratings downgrading the country further.
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The SSA market faced unprecedented challenges in 2020. Funding requirements were inflated by unexpected needs from the pandemic, and the market was busier than ever thanks, in no small part, to the EU’s entrance as one of the sector’s biggest borrowers. But with the exception of a difficult period in March, SSA issuers made it through the year with scarcely a hiccup in their programmes. It’s an encouraging sign, but new challenges await next year. Some leading lights in the SSA community discuss the year they’ve had and the changes it has brought for them, as well as for capital markets more broadly.
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The EU Summit on Thursday swiftly produced agreement on the bloc’s multi-annual financial framework, including the €750bn coronavirus recovery fund. Though the news is good, particularly for the European periphery, the move in spreads has been muted.
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This week's scorecard looks at the progress Nordic agencies have made in their 2020 funding programmes in mid-December, with some issuers also setting their targets for 2021.
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The launch this week of the Climate Transition Finance Handbook has propelled the sustainable debt market towards a new era, in which the emphasis moves from a labelled security to the issuer itself, writes Jon Hay.
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