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The Kingdom of Spain held a less than impressive bond auction this week but the bad news was tempered by a series of successes for its beleaguered regions.
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Issuers and dealers were quick to take advantage of opportunities provided by moves in cross currency basis swaps this week, allowing them to get euro commercial paper deals done despite the super tight levels at which many issuers want to fund.
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The entry of the European Stability Mechanism as an investor in short dated money market instruments later this month could lead to a further compression in the already meagre yields on offer from short term debt, Eurocommercial paper dealers have warned.
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The launch of a new triple-A rated euro medium term note programme from a Finnish agency this week cheered dealers who have been struggling with the worst quarter for public sector issuance since the first three months of 2009.
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A week of further eurozone volatility is pushing sovereigns, supranationals and agencies even more towards private placements for funding.
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Anything but euros worked for top-flight sovereign, supranational and agency issuers in the MTN market this week, as instability in both the banking and sovereign sectors rocked equity and CDS markets.