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Fed takes centre stage as investors hope for cuts
The US Federal Reserve is expected to cut its interest rates by 25bp on Wednesday, but investors are keeping a close watch on what the central bank says when it makes its policy announcement.
18 Sep 2019 -
Ireland hits second century
Ireland has extended its curve out to 2119 by placing its second century bond, three years after it sold its first in the tenor.
16 Sep 2019 -
Thanks Draghi, now politicians must step up
It's not clear how long the ECB’s new asset purchase programme will last, or what the new tiered deposit system will look like.
12 Sep 2019 -
Can the ‘Volfefe Index’ make markets great again?
How much emphasis do you put on a tweet? According to JP Morgan and its recent ‘Volfefe Index’, 280 characters is all US president Donald Trump needs to shock the markets.
12 Sep 2019 -
Euro govvies sink to record lows as ECB fires up fresh stimulus
The yields on core and peripheral eurozone government bonds sank to record low levels following the announcement of a broad stimulus package on Thursday, comprising the restart of net asset purchases, a 10bp rate cut and a tiered deposit rate system for banks.
12 Sep 2019 -
UK reopens 2054 after investor demand shifts to 35 years
The UK Debt Management Office (DMO) raised £4bn after it reopened its 2054 Gilt this week with market participants signalling their preference for the maturity rather than even longer maturities, said chief executive Robert Stheeman.
12 Sep 2019 -
No ‘significant move’ in euro govvie yields if ECB holds back on new QE
There will not be a huge repricing of eurozone government bonds in the event that the European Central Bank does not announce a new round of quantitative easing, according to a senior asset strategist.
11 Sep 2019 -
Bazooka or water pistol, Draghi is guaranteed to disappoint
There is typically a degree of consensus among market participants as to what a central bank will say at its upcoming monetary policy meeting.
10 Sep 2019 -
DMO and EIB taps reopen quiet sterling market
The UK Debt Management (DMO) and European Investment Bank reopened a quiet sterling market on Tuesday with a pair of syndicated taps, which bankers feel will leave issuers and investors "confident" to follow.
10 Sep 2019 -
Funding scorecard: European sovereigns
This week's funding scorecard looks at the progress European sovereigns have made in their funding programmes as we enter September.
06 Sep 2019
Sovereigns
Bond Comments
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UK GBP4bn 1.625% Oct 54 tap
12 Sep 2019 -
Finland EUR3bn 0% Sep 24
29 Aug 2019 -
Greece EUR2.5bn 1.875% Jul 26
18 Jul 2019 -
UK GBP2.5bn 0.125% Aug 41 linker tap
11 Jul 2019 -
Italy EUR3bn 2.8% Mar 67
11 Jul 2019 -
Austria EUR3.25bn 0% Jul 24, EUR1.25bn 2.1% Sep 17 tap
27 Jun 2019 -
Spain EUR6bn 0.6% Oct 29
13 Jun 2019 -
Italy EUR6bn 3.1% Mar 40
13 Jun 2019 -
Netherlands €5.985bn 0.50% Jan 40 green bond
23 May 2019 -
UK GBP4.75bn 1.625% Oct 54
16 May 2019 -
Ireland EUR4bn 1.50% May 50
09 May 2019 -
Greece EUR2.5bn 3.875% Mar 29
07 Mar 2019 -
Spain EUR5bn 1.85% Jul 35
28 Feb 2019 -
France EUR7bn 1.5% May 50
21 Feb 2019 -
Italy EUR8bn 3.85% Sep 49
07 Feb 2019 -
Finland EUR3bn 0.5% Sep 29
07 Feb 2019 -
UK GBP2.5bn 0.125% Aug 41 linker tap
07 Feb 2019 -
Austria EUR5bn 0.5% Feb 29
31 Jan 2019 -
Belgium EUR5bn 1.7% Jun 50
31 Jan 2019 -
Greece EUR2.5bn 3.45% Apr 24
31 Jan 2019
