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'Everyone is ready for summer to be over' as SSA wave builds for Monday
Analysts discuss the scope of tightening in Bund swap spreads and the impact on SSA spreads
OATs and OLOs could weaken further versus Bunds while southern European countries and EU continue to paint a positive picture
Uncertainty looms large as presidential race far from clear and budget negotiations potentially ‘highly challenging’
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CDS: week’s biggest movers — Markit CDX North America investment grade index — Markit iTraxx Europe subordinated financials index — Markit iTraxx Europe senior financials index — Markit iTraxx SovX Western Europe index — Markit iTraxx Europe index — Markit iTraxx crossover index
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Export Development Canada (EDC) sold its first sterling bond of the year on Thursday morning, placing a three year note. The issuer was able to increase the deal beyond its minimum size, even though the market was still digesting Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments from the night before.
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KfW sold its second Canadian dollar deal of the year on Tuesday, a three year fixed rate note. The deal benefited from increased interest in Canadian dollars — largely in response to falling interest in Australian dollars along with a favourable perception of the country — but also suffered from investor reluctance to buy fixed-rate paper.
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Italy suffered a slight setback at an auction on Thursday when it sold three year debt at a yield higher than where the bonds were trading in secondaries.
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The Republic of Indonesia is offering a chunky premium on its upcoming dollar bond after a global selloff prompted investors to yank their holdings out of emerging market assets.
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Italy emerged almost unscathed from a bill auction on Wednesday, held the morning after Standard & Poor’s downgraded its credit rating by one notch. A sale of longer dated debt on Thursday is also unlikely to be badly affected by the announcement, said analysts.