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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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The Canton of Zurich sold Sfr1.01bn ($1.07bn) of debt on Tuesday across four tranches, selling two, nine, 13 and 25 year bonds. The 25 year bond, brought in response to reverse inquiries, came as a surprise to the bookrunners.
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KfW priced a $1bn floating rate note on Monday, latching on to investors’ recent desire for floating rate paper and coming shortly after visiting investors in the US.
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A pair of issuers did well to dive into the market with long awaited deals on Tuesday to raise €3bn ahead of what turned out to be a volatile week — although the causes of that volatility were different to what had been expected.
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Three SSA borrowers are all contenders for summer benchmarks, despite the volatility generated in the Portuguese government bond market this week following the resignation of two of the country’s government ministers.
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Finland is aiming to print a euro and a dollar benchmark in the autumn and may supplement the deals with an auction and t-bill issuance, SSA Markets can reveal.
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Spain hit its maximum €4bn target at an auction of three year and five year debt on Thursday, a result which — despite increased yields — showed the sovereign was not badly affected by concerns over the future of Portugal’s government.