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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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Gilt Edged Market Makers (GEMMs) and investors have urged the UK’s Debt Management Office to extend the Gilt curve with a 50 year or longer deal. The minutes of the DMO’s latest consultation, released on Tuesday, suggest that such a deal is more than likely to come this quarter.
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Banque PSA Finance, the car finance arm of Peugeot Citroën, issued its first bonds on Monday with the benefit of the French Republic’s guarantee. The sale was a blowout, raising €1.2bn — the maximum possible — at a spread close to the government curve.
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A pair of borrowers were forced to increase dollar deals this week in the face of strong demand.
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Cades printed its first five year euro benchmark since February 2011 this week, a €2.5bn 1% May 2018 transaction priced at 17bp over mid-swaps or 17.1bp over the May 2018 OAT.
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Unédic and Cades contributed to an outpouring of euro denominated French supply this week with issuance from SSAs as well as corporate and financials. Bankers had expected a quiet session ahead of the Easter break with Cyprus and Italy continuing to worry market participants.
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