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Ireland has exceeded its lead managers’ expectations on a much anticipated return to the syndicated new issue market in euros. Its long-awaited 10 year benchmark has drawn a staggering volume of orders and the deal is expected to be priced flat to the issuer’s curve.
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The Republic of Italy paid inflated yields on Tuesday at its first debt auction since being downgraded by Fitch Ratings last week, and could well have to cough up on Wednesday when it attempts to sell longer dated debt, said analysts.
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Latin America bond bankers said late on Monday that they still expected Honduras to price its debut international bond on Tuesday, despite one of the leads, Barclays, withdrawing from the transaction “due to recent developments relating to a required additional disclosure to the offering materials”.
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A clutch of dollar SSA transactions are scheduled for next week, with the Bank of England leading the charge on Monday with its annual $2bn three year transaction. The deal will test investor appetite for the UK central bank as a double-A rated issuer for the first time in its issuing history.
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The European Investment Bank took full advantage of an otherwise quiet issuance week in SSA markets and relative stability after the recent bout of volatility to gain maximum attention for its new seven year EARN, which, at €4bn, was €1bn larger than market participants were expecting and this despite punchy pricing.