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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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Quebec returned to Swiss francs on Tuesday with a 10 year trade. Previously popular with Swiss investors for offering an enticing spread over sub-Libor domestic credits, Quebec has now achieved sub-Libor pricing of its own.
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A rip-roaring month of oversubscribed SSA deals in large size came grinding to a halt this week as secondary markets began to soften. The deal pipeline for borrowers now looks remarkably bare after a month in which Europe’s beleaguered sovereign borrowers provided the star turn.
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The Kingdom of Sweden is making good progress in tackling an unexpected Skr100bn ($15.7bn) funding task for its central bank, following a $1bn euro medium term note placed via Citi on Wednesday.
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Italian yields plunged across the maturity curve at auctions this week and other peripheral eurozone issuers are expected to record similar results in early February, analysts said on Wednesday.