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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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Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten’s splash in 10 year dollars this week and the more muted response to the expensive trio of development bank deals is creating opportunities for issuers that may not have considered printing dollars so early in the year. One such is Cades, which typically opens its funding programme with a euro benchmark, but this year may print dollars first.
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The Republic of Italy picked up the baton from Ireland this week to lead the sprint of renascent peripheral European sovereigns into the international bond markets, writes Ralph Sinclair.
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The Kingdom of Spain had cause to celebrate on Thursday as its second bond auction of 2013 passed off without a hitch. But murmurings over when the sovereign would come with a syndicated deal intensified as figures showed the borrower has been less quick off the mark than it was last year.
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The Republic of Poland, which has already raised one third of its funding needs for the year, aims to be half done by the end of the first quarter, SSA Markets understands.
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The Republic of Austria’s funding needs for the year could be slightly lower than anticipated, SSA Markets understands, as 2012 government revenues may turn out to be higher than expected.