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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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Hungary has ended months of market speculation by mandating banks for a global roadshow without first securing a fresh financial assistance agreement with the IMF. The Hungarian debt management agency (AKK) announced on Monday that it had picked BNP Paribas, Citi, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs to arrange investor meetings in Europe and the US “in the coming weeks”.
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The Italian treasury has wasted no time in returning to the syndicated benchmark market this week by awarding four banks the mandate for a new bond, following a stellar opening week for SSAs. Meanwhile, the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) has also elected to return to the new issue market and other borrowers will not be far behind, say senior bankers.
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Central and Eastern European sovereigns could see increasing demand for their private placements this year as investors look beyond western European credits for yield, according to medium term note dealers.
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Central and Eastern European sovereigns could be set for a bumper year in private placements, following the lead of the Slovak Republic, which sold a €1.5bn euro medium term note last week.
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The Republic of Italy rounded off a spectacular week for peripheral eurozone issuers with a yield-busting auction on Friday, but the sovereign was warned to get moving on a benchmark as the sustainability of the recovery was called into question.
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KfW priced its largest ever Australian dollar bond this week as strong demand from offshore investors helped the Kangaroo market get off to a strong start to 2013. The deal presaged smaller Australian dollar trades from other agency issuers.