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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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The capital markets were in fine fettle for the first two trading days of the year, after US politicians hammered out a last minute reprieve for the country’s economy on New Year’s Day by agreeing a compromise on tax cuts.
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Finland’s Municipality Finance made an unexpected appearance in Swiss francs on Thursday morning, coming to market with a 10 year bond. Despite pricing through swaps, the deal proved popular with investors and broke a dry spell in international public sector issuance in the currency.
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More sovereign debt restructurings could occur in Europe this year as bailed-out states seek to break the co-dependence between themselves and their stricken banks. Ireland, which spent much of 2012 reasserting itself in capital markets after a spell on the sidelines could be the next candidate to undergo an extension to some of the debt related to the bail-out of its banking sector.
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