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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 European Investment Bank (EIB) this week became the first SSA borrower out of the blocks in 2013, nipping into the sterling market to take a £1bn bite out of its €70bn funding target for the year.
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Esther Finnbogadóttir is set to take over from Ingvar Ragnarsson early this year as head of funding and debt management for the Republic of Iceland, SSA Markets understands.
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Sovereigns in Europe’s periphery looked well set up on Wednesday for what could be a busy month of issuance. Secondary yields dropped dramatically after a last ditch deal in the US to avoid the fiscal cliff.
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The Dutch State Treasury has plumped for a three year auction next week to kick off its long term funding for the year. Strong appetite for risk could mean international demand is lacklustre, but the domestic investor base will carry the auction through, said analysts.
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Mark Wheatcroft, the former head of EMEA debt syndicate at UBS, will join Mizuho International in London in early February as head of debt syndicate, EuroWeek understands.
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How 2013 will pan out in the capital markets is too tough to call. At the end of last year there were plenty of doom merchants predicting all sorts of disasters. There was justification for it and some things did go badly — especially at UBS. But plenty went right from the bumper first quarter, to many more blowout deals than dogs and with most issuers able to wrap up early for the year.