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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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Introducing floating net asset values as standard could be one way of tackling the low rate environment which has been causing headaches for money market funds, according to fund managers in Europe. Many US managers still oppose the move, however.
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Spain sold €3.9bn of short dated debt on Tuesday, surpassing its maximum volume target. This was despite peripheral sovereign yields spiking on Monday after Italian premier, Mario Monti, announced at the weekend his intention to resign.
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The UK’s Debt Management Office (DMO), which plans to sell a pair of syndications before April 2013, may well increase its issuance in the medium part of the curve during its next fiscal year, according to Morgan Stanley.
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Hungary is set for an early return to the global bond markets following the success of last week’s debut issue by quasi-sovereign Magyar Eximbank, a senior government minister said on Tuesday.
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Italian and Spanish auctions this week will record subdued demand and heightened yields after news broke over the weekend that Italy’s prime minister, Mario Monti, is to stand down, said analysts.
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Greece has opted to give investors more time to take part in a buyback of its debt which was originally set to close on December 7. Participation is expected to hit the hoped for €30bn by the deadline of 12pm GMT on Tuesday, but the buyback will not go far to solving Greece’s problems, said analysts.