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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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Export Development Canada (EDC) on Tuesday demonstrated extreme patience to all but bring to a close its 2012 funding programme with a five year global.
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Draft rules from the European Union this week aim to restrict the way that rating agencies operate, particularly in relation to their evaluation of sovereign debt. The draft rules propose restrictions on when the agencies may issue ratings and on agency ownership.
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FADE’s daring dive into the capital markets after being locked out of the market for a year paid off handsomely this week. Lead managers Barclays, BBVA, Crédit Agricole and Santander received orders of well over €2.5bn for the three year bond, comfortably justifying a €1.75bn print and a 10bp tightening from initial price guidance.
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WIBank, the development bank of the State of Hessen, made its debut appearance in the capital markets on Wednesday. The issuer was able to take advantage of a lack of supply and strong investor demand for safe German paper to bring a blowout trade that it hopes will pave the way for future appearances in 2013.
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