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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
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Swedish municipalities are moving closer to their dream of being viewed through the same prism as their sovereign but there is still “huge work” to be done, according to issuers and dealers.
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The Republic of the Philippines returned to the global peso bond market last week, finding a chunk of the money it needs to buyback a swathe of outstanding bonds. -
The Slovak Republic joined the CEE sovereign pre-funding bonanza on Wednesday, pricing a €1.25bn 12 year euro benchmark 5bp through initial price thoughts.
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The IFC has received permission from the Russian government to issue its first rouble-denominated bonds as part of an effort to strengthen Russia’s domestic bond market.
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The Republic of Indonesia returned to the Samurai bond market in style this week, receiving almost twice the demand necessary for the ¥60bn deal. The sovereign used a guarantee to ensure strong demand, but it got a good sign that investors were becoming more comfortable with its standalone credit quality.
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In what had looked unlikely at certain points this year, Spain managed to hit its 2012 funding target this week, pushing itself over the line with an auction raising just under €4.8bn. But the sale was not a resounding success — Spain’s bonds sold off afterwards and took Italy’s with it — and could pile on yet more pressure on Spain to apply for a bail-out.
