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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 Bank of England’s Paul Tucker made a nuanced defence of quantitative easing in a wide-ranging interview with EuroWeek, published on Thursday. But he downplayed the idea that the Bank might do more QE soon, pointing instead to the recently launched Funding for Lending scheme as a way to revitalise the UK’s economy.
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The United Kingdom Debt Management Office (DMO) priced on Tuesday a blow-out new inflation-linked Gilt, despite uncertainty surrounding the future of the UK’s inflation indices which could lead to lower returns on the bond.
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Agence Française de Developpement provided dollar buyers with a rare piece of high yielding paper this week, selling a $1bn Reg S trade that almost hit a three digit spread over Treasuries.
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Spanish sovereign bond yields eased on Thursday afternoon as the government revealed its plans to cut its deficit by €40bn in 2013 and expectations grew that the government would apply to the European Stability Mechanism for aid in October.
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DCM bankers have welcomed Monday’s announcement of plans for the creation of a KfW-style British business bank that would lend money to small and medium sized enterprises. Bankers believe that the new issuer will offer investors greater scope for investing in sterling while potentially getting an attractive spread over Gilts in the process.