Top Section/Bond comments/Ad
Top Section/Bond comments/Ad
Most recent
'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’
More articles/Ad
More articles/Ad
More articles
-
The Dutch State Treasury Agency (DSTA) returned to the dollar market for the second time ever on Wednesday with a blow-out three year deal. The deal showed that despite meagre yields and tight spreads short-dated maturities are open to the right credits.
-
The Republic of Indonesia has hired Mizuho and SMBC Nikko to manage its Samurai bond transaction, which it wants to close by the end of this year, said bankers. The government decided, after some debate, that it will use a guarantee from Japan Bank of International Cooperation to bolster the appeal of the deal.
-
Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities (JFM) aimed to price its global bond comeback at the same level as Tokyo’s local government’s transaction earlier this year, and bankers in the deal bet that the rarity of the offering would attract banks and fund managers.
-
Romania is tapping its €750m 6.5% 2018s on Tuesday via BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and Unicredit. Price guidance for the Reg S note was released at 5.25% yield area in the morning, before being tightened to a final yield of 5.1%.
-
A number of borrowers announced benchmark mandates in the dollar markets following Monday’s Labor Day holiday.
-
The ECB should refrain from dropping its deposit rate into negative territory when its governing council meets on Thursday, money market fund managers have warned.