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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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Market speculation that Finland could be the first sovereign to leave the eurozone certainly presented no obstacle to its 10 year euro deal this week. Judging by the book size, in fact, it had the opposite effect.
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The all-important September issuance season might be around the corner, but confidence in the SSA new issue market was dealt an untimely blow this week when the European Financial Stability Facility launched a less than perfect €3bn bond, writes Ralph Sinclair.
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The Government of Aruba mandated Credit Suisse and UBS on Wednesday for investor meetings in Europe and the US with a US deal to follow. The borrower has only issued private placements before.
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The Spanish regions of Valenica and Murcia have requested a bigger bailout from Spain’s central government than expected. Spain’s problems are only escalating as Moody’s is expected to downgrade the sovereign to junk status which could further push the country’s borrowing costs.