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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 Republic of Austria has increased its commercial paper outstanding by 40% over the past month and lengthened its average tenors. That follows “enormous” demand for the country’s short term debt that has led to secondary market yields turning negative. -
Spain sold over €7bn of bills on Tuesday between three and seven months in maturity while its 10 year yields moved north of 7.5%. Meanwhile, Moody’s shifted the outlook on Germany’s triple-A rating to negative.
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The UK Debt Management Office (DMO) raised £4bn through an index-linked syndication on Tuesday at ultra-low yields racing to yet another huge orderbook.
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Spanish bond yields circled perilously high on Monday. The 10 year reached highs past 7.5% leading to fears that a new — and more severe — stage in Europe’s sovereign debt crisis has been reached.
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Spain’s government bond yields spiralled north of 7% on Friday. EU agreement on a bail-out for the troubled sovereign’s banking system has failed to convince investors that it is enough to set Spain on the path to recovery.
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Portugal raised eyebrows this week with news of its decision to use medium term notes to push its way back onto investors’ radars — but private placements could be just what the troubled sovereign needs.
