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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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China’s Ministry of Finance closed the books to the retail portion of its latest offshore renminbi bond at the end of last week, getting around Rmb17.48bn of demand for the Rmb5.5bn ($862m) offer.
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Italy auctioned a quartet of bonds on Friday morning, following a two notch downgrade of the sovereign by Moody’s late on Thursday night. However, Italy brushed off the ratings cut, hitting its maximum desired auction amount of €5.25bn.
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The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) reasserted itself as a stabilising force in European bond markets this week, proving it had market access for jumbo transactions by printing its largest ever bond.
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The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) offered investors a rare opportunity to buy Japanese government guaranteed (JGG) debt on Wednesday when it issued a $2bn five year global bond.
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Rare Australian names were the sole suppliers of senior unsecured paper in Swiss francs this week, and were able to raise large sizes for their efforts. Macquarie Bank’s Swiss debut clocked in at Sfr325m ($331.7m), while National Australia Bank printed a solid Sfr525m dual tranche deal.
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Transport for London (TfL) sold its first bond since 2006 on Thursday afternoon — a £500m 30 year print which is the first clip of £1.6bn of funding that the issuer intends to raise in the bond markets over the next three years. The deal inaugurates a new sector in the sterling market, said one of the leads.