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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 World Bank dipped into a growing pocket of European and Asian demand for Russian roubles this week when it priced a Rb2.25bn ($69.2m) July 2017 note on Thursday after a two year absence from the market.
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Proposals to launch “Eurobills” – short term debt with tenors of up to one year jointly issued by EU member states – as a solution to periphery Eurozone countries’ immediate financing needs may be dead on arrival after a leading financial lawyer questioned the assumption that the instruments would not require a change in the EU treaty. -
Spain survived three Bonos auctions on Thursday morning thanks to hedge fund buying. But some government bonds traders believe that it is a question of when rather than if the country requests a full scale EU bail-out as the queue of end investors looking to invest in the country dwindles.
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The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is planning to pick banks to manage a $1bn bond next week, lining up a return to the market in the second half. The sovereign is likely to give the mandate to four or five banks.
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Turkey attracted a barnstorming response to a re-opening of its 6% January 2041 notes on Tuesday, attracting orders of over $7bn to the deal. The final issue of $1bn was priced with a minimal premium over the outstanding paper.
