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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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Refreshed volatility in Eurozone sovereign debt on Monday dampened hopes of a buoyant week for new issues. SSA bankers had been hoping the week would open on a positive note, after difficult trading in the first week back for Easter, but Spain’s yields put a spanner in the works — they rose above 6% a number of times on Monday. -
The UK has opted for another ultra long-end deal for its first syndication of a nominal bond since January. It mandated four banks on Friday for a tap of its 3.75% July 2052 bonds later this month.
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The European Investment Bank printed a Skr1bn ($148m) green bond through Deutsche Bank and SEB on Tuesday. The deal exemplified the increase in demand for Scandinavian currencies that the supranational issuer has found this year as it makes best use of its wide spreads relative to its peer group and regulatory changes bring new demand to the market.
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Sovereign and agency borrowers from the European periphery are undaunted about their issuance prospects despite the tough week endured in Spanish and Italian bond markets.
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The Republic of Poland finished two days of roadshows in the Swiss franc market on Thursday ahead of a bond redemption in May.
