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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 European Union may have established a new benchmark maturity this week at the 20 year point. But bankers fear that SSA borrowers, with the exception of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), plan to step back from the markets so as to avoid a potentially volatile week when the results of the Greek PSI are due (see separate story) upon which the approval of €71.5bn of bail-out funding rides.
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Crowned by a World Bank blow-out, a series of strong supranational and agency bonds has this week underscored the return of Australia’s Kangaroo sector to health.
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The Nordic Investment Bank priced only the second Kauri bond of the year on Wednesday — a NZ$200m 4.125% five year note — after a four month absence from this market.
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The Bank of England raised the bar even higher on its annual dollar three year trade this week, setting records and pricing 8bp tighter than last year’s deal. The result firmly underlined the UK borrower’s heightened attraction since the sovereign crisis flared up in 2010.