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A tap of the UK’s 2052 conventional Gilt this week smashed records as soaring investor demand produced the issuer’s fastest ever bookbuild and tightest long-dated yield print.
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The European Investment Bank and Kommunalbanken took advantage of the robust demand for sterling bonds this week following the UK’s blockbuster £4.75bn 2052 syndication (see separate story).
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The Dutch State Treasury Agency plans to reduce its money market outstandings by about €20bn over the next two years to leave it breathing room to raise cash easily if the budget demands it.
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Finland is looking to diversify further into the dollar market this year as part of plans to build a benchmark curve in the currency. The strategy is likely to require the borrower build its investor base in the US if it is to find sufficient pools of cash to justify the diversification.
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A tap of the UK’s 2052 conventional Gilt on Tuesday smashed records as soaring investor demand produced the issuer’s fastest ever book build and tightest long-dated yield print. Demand was so strong for the Debt Management Office’s (DMO) deal that it risked turning the syndication into a bunfight, as the issuer received more than £8bn or orders within 15 minutes of opening books.
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Israel entered the bond market on Monday with a 10 year dollar deal . It is expected to be priced in the late New York trading session.