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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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Central European sovereigns latched on to the positive mood in SSA markets this week as Poland and then the Slovak Republic became the first two issuers from the region to launch new deals this year. The pair will have added €1.75bn of new five year paper between them by the time both deals are priced. -
Spain has laid out its borrowing plans for the year as it aims to maintain market access and tackle its perilous deficit. The country, which is gearing up for a €5bn bond sale on Thursday morning, plans to cut net issuance by over a quarter in 2012.
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The Republic of Indonesia raised $1.75bn from the sale of 30 year bonds this week, selling the largest and longest debt transaction in Asia so far this year — and proving that investors are still hungry for strong names from the region.
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The Republic of Indonesia launched a benchmark 30 year dollar bond issue on Monday, becoming the second Asian sovereign this year to tap international investors, after a $1.25bn deal from the Philippines last week.
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Israel printed its first ever 30 year conventional bonds on Monday in an auction. The issue is set to double in size at an auction next week. Meanwhile, peripheral European issuers are set to test dealer appetites later in the week with €12.5bn of new supply.
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The Republic of Indonesia plans to raise Rph240.3tr ($26.4bn) from domestic and foreign currency bond issuance this year, an increase of almost 18% above the year before, Barclays Capital analysts said in a report last week.
