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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 Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) priced its third bond on Wednesday to the applause of the majority of the SSA market.
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With some borrowers only halfway through their 2011 funding programmes — and the resurgent eurozone debt crisis having all but closed the benchmark bond market — sovereign, supranational and agency names will need unprecedented nimbleness to survive in this new funding climate, bankers warned this week.
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Banco Nacional de Desarrollo Económico y Social brought the largest Swiss franc fixed rate note from a foreign issuer this week — a Sfr200m 2.75% five year — after a 14 years absence from the market.
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The European Investment Bank extended its record-breaking 2039 Swedish krona line this week with a Skr1bn tap at a notably tighter spread than the 4.375% original. The supranational’s pricing underlined domestic investors’ increasing appetite for top rated SSA credits as the Swedish government reduces its issue volumes.