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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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A pair of notably successful new issues have primed the sovereign, supranational and agency sector for a further raft of short-dated dollar bonds next week. In contrast to their struggles in the euro market (see separate story), top European triple-As are poised to follow the Province of Ontario and Council of Europe Development Bank’s lead, bankers report — provided Friday’s non-farm payroll data does not weaken demand.
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Yet another eurozone crisis of confidence has left sovereign, supranational and agency credits scrambling to reshape plans to raise euros next week in the wake of Portugal’s Eu78bn EU/IMF bailout.
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Norway’s Statnett was accused this week of being too aggressive with the pricing of its first Swiss franc deal of the year.
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Swiss retail yield hogs again slurped down triple-B rated deals this week. Issues from Santander’s Brazilian subsidiary and Hyundai underscored the domestic investor base’s continuing receptiveness to higher coupons and recognisable borrowers.
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Greek debt plunged towards default levels on Wednesday as market players priced in increasing expectations of a sovereign restructuring. In low volume even small sized sales triggered further major price falls across the eurozone member’s yield curve.