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Analysts discuss the scope of tightening in Bund swap spreads and the impact on SSA spreads
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The European Investment Bank this week issued its first 10-year Euro Area Reference Note (Earn) since February 2009, a Eu3bn transaction which was triggered by lead order demand from Asia. The deal had to contend with a bout of volatility shortly after books were opened on Thursday when Moody’s downgraded Spain.
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Sovereign and supranational dollar supply this week surprised market participants who had been predicting a lean calendar of issuance. But windows unexpectedly opened for European Investment Bank and Republic of Finland to issue in five years as central banks and asset managers showed strong and renewed interest in the tenor.