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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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Asian companies hoping to raise money in the bond and equity markets were forced to rethink their plans this week as rising military tensions in Korea exacerbated fears among investors that already have plenty of negative news to worry about.
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The swiftness of the Irish bail-out failed to save peripheral eurozone sovereign debt from a mauling this week as Portugal and Spain struggled to resist a descent into similar humiliations. Even so, issuers and banks savaged new German plans for permanent remedies to the sovereign crisis.
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While Ireland’s negotiations over an EU/IMF rescue financing package have refocused investors’ attention on other struggling eurozone sovereign credits, somewhat stronger banks and a deeper domestic investor base could buy Portugal and Spain more time to repair their economies, debt strategists and bankers said this week. But both countries may eventually have to seek external support too.
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Fears over Irish debt and US inflation applied the brakes to the US corporate bond market this week, and issuance quickly slowed after a frenzied start to the week.
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