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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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Politicians’ ham-fisted approach to communicating with bond markets was driving volatility, said dealers; something that has been a feature of the European sovereign crisis all year.
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A sell-off in Gilt yields following better than expected growth figures and an upward revision in outlook by Standard & Poor’s provided the perfect backdrop for the United Kingdom to tap its 2040 conventional bond through a £5bn syndication this week. However, the syndication process attracted some criticism, with one investor complaining that the regular sales are having a distorting affect on auctions.
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The sterling market welcomed a rare issue from the World Bank this week, which took advantage of improving arbitrage into dollars and scarce supply to launch its first sterling benchmark bond since early 2008.