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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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Investors and bankers were given a degree of clarity on the mechanism of the European Financial Stability Facility this week at meetings held in Frankfurt, Paris and London.
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The International Finance Corporation tapped its July 2020 Kangaroo for another A$400m ($392m) on Thursday, bringing the new total to A$900m. By choosing to tap its 10 year, the agency is shooting for the sweet spot in the SSA market, picking up around 10bp on the swap to dollars, despite a challenging relative value backdrop. ANZ, TD Securities and UBS were bookrunners.
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KfW and Export Development Canada issued five year dollar global bonds this week, meeting heavy demand from investors clamouring for current coupon paper from top quality issuers.
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The prospect of further quantitative easing, anticipated low interest rates and the UK government’s spending cuts this week drove down Gilt yields to their lowest levels in 20 years — good news for the Debt Management Office which is planning a £5bn tap of its 4.25% 2040 Gilt next week.