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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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The investors are there, the dealers are there and the volatility is not. These three factors are making some in the sovereign, supranational and agency markets optimistic that there could be more business around than usual this summer.
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Bankers are preparing to pitch for mandates from the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) in the event it should be required to issue debt. However, debilitating uncertainty and confusion surrounds the whole process.
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Cades is to take over the deficits of the Employees’ Retirement Fund (Fonds de Réserve pour Les Retraites) from 2011 until 2018, the French Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Affairs announced. This raises the possibility of meaning higher funding volumes in future for the French borrower.
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The re-opening by the United Kingdom’s Debt Management Office of the 0.625% 2040 index-linked Gilt, which will occur at some stage over the next two weeks, will be well-received despite the government’s announcement that it intends to reference CPI inflation rather than RPI for pension index purposes, said bankers.
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KfW created its biggest ever Kangaroo bond on Wednesday, attracting over A$1bn of orders for a December 2019 tap that underlined the Australian dollar’s growing appeal for international buyers. Foreign banks were particularly active bidders for the A$850m deal.
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