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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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Despite a rash of Moody’s downgrades, the prospect of a sovereign cut and a failed jumbo loan, bankers this week dismissed fears that Spanish sub-sovereigns face a funding crisis. But their dependence on domestic loan, MTN and bond financing is likely to increase as foreign investors shun the country’s credits, officials acknowledged. Sarah White takes an in-depth look at the Spanish sub-sovereign sector.
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The European Central Bank has completed its covered bond purchase programme (CBPP), it announced on Wednesday.
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A surprise euro deal from the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) this week brought a gust of movement to the public sector market that is otherwise becalmed by continuing concerns about European sovereign debt and worries surrounding various banks and their funding woes.
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With the international debt markets strictly off limits for many of Europe’s sovereign borrowers, the United Kingdom Debt Management Office (DMO) astounded borrowers, bankers and investors this week with an £8bn 30 year syndicated bond offering, the largest of its kind ever seen.
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The Hellenic Republic’s plan to issue Treasury bills this month has been criticised as not only unnecessary but also a dangerous gamble because of the risks a failed auction would entail.