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◆ Germany taps 2056s for second time this year, taking €4bn ◆ Spread was fixed from the start, rare for the issuer ◆ ‘Very, very flat’ 2054-2056 roll was key to the decision
Summer is 'slowly but surely' ending with large issuers putting demand to test
'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
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KfW adopted a novel syndicate structure to execute its Eu5bn five year benchmark this week, recruiting five German banks with solid regional distribution capabilities as senior co-leads, together with an international group of co-leads and a selling group, in addition to lead managers Citi, Deutsche Bank and UBS.
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New South Wales Treasury Corp priced its first sterling bond in more than 20 years on Wednesday with a £250m 30 year deal lead managed by JPMorgan.
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The Republic of Indonesia surprised bankers on Wednesday with confirmation that it had mandated two arrangers for its next sovereign bond issue, clearing the way for it to launch a global deal later this month.
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The Netherlands’ unique method of auctioning new governments bonds via Dutch Direct Auction (DDA) proved effective this week, enabling the issuance of a Eu6.523bn July 2019 transaction at 75bp over Bunds, 2bp inside the tight end of original guidance.
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The European Investment Bank issued its largest single tranche fixed rate sterling bond this week and reopened the sterling market for sovereign, supranational and agency issuers with a highly successful long four year bond.
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The Hellenic Republic accessed the short end of the market in great style this week, issuing a Eu7bn three year bond, the largest single tranche deal ever launched by the issuer. But the results were marred by a dramatic spread widening in the Greek curve yesterday.