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Month-end buying from investors in secondary market to determine backdrop for next wave of issuance
‘Pragmatic’ approach from borrowers set to benefit upcoming wall of issuance
◆ Nordic sovereign brings year's final euro deal ◆ Pricing strategy adjusted after secondary widening ◆ Land NRW attracts with pick-up over KfW
◆ 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
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The SSA bond market in euros weakened considerably over the last week and borrowers and bankers alike are eyeing the upcoming EU benchmark issuance with trepidation. -
In the film 'Annie Hall', Woody Allen recounts two diners’ experience at a restaurant. “One of them says: ‘Boy, the food at this place is really terrible.’ The other one says: ‘Yeah, I know; and such small portions.’”
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When US Consumer Price Index data shot past consensus forecasts of 3.5% to hit 4.2% this week, even hardened inflation sceptics were forced to re-evaluate their positions. The data caused sharp ructions in rates markets and equity portfolios, write Sam Kerr and Lewis McLellan, as investors caught such a dose of the jitters that issuers will have to reconsider their primary capital market plans.
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BCS Global Markets, the investment services division of Russia’s largest independent broker, has hired a new treasurer.
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Public sector borrowers should be careful what they wish for. Those looking to follow the European Union’s lead in lowering the underwriting fees they pay to banks could cause an unwelcome distortion to their market at a time when getting funding through the door with minimal drama is perhaps more crucial than ever.
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Germany sold a 30 year green bond via syndication on Tuesday, pricing the trade 2bp through its conventional twin bond of the same maturity and coupon.
