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Primary market for public sector unlikely to see large transactions until after Easter, reckon bankers
Market participants pray for no negative news overnight in hope of ‘pre-Easter wave of issuance’
Two day executions expose dollar issuers to market volatility
◆ 'Pragmatic' and 'flexible' about execution window ◆ Tight spreads to Germany, Netherlands achieved ◆ Trio of euro deals to come on Tuesday
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Italy picked the banks to lead its debut green bond on Tuesday after unveiling its sovereign green framework to investors last week. -
The UK is set to announce the world’s first sovereign green bonds for retail investors. The proceeds will help to finance projects aimed at achieving the country’s target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.
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The US Treasury held a seven year auction on Thursday, coming in the midst of a sharp sell-off in the Treasury curve. The result was the Treasury’s worst bid to cover ratio since 2009.
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Italy published its much anticipated green bond framework on Thursday, ahead of a debut green BTP later in 2021.
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UK Labour Party leader Keir Starmer has proposed a “British Recovery Bond” — a retail government issue that would be used to finance SME lending to help kick-start the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. It can be tempting to dismiss such measures as political posturing, but there are some genuine advantages to the proposal, and it deserves its day.
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SSA bond supply dwindled last week meaning an outstanding performance from Hamburger Hochbahn’s debut bond, which was six times subscribed and managed a huge 26bp tightening from initial price thoughts, weighed heavily on primary market indicators.
