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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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Hopes for a rapid European economic recovery are pinned in large part on the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility, but Italian insurer Generali is concerned that the plan is already behind schedule. -
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It is almost a month since the ECB promised to “significantly increase” the pace of its purchases under the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme. So far, the purchase data reveals little in the way of acceleration, but the head of the Italian treasury Davide Iacovoni says it’s on the way.
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Government bonds around the world were hit by a wave of selling on Friday morning without an obvious trigger from new data or central bank policy updates. However, traders believe a heavy supply schedule and news of increasing deficits are likely to blame.
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Portugal syndicated a new 10 year bond on Wednesday, and drew parallels to deals from Italy and Spain deals earlier in the year as it aimed for a small new issue premium and an high quality order book rather than one of colossal size. But in order to avoid huge drops in the book by slashing the spread, as Italy and Spain had done, Portugal began the price discovery process at a tight level.
