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Investors and bankers consider prospects for UK country's first bond issue
Inaugural government deal could come in late 2026 or early 2027
◆ New 20 year Bund launched into popular demand ◆ Is 20 years the new 30 years for EGBs? ◆ Fair value in debate
German sovereign goes for conventional over green as smaller peers join a crowded Tuesday
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The Sri Lankan ministry of finance has responded to a Fitch rating downgrade by saying that the country does not ‘accept’ the decision, and has in place a policy framework to tackle its debt obligations and spur economic growth. -
Italy returned to the private placement market to print one of the year’s largest MTNs on Thursday. The deal stood out this week, since issuance in the market has started to wind down ahead of Christmas.
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UK government borrowing is rocketing, with the country intending to borrow £485.5bn in its 2020/21 financial year. This has already pushed up its debt to GDP ratio over 100%, but the announcement of next quarter’s £92bn remit caused scarcely a ripple in the Gilts market on Wednesday. Market participants believe that any problems of debt sustainability or spiralling inflation are too distant a prospect to trouble them, writes Lewis McLellan.
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The UK government said that it will not compensate holders of index-linked Gilts following the reform of the Retail Price Index (RPI) measure of inflation, which is expected to be enacted no earlier than 2030.
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The UK Debt Management Office provided an update to its funding programme following the Spending Review and the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook on Wednesday.
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The Kingdom of Thailand raised Bt20bn ($659.5m) from a syndicated bond on Tuesday, tapping its 15 year sustainable deal.
