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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
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This week in Keeping Tabs: the role of debt management offices in green policy, and an update on EU countries' use of capital markets. -
Naveed Sultan will develop and lead a new digital policy, strategy and advisory practice for governments, corporates and financial institutions at Citi, and has been appointed chairman in the bank's institutional clients group (ICG).
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European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde was firm enough in her promises of monetary policy support to avoid disappointing investors at a press conference on Thursday.
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Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark and bid-yields from the close of business on Monday, October 26. The source for secondary trading levels is ICE Data Services.
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Italian government bonds rallied across the curve on Monday after S&P upgraded its outlook on the sovereign on Friday in response to the country’s extraordinary fiscal measures and support from the European Central Bank’s asset purchase programme and the European Union’s incoming recovery fund. The positive sentiment bodes well for the imminent publication of Italy’s green bond framework and plans to return to the dollar market in the coming weeks.
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Greece hit the market this week with a €2bn tap, neatly threading a needle between the EU’s jumbo debut and a hefty 30 year from Italy. But unlike other sovereigns, the exercise was not a scramble for cash to mitigate the impact of the pandemic.
