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As the Middle East war shakes bond markets, non-sovereign public sector issuers are proving their safe haven status
Sovereign keeps funding guidance unchanged for 2026 but warns against 'adverse effects on growth'
The country is one of the most versatile sovereign issuers, printing across multiple formats
Primary market for public sector unlikely to see large transactions until after Easter, reckon bankers
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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.
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This week's funding scorecard looks at the progress European sovereigns have made in their funding programmes towards the end of October.
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After months of waiting as even the great whites of the SSA oceans kept clear of primary bond sales in anticipation, the EU — now a bond market megalodon by comparison — cruised into a bait ball a quarter of a trillion euros big this week to take a €17bn bite out of its enormous pandemic recovery borrowing programme. Lewis McLellan and Bill Thornhill report.
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Europe’s bevy of recovery lending packages is undoubtedly a welcome gesture, but it may remain just that — a gesture. If trends continue as they are, some countries may prefer market lending to concessional loans from Europe.
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The strong momentum in the euro public sector bond market continued on Thursday with Italy receiving a huge reception for a new 30 year line, which was sold alongside a tender of various outstanding Italian government bonds.