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The ECB published its first release of the data showing its purchases under its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (Pepp) on Tuesday, shortly before adding €600bn to the scheme on Thursday. The central bank revealed that it has bought proportionately much less French government debt than the bonds of Italy, Germany and Spain. -
Italy and the European Union will reboot the euro public sector bond market on Wednesday after announcing syndications of new 10 and 15 year bonds, respectively. The deals will come ahead of the European Central Bank’s meeting on Thursday, in which it is widely expected to increase the size of its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (Pepp).
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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, June 1. The source for secondary trading levels is ICE Data Services.
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The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is urging local officials to ease their Covid-19 lockdown measures, warning that some banks are now suffering delinquency rates in the mid-double digits on their small business loan books.
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Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the government of India to Baa3 from Baa2 on Monday, triggering bonds from the country to widen in the secondary market.
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The UK Debt Management Office has announced the timing and the banks for its upcoming syndication next month, as it continues to plough through its unprecedented borrowing programme.
