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Pension funds 'very much present' in the deal and central bank demand 'quite remarkable', says issuer
◆ Sovereign takes plunge into 30 year ◆ Book almost twice that of 2024 deal ◆ Large size, tight NIP, others encouraged
◆ Sovereign continues to break record after record ◆ New deal was 'a blowout by every definition' ◆ Second wave of EGBs underway, Belgium next
New mandate follows S&P outlook upgrade last Friday
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The economic shock of the coronavirus outbreak is not likely to cause a downgrade to Italy’s credit rating, according to S&P in spite of the fact that its debt to GDP ratio could climb steeply in order to fund its response. -
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The Covid-19 pandemic is forcing many of Europe's sovereigns to expand their borrowing programmes. This week's funding scorecard looks at the changes European sovereigns have made to respond to the crisis, and the progress they have made in their funding programmes as we approach the end of the first quarter.
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Some investors are moving cash out of the sovereign, supranational and agency bond sector and looking to deploy resources in high grade corporate credit, thanks to improved valuations in that sector and the threat coronavirus poses to sovereign debt sustainability.
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The EU took serious steps towards helping member states deal with the cost of the coronavirus crisis this week, with the European Central Bank removing the issuer limits from its emergency purchase programme and the Eurogroup reaching agreement on a new credit line from the European Stability Mechanism. Despite these important breakthroughs, one question still looms large: can the eurozone come together to issue joint corona bonds?
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