Top Section/Bond comments/Ad
Top Section/Bond comments/Ad
Most recent
'Dead quiet' few weeks will benefit issuers as excess bonds need absorption before issuance starts to ‘fire on all cylinders’ from August 17
Supplying a ‘diversity of instruments’ is important for sovereign to meet needs of different investors, says DMO chief
◆ First of two planned linker syndications for 2026-7 executed swiftly ◆ Earlier book open, quick three hour execution to limit risk ◆ £93bn of Gilts issued off year's £246bn programme since April 1
Sovereign issuer overcomes challenges to revive public dollar presence after half a decade’s silence
More articles/Ad
More articles/Ad
More articles
-
European government bond spreads have tightened in response to the European Central Bank's decision on Wednesday to beef up its bond buying. Italy’s spread to Germany contracted by more than 120bp since Wednesday morning's wide but SSA borrowers are not ready to return to the market yet. -
The promises of economic support for economies battered by coronavirus from the UK and US governments have caused their curves to cheapen sharply, driving up borrowing costs.
-
During consultations with Gilt-edged Market Makers (GEMMs) and Gilt investors on Monday, there was a preference for the UK Debt Management Office to reopen its 1.875% 2054 Gilt in mid-May for the first syndication of its 2020/21 financial year.
-
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) acted this week to protect their economies against the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
-
An extraordinary demonstration of support from the US Federal Reserve over the weekend has done nothing to lift investors' spirits, with fears about the economic consequences of Covid-19 showing through in equities, credit and even the rates market on Monday morning.
-
Governments and central banks failed to prevent fear from taking hold of the capital markets this week, as Covid-19 reached pandemic status. European equity indices faced record falls on Thursday, before the Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced a $500bn repo operation to combat "highly unusual disruptions" in the US Treasury market. But it is far from clear if such extraordinary intervention will be enough to stop the panic.
