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◆ First of seven syndications breaks multiple records ◆ Investor engagement and communications helped stable execution ◆ Smaller programme this year but ‘still a lot’ to tackle
Busy and ‘euro-heavy’ week ahead but dollar pipeline also building with issuers set to bring forward bond plans
◆ Minimal premium paid ◆ Size at top of range ◆ Issuer seizes upon stability
◆ 'Cautious' start say some market participants ◆ New issue premium debated ◆ Price and size praised by rivals
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Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark and bid-yields as of Monday January 27, 9am UK time. The source for secondary trading levels is ICE Data Services. -
Greece and France mandated banks on Monday for new benchmark offerings at the long end of the curve, the former bringing its longest bond since the eurozone debt crisis. The sovereigns are taking advantage of a sharp rally in core and peripheral eurozone sovereign yields, partially engendered by a flight to quality over the coronavirus scare.
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The European Central Bank launched a strategic review of its monetary policy strategy on Thursday, but otherwise kept its fairly dovish stance on eurozone rates more or less unchanged.
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The risk that huge amounts of oil and gas assets will be stranded by moves to tackle the climate emergency may be more pertinent for sovereign credit than for private sector corporate debt, according to new research.
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Romania sold €1.4bn 2% 2032s and €1.6bn 3.375% 2050s on Tuesday, managing to get away half of the country’s €6bn funding target for 2020 in one swoop.
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Ukraine printed its €1.25bn 10 year bond on Wednesday so far inside its own curve that its outstanding euro bonds moved 20bp tighter and its dollar bonds 10bp-15bp tighter. The deal drew a €7bn book.
