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UK government can find direction by being determined on defence and green growth
Nine banks chosen to run £1.5bn borrowing programme
‘Notably better’ spread cements sovereign’s standing, thanks to triple-A rating and solid fiscal position
All as expected by the market, but lack of more details regarding bill issuance somewhat disappoints
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Investors warmly welcomed the return of Luxembourg to the bond market on Wednesday, allowing the sovereign to bring the spread in by 4bp during pricing. But it still offered a decent concession at the final level, according to bankers away from the deal. -
A bleak situation in Lebanese bond markets deteriorated further on Tuesday when Moody’s cut its rating to Caa2 and kept the sovereign on review for further downgrades.
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Luxembourg is issuing a euro benchmark bond on Wednesday, for the first time for almost three years, setting out to raise €1.7bn with a zero coupon seven year bond. Other issuers are waiting to pounce if the European Central Bank's quantitative easing resumption creates the right conditions.
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China’s Ministry of Finance has raised €4bn from a three tranche deal, returning to the euro market after a 15 year layoff. Bankers think the deal will encourage Chinese issuers from across the credit spectrum to come to the euro market.
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The People’s Republic of China made a huge splash in the euro market on Wednesday as investors pounced on the rare opportunity to buy bonds in the single currency from the sovereign.
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Serbia has returned to the euro market after only four months, tapping the line it opened in June this year and raising cash to refinance dollar obligations it faces in 2020.
