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'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
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Italy delighted investors with its first dollar bond in almost a decade on Wednesday, as it raised $7bn across three tranches. However, bankers away from the deal said the sovereign paid up over its domestic cost of funding — something it had originally planned to avoid. -
The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) is preparing its first benchmark of the fourth quarter and Ireland has picked the banks to lead the first tap of its sovereign green bond.
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Greece and the Province of Québec won strong books in the euro public sector bond market on Tuesday, with the latter returning to the currency for the first time since June 2018. An attractive basis swap for dollar funders to issue in euros has tempted the International Development Association (IDA) out on screens for its first euro benchmark.
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LBBW and JP Morgan have claimed first execution of an electronically negotiated euro short-term rate (€STR) swap transaction, on Bloomberg’s UK multilateral trading facility (BMTF).
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Italy is out with initial price thoughts for its first dollar bond since 2010 as it aims to rebuild its curve in the currency. The sovereign is taking indications of interest for five, 10 and 30 year maturities, ahead of an expected launch on Wednesday.
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US president Donald Trump’s salvo of tweets against Turkey, which threaten economic sanctions, have had only a muted effect on the Turkish curve, as investors' scepticism towards Trump grows.
