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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
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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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  • Investors showed resistance to Germany's first ever 30 year bond sale without a coupon on Wednesday, as the total bids fell below the size of the trade. However, some analysts said the trade offered good value, with yields set to fall further as the European Central Bank prepares to inject fresh stimulus into the eurozone.
  • The US Treasury is considering issuing 50 or 100 year bonds. It's not the only sovereign looking into whether the time is right to take advantage of investors' desperation for yield by locking in low rates with ultra-long dated funding. Indeed, this could be the dawning of the golden age of the ultra-long government bond.
  • The US Treasury is once again exploring whether to issue 50 or 100 year bonds, after initially expressing interest in ultra-long dated bonds back in 2017.
  • The UK Debt Management Office said on Tuesday that it planned to hold a tender offer for up to £500m of its 4.25% 2046 Gilt. Meanwhile, Gilt-edged market makers (GEMMs) and investors have expressed their preferred timing, structure and maturity choice for the sovereign’s next syndication.
  • Idriss Amor has joined Bank of America Merrill Lynch as a rates trader for emerging markets.
  • The UK Debt Management Office is seeking views from its primary dealer group and other interested parties for a tender offer for a conventional Gilt.