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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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Ireland has extended its curve out to 2119 by placing its second century bond, three years after it sold its first in the tenor. Century and ultra-long dated bonds have seen a resurgence of interest this year as issuers look to lock in low interest rates at long dated maturities. -
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It's not clear how long the ECB’s new asset purchase programme will last, or what the new tiered deposit system will look like. However, what certainly is clear, is Mario Draghi’s legacy.
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After several years of rumours and speculation, Russia’s long nurtured plans to issue renminbi government bonds will come to fruition in this year or in early 2020. The country will not borrow in dollars, but may borrow in euros and yuan, writes Lewis McLellan.
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How much emphasis do you put on a tweet? According to JP Morgan and its recent ‘Volfefe Index’, 280 characters is all US president Donald Trump needs to shock the markets. The aim is to create an index “to measure the impact of the president’s tweets on rates volatility”. However, with algorithmic trading and tweet aggregation commonplace, many market participants are unconvinced that the index brings anything new to the table.
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The Turkish central bank delivered a 325bp cut to its main policy rate on Thursday. Although the move is larger than the 250bp consensus that had emerged ahead of the meeting, many analysts had been fearful that the move would be even more drastic — and the market appears to be rallying in relief.
