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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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Irish government bonds are unlikely to come under severe pressure in the event of a no-deal Brexit according to analysts, which would result in the UK leaving the European Union without a withdrawal agreement and the creation of a hard border in Ireland. -
Rising expectations of a snap Italian election before the end of the year are threatening to send the spread between 10 year Bunds and BTPs wider by as much as 250bp, according to analysts.
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The rout of the incumbent president Mauricio Macri in the first round of the Argentina elections has investors worried. Argentina’s debt, and that of other 'vulnerable' credits, suffered a huge sell-off early on Monday. But bankers believe that it was not so bad that the primary market will not reopen in September.
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Emerging market loan bankers have been trying to understand the impact on syndicated lending of the US’s latest sanctions on Russia. The proscriptions have instilled more uncertainty into a collapsing market.
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Some SSA investors are expecting new records to be broken in European government bond yields, though analysts warned that some sovereigns will still need to actively woo investors if they want to keep their debt prices rising.
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Russia was slapped with sanctions this week that stop US financial institutions from participating in primary issuance from the sovereign. So far, so terrifying as – eek!— Russia’s main artery of finance has been cut. Only it hasn’t been, not really. Don’t be too surprised if the Russia sovereign comes out soon with an international bond to prove it.
