Top Section/Bond comments/Ad
Top Section/Bond comments/Ad
Most recent
◆ First of seven syndications breaks multiple records ◆ Investor engagement and communications helped stable execution ◆ Smaller programme this year but ‘still a lot’ to tackle
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
More articles/Ad
More articles/Ad
More articles
-
A mix of political, economic and market forces is “shaping up to be a perfect storm” for the eurozone debt markets, investors have warned. -
Foreign inflows to China’s onshore interbank bond market dropped to Rmb5.1bn ($734m) in September, down 91.5% from the previous month, amid narrowing spreads between China and the US and slowing economic growth.
-
The UK's buyer base has welcomed a reduction in Gilt sales for this financial year, but have warned of economic pressure from the UK’s negotiations to exit the European Union.
-
The Seychelles has issued its long-expected ‘blue bond’, to finance improvements in the sustainability of its fishing and marine tourism industries. The $15m deal is at the challenging end of the green bond market, since Seychelles is a risky credit that defaulted in 2008 and is highly exposed to climate change. It could tempt other sovereigns to follow.
-
Italy’s government bonds rallied to their tightest spreads versus Bunds since the start of the month after S&P opted to hold its rating for the country at BBB, while moving its outlook to negative from stable last Friday. But while there may be some respite for Italy in the weeks ahead, Germany chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision on Monday to step down at the end of her term in 2021 has left analysts fretting about the overall path of the eurozone.
-
The price of Italian bank shares and bonds rose on Monday morning after local media reported that the government was weighing up extraordinary measures to help the embattled lenders. The next few weeks are crucial for the banks, with the release of stress test results and third quarter earnings.
