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  • SSA
    The first busy week for benchmarks after the summer break returned a slew of solid scores for borrowers, with Finland’s 10 year euro deal the pick of the bunch.
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  • Italy’s yields hit a one month low as investors responded positively to comments from the country’s government suggesting it would stay within European Union rules on its upcoming 2019 budget. Some on the buy side believe there could be much more value to come from purchasing BTPs — and SSA bankers believe that the sovereign could bring another syndication this year if the budget fails to dent confidence.
  • Italy’s yields hit a one month low as investors responded positively to comments from the country’s government suggesting it would stay within European Union rules on its upcoming 2019 budget. Some on the buy side believe there could be much more value to come from purchasing BTPs.
  • Talk of Greece’s return to the bond market for a 10 year euro benchmark has abounded over the last few weeks, following the sovereign’s exit from its third bailout programme. To paraphrase Elvis, it is time for a little less conversation and a little more action.
  • CEE
    Latvia has completed its 2018 funding programme with a €350m dual tranche deal, picking up the rest of the cash it was unable to raise in May.