Top Section/Bond comments/Ad
Top Section/Bond comments/Ad
Most recent
◆ Oil trumps politics ◆ Kuwait scores late winner ◆ How to save Thames Water harmlessly
New prime minister and surprise chancellor jolted the Gilt market, but oil shooting above $100 shows where the real power lies
John Healey resigned because the money was not there for defence. It may not be there for anything
'Dead quiet' few weeks will benefit issuers as excess bonds need absorption before issuance starts to ‘fire on all cylinders’ from August 17
More articles/Ad
More articles/Ad
More articles
-
Eurozone public sector bond prices were largely unmoved late on Monday afternoon, despite talks to form a coalition government in Germany collapsing in the small hours of the morning. -
Orders for Nigeria’s 10 and 30 year bond issue had reached $5.5bn on Monday morning. The 10 year portion is likely to take the most orders, but the 30 year tranche is piquing interest, according to deal watchers.
-
A €30bn debt exchange by Greece’s Public Debt Management Agency began on Wednesday and should help the sovereign boost the liquidity in the long end of its curve, said SSA bankers. But some warned that liquidity cuts two ways, meaning the sovereign’s levels could be more sensitive to any bad news that comes its way — although those working on the deal feel the upside far outweighs that risk, writes Craig McGlashan.
-
Several banks have relinquished their roles as primary dealers for sovereigns, according to AFME’s latest handbook.
-
Repo traders convened this week in Brussels to rethink how to fix the plumbing of financial markets and mulled using other forms of collateral in the market.
-
Nigeria’s plans to issue the longest ever sub-Saharan African Eurobond outside of South Africa will be a canary in the coal mine for frontier market issuers looking to extend their curves, according to EM analysts. Virginia Furness reports.
