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Switch auctions to make comeback as DMO chief discusses record breaking deal and 2026-27 funding
◆ Sovereign breaks BTP orderbook record again ◆ Demand was huge, but not because price was cheap ◆ Curve stability despite addition of jumbo 10 year
◆ Biggest and most popular green OAT ever ◆ Third and final syndication came earlier than in previous years ◆ Leading position in green bonds and EGB market affirmed
◆ First of seven syndications breaks multiple records ◆ Investor engagement and communications helped stable execution ◆ Smaller programme this year but ‘still a lot’ to tackle
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The UK Debt Management Office has tweaked its funding target for the 2017-18 financial year, cutting its planned Gilt sales by £900m to £114.2bn. The sovereign has also picked a bond for its next syndication. -
The result of the first round of the French election has imbued the markets with a fresh confidence, prompting the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) to mandate banks for its third dual tranche trade in a row.
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A strong showing from Emmanuel Macron in the first round of the French election has been greeted as an “overwhelmingly positive development” by those in capital markets, according to a head of SSA DCM, and provides an exceptional backdrop for the European Financial Stability Facility’s expected benchmark.
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Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark as of Thursday's close. The source for secondary trading levels is Interactive Data.
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The stakes have rarely been higher for a French election. When French voters head to the polls on Sunday, it may be to determine the fate of the eurozone.
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Uncertainty over upcoming European elections could make short term debt investors “run to the sidelines”, said a commercial paper banker.
