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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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Back in the early days of quantitative easing, one of the biggest fears on the Street was the inevitable unwind. But now the US Federal Reserve has broached the topic, perhaps it is better, as former deputy governor of the Bank of England Minouche Shafik seemed to suggest in September, that it is here to stay. -
After a glut of provincial supply, investors were treated to a debut Argentine corporate this week, as three other Latin American corporates brought deals.
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Regulators and market participants are increasingly concerned about the spikes in repo rates at the end of quarters and years. Last year finished with a particular squeeze in the European market — perhaps exacerbated by the huge fines faced by Deutsche and Credit Suisse last year.
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Market participants were unimpressed by the European Union's effort at the long end, but the week's other benchmarks fared better.
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Saudi Arabia will begin meeting investors for its debut international sukuk on Sunday. The deal is a long time coming, according to those keen to see the development of the Islamic finance market.
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CEEMEA issuers printed $61bn of bonds in the first quarter of the year, making it the busiest first quarter on record. And with $50bn of redemptions next month and no let up to inflows to EM funds, conditions are set for a perfect second quarter.
