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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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Rising inflation expectations, as governments switch their focus to fiscal stimulus and central banks move away from extremely loose monetary policy, are boosting demand for inflation linked bonds. Opec’s agreement this week to cut oil production pushed demand even higher. But there are question marks over whether issuers will adapt their funding menus to satisfy the new appetite, writes Craig McGlashan. -
The Republic of Indonesia popped into the market Thursday morning, kicking off December with a new triple tranche dollar deal, the second year in a row it has hit the bond market in the last month of the year.
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Rumours of increased European Central Bank support have failed to take pressure off Italian sovereign credit default swaps, despite a rally on Tuesday, with the country resuming its widening divergence from European peers on Wednesday ahead of this weekend’s referendum.
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The European Central Bank will extend its quantitative easing programme “most likely until the end of next year”, according to S&P, a greater extension than the additional six months that many market participants are anticipating.
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The Italian referendum on December 4 has been lurking in SSA bankers' diaries as a dangerous risk event but, on Tuesday, rumours of enhanced European Central Bank support led to a rally in Italian government paper.
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The UK Debt Management Office broke its record low real yield at syndication on Tuesday for the second time in just over four months. The sovereign has also announced the results of a consultation meeting on what form its final two syndications of the 2016-17 financial year should take.
