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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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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. -
Italy showed that not every investor’s fingers were burned by the sudden sell-off of its debut 50 year benchmark last week, as it printed its largest private placement in over 18 months on Monday.
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The European Stability Mechanism is close to deciding on the format its first dollar benchmark will be printed in, while a deal due this Friday could open up to longer dated tenors what has already been an extremely strong dollar market in the three year part of the curve.
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UK government bond yields fell on Thursday, despite the Scottish government starting the process of launching a second independence referendum.
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Australia sold its largest ever bond in its longest ever maturity on Wednesday. Overseas investors swarmed towards the sovereign’s high yielding offer.
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Export Development Canada will on Friday join a rampant dollar benchmark market and could open end up giving issuers more options after choosing a more daring maturity than those executed in the last few weeks.
