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Supplying a ‘diversity of instruments’ is important for sovereign to meet needs of different investors, says DMO chief
◆ First of two planned linker syndications for 2026-7 executed swiftly ◆ Earlier book open, quick three hour execution to limit risk ◆ £93bn of Gilts issued off year's £246bn programme since April 1
Sovereign issuer overcomes challenges to revive public dollar presence after half a decade’s silence
Spreads expected to remain ‘well anchored’ in coming weeks despite this week’s blip
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Euro issuance this week is very much focused on long dated bonds, with Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten printing a 20 year syndication on Monday and other European agencies and sovereigns looking to tap the long end of the curve via auctions. -
Barclays, Lloyds Bank, Nomura and Royal Bank of Scotland will run the sale, scheduled for the week beginning October 24.
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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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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.
