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'Dead quiet' few weeks will benefit issuers as excess bonds need absorption before issuance starts to ‘fire on all cylinders’ from August 17
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
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The Middle East bond floodgates have finally opened but with Bahrain hitting the road this week and Saudi Arabia's deal looming, supply concerns have prompted Oman to reopen its dual tranche tap at “eye-wateringly wide” levels. -
Standard & Poor’s downgraded Barbados’s credit rating from B to B- on Friday, provoking an angry reaction from the leader of the opposition as the sovereign has crashed from investment-grade as recently as 2012 to the edge of full triple-C status.
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With a $7.5bn book and a deal sold wholly to international investors, Russia returned to the capital markets in style on Thursday, shrugging off the ghosts of failure that blighted its return in May.
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The Republic of Argentina is set to continue its huge year of bond issuance with its first euro-denominated trade since its 2001 default. The announcement comes after the finance ministry said it would need to raise up to $15bn of international debt next year.
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The aftermath of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union has been an uneasy calm. Inflation is at a 20 month high of 0.6%, unemployment is at a post-crisis low, and consumer spending is robust. But then of course, nothing has happened yet.
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With clearing concerns behind it, Russia’s $1.25bn tap of its 2026s bonds was met with massive demand on Thursday — the book was reported to be over $6bn — but some say a moral dilemma remains.
