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Summer in full swing but first two weeks of August not completely off the cards for non-euro deals
◆ Oil slides, easing inflation fears ◆ Vote split and September QT signals to set tone for Gilts ◆ Oil-driven hike pricing unwinds days before the Bank decides
◆ Oil trumps politics ◆ Kuwait scores late winner ◆ How to save Thames Water harmlessly
New prime minister and surprise chancellor jolted the Gilt market, but oil shooting above $100 shows where the real power lies
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The prospect of the UK voting to leave the European Union has become the foremost focus of fund managers and volatility traders, even as the latest poll on Brexit gave the ‘Remain’ campaign an 18 point lead over ‘Leave’ — prompting the pound to rally to its highest point against the dollar since May 3. -
Intercontinental Exchange is readying to offer a new form of interest rate futures contract aimed at supporting term financing deals such as repurchase agreements.
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Romania was on track to print a 12 year euro-denominated note on Thursday having launched the €1bn trade at 225bp over mid-swaps.
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Italy brought a rare syndicated effort at the short end of the euro curve on Wednesday, but there was little sign that the unorthodox approach disturbed investors as it built an oversubscribed book at a punchy price.
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Public sector borrowers are taking advantage of some of the best conditions in the dollar market all year to print jumbo sized deals at the tightest spreads to US Treasuries in months.
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Italy has confirmed it is considering a 50 year benchmark, a deal that would put it in an exclusive club of half century sovereign issuers. But while some bankers may suggest it wait to lock in even lower yields than its peer Spain achieved last week, the issuer would be wise to move before June.
