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Uncertainty looms large as presidential race far from clear and budget negotiations potentially ‘highly challenging’
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
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Public sector borrowers have peppered the dollar and euro curves with deals this week, amid a government bond rally that is helping 10 year Bund yields flirt with record lows and the equivalent US Treasury rate near its lowest point in 2016. -
A couple of debut issuers from the Middle East and two live debt exchanges are keeping bankers in CEEMEA busy this week and with several roadshows, albeit non-deal ones, in progress, the pipeline looks healthy.
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The recent disclosure by Wikileaks of a conversation between three senior directors at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised the uncomfortable topic of the Greek debt crisis, which shows few signs of abating. The conversations suggested political tensions in the European Union will get worse, not better.
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When Mozambique was forced to disclose a near $800m bilateral agreement part way through the exchange offer for Ematum bonds, investors were angry. But even with that last hiccup, they’ve been gifted a bargain.
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Much of the UK media just cannot leave the prospect of an uncovered — or, to use the common but incorrect parlance, “failed” — sovereign debt auction alone. Even when the UK Debt Management Office introduces a new mechanism to improve price discovery, stories are littered with references to boosting demand.
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Portugal is lining up for its first test of the syndication market since the European Central Bank announced its latest round of monetary easing measures a month ago — measures that have had less effect on Portugal than its periphery peers.
