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Belgium and two European agencies also mandated, even as the US and Iran failed to reach a peace deal
‘Whole curve open’ for SSA issuers but seven year point stands out as ‘interesting’ spot amid euro curve shape shift
Estonian sovereign outing its first under local law
◆ Sovereign serves up first 30 year SSA deal in two months ◆ Cost-sensitive issuer opts for limited size ◆ Very small NIP, even by German standards
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Delve into the details of their respective economic and political prospects, and Italy’s investor credentials are seemingly more favourable than Spain’s, writes Jeremy Weltman. -
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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A record breaking start to the year for SSA issuance in sterling kept pace this week, as the bond market showed little sign of contagion from a drop in the currency to a seven year low versus the dollar — and indeed may even have received a boost from the devalued currency.
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Spain and Portugal continued to suffer political turmoil this week, with bankers worrying that Spain’s troubles might lead to a widening of its spread over Italian bonds.
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A swathe of ratings downgrades. one of which prompted Bahrain to first cancel a tap and then reprint it this week at a higher yield, is just one factor that will force Middle East sovereigns to pay up for bond funding just when they need it the most, writes Virginia Furness.
