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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
An public sector issuer breaking a record with a deal this week became so common a claim it began to sound like, well, a broken record. But questions remain about how robust demand really is
Markets ‘not out of the woods yet’ as large sovereigns shorten execution process to de-risk issuance
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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. -
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Portugal has bought back three government bonds during a volatile week for the sovereign in which it announced it would increase its issuance target for the year.
