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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 healthy pair of benchmarks this week and strong conditions mean the euro market is wide open for a pair of supranationals to bring planned deals next week. -
Spain took advantage of much better conditions compared with turmoil last week to cut its three and five year borrowing costs at auction on Thursday — although its 10 year yields rose.
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Bahrain’s decision to pull its $750m tap on Thursday was hailed by some as a prudent move to protect investors, but aggressive secondary market action following the downgrade has still left some smarting, writes Virginia Furness.
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Bahrain took the decision to pull its $750m tap on Thursday morning after a shock move by Standard & Poor’s to downgrade the sovereign to junk. Bankers on the deal have criticised S&P for its “clumsy” timing.
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The Asia ex-Japan primary bond market got off to a blazing restart after the Chinese New Year holidays with the Republic of the Philippines raising $2bn from a popular accelerated one-day switch plus new money transaction.
