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'Dead quiet' few weeks will benefit issuers as excess bonds need absorption before issuance starts to ‘fire on all cylinders’ from August 17
Supplying a ‘diversity of instruments’ is important for sovereign to meet needs of different investors, says DMO chief
◆ First of two planned linker syndications for 2026-7 executed swiftly ◆ Earlier book open, quick three hour execution to limit risk ◆ £93bn of Gilts issued off year's £246bn programme since April 1
Sovereign issuer overcomes challenges to revive public dollar presence after half a decade’s silence
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The UK Debt Management Office has mandated banks for the sale of a Gilt set for the week beginning February 22.
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Currency and tenor have been left open in the RFP for Russia’s first sovereign bond since 2013. Recommendations to print in dollars are expected to dominate and some have said that a renminbi tranche is a possibility. But the RFP has aroused suspicion that it could be a ruse to raise funding for sanctioned entities.
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Portugal is all but locked out of the capital markets after its yields shot up this week to reach their highest levels since the country exited its bail-out programme in May 2014. Ben Jaglom reports.
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European credit markets, led by the banking sector, have seen risk escalate over the past several weeks with the Markit iTraxx Europe Main index seeing its spread widen to the highs of June 2013. One bright spot however, has been the region’s sovereign credit, which has largely steered clear of the contagion that developed in the corporate market.
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A rise in eurozone periphery sovereign yields this week took its toll on Italy’s borrowing costs at an auction on Thursday, but Ireland showcased its semi-core status as its costs fell at a bond sale.
