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Analysts discuss the scope of tightening in Bund swap spreads and the impact on SSA spreads
OATs and OLOs could weaken further versus Bunds while southern European countries and EU continue to paint a positive picture
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
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Italy’s short term borrowing costs hit a euro-era record low on Wednesday — but, despite a bail-out deal between Greece’s government and creditors looking imminent, the country’s costs failed to move at a bill auction on the same day. -
China’s decision to devalue its currency this week will add another complication to what is already a troublesome time in the public sector bond market — just as a separate source of woe for SSA bankers looked to be resolved.
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The Government of the Union of Myanmar has hired Citi and Standard Chartered as sovereign credit rating advisers as it looks to pave its way to the international debt market.
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As Greece nears a deal on a third bail-out package, the idea of GDP-linked sovereign bonds will bubble up again. The structure looks good in academic papers, but the real world might be less forgiving.
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Eurozone government yields dropped on Tuesday after the European Commission said the Greek government had struck a bail-out deal “in principle” — but the agreement does not signal the end of the euro market’s troubles, said SSA bankers.
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Greek yields fell on Monday as fast as headlines appeared suggesting a deal could soon be reached on a third bail-out package for the country. But bankers are still wary of a last minute disaster.
