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Bankers say the ambition to price the first SSA bond through US Treasuries has faded as recent five year deals stall and barely perform in secondary
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Greece’s yields fell in secondaries in the immediate aftermath of the second round of a presidential vote in the country on Tuesday, despite the government failing to secure a win for its candidate. Elsewhere, Ireland released its funding target for 2015 and Italy outlined plans for its penultimate auction of 2014. -
Deutsche Bank looks set to finish second in the 2014 league table for bookrunners of global supranational, sovereign and agency bonds, excluding US agencies. Deutsche has been top every year since 2010.
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Bond investors appeared on Monday to appreciate the Greek government's efforts to shore up support for its presidential candidate, a day before MPs hold a second round of voting.
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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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Greek yields fell on Thursday after the first round of a presidential vote in the country’s parliament, but SSA bankers warned that it was far from a sign that investors are expecting a win for the ruling coalition. The government’s candidate failed to win enough votes, meaning the opposition party Syriza — which wants to write off much of the country’s debt and rollback austerity measures — could win power in the New Year.
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The French sovereign could be busy in the long end of the curve in 2015, after the Agence France Trésor revealed plans for a possible 15 to 20 year benchmark on Thursday.
