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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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For the green bond market to flourish, it must be fully viable and survive without public sector support. But governments in developed countries have a clear deadline by which they have to make serious cuts to emissions and raise serious funds to help developing countries do the same — so any support to the burgeoning market in that time should be palatable.
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Austria priced a syndication on Tuesday at a level just 1.5bp over its secondaries. The deal marks Austria’s second venture into syndicated issuance this year, after a dual-tranched effort in May.
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Standard & Poor’s has upgraded India’s rating outlook to stable from negative, citing an improved political situation that opens the door to reforms for growth and better financial management. Its rating remains BBB-. -
Luxembourg is expected to price its inaugural Islamic bond through mid-swaps on Tuesday, having started execution around 10bp back of its conventional curve, said debt bankers away from the deal.
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Spain’s spread over Germany widened on Monday ahead of Bonos auctions later in the week, a move that analysts attributed to attempts by the president of Catalonia to launch an independence referendum. Meanwhile, Italy suffered a slight rise at a 10 year bond auction on Monday, but managed to post a euro-era record in the five year part of the curve.
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Read on to see how selected benchmarks are faring in secondary. 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.
