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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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Bankers gasping to see some action after a quieter than usual summer break are set for their dreams to come true in the shape of benchmarks next week. At least two issuers are understood to be mulling a print.
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Spanish and Portuguese short term yields tickled the 0% mark at a pair of auctions this week — but the rally at the front end of the periphery yield curve could have even further to go, said analysts.
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The Republic of Indonesia has announced the dates of investor meetings for a dollar sukuk, having mandated banks in May. -
The UK government will unequivocally honour its guarantee on a project bond for a new green energy power plant in Scotland, regardless of how that country votes in its independence referendum. But that means UK taxpayers could be left underwriting a bond that only benefits a foreign country if Scotland votes yes, while it still isn’t clear how an independent Scotland would honour its share of the UK’s debt obligations.
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Portugal pushed down its one year yield by more than half in the space of a month at an auction on Wednesday, while it its three month borrowing costs dropped to a little under 10bp.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has tried to cut the risk of runs in the money market fund industry by introducing liquidity fees and redemption gates. But as the Federal Reserve has just pointed out, by doing so it has done the opposite of what it intended, and made the funds more like banks.
