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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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The Hong Kong government’s upcoming sukuk issuance could set an international benchmark for Islamic bonds and encourage multinational companies to follow suit. -
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.
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Bankers played down fears on Friday that a widening in Greece’s new five year bond could indicate poor sentiment for the country or the eurozone periphery as a whole, pointing to the limited scale of the sell-off. Elsewhere, Portugal received a ratings boost and Italy pushed down funding costs at an auction.
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It is almost impossible to understate the symbolism of Greece’s return to the capital markets this week in terms of the eurozone debt crisis as a whole.
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Greece vanquished fears that its return to the capital markets on Thursday could be a Trojan horse full of fast money, with a deal that attracted a majority of real money investors and more than 90% international participation. Around 600 accounts filled an over €20bn book in just one hour, causing one lead manager to declare the deal a “gold rush”.
