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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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Canada is considering selling more euro medium term notes (EMTN) after dipping its toes back into the market for the first time since 1997. But bankers disagree over the level of investor interest the sovereign will find.
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Spain auctioned five year debt at the lowest yield on record for the second time this month, while its 15 year yields tumbled to 2005 levels on Thursday.
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Comfortably funded sovereign, supranational and agency issuers are set to switch their focus from volume to price after a whirlwind of issuance over the past two weeks. Meanwhile, Greece is widely rumoured to be preparing a benchmark but SSA bankers believe its yields need to drop further before it should attempt accessing primary markets.
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Portugal wiped 15bp from its one year funding costs at auction on Wednesday, as peripheral yields marched further downwards. The strong performance for the sovereign bodes well for Spain, which brings longer dated debt at auction on Thursday — but had to absorb a slight increase in its short term costs on Tuesday.
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The UK Debt Management Office slashed its Gilt sales target on Wednesday, when it introduced its funding plan for the 2014-2015 fiscal year — a move which should boost demand for UK government bond syndications.