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Kommunalbanken made its first appearance of the year in New Zealand dollars on Thursday, tapping four year Kauri bonds. Other issuers are mulling deals for next week, but may be forced to hold off as syndicate bankers wrestle with a volatile basis swap with just a narrow window before Chinese New Year shuts the market down.
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Spain’s stunning syndication on Wednesday has sparked debate through the SSA market about its wider meaning for the borrower and its eurozone periphery peers. While nobody doubted the sovereign’s achievement in selling a €10bn 10 year deal in a week where its yields touched 2006 levels, bankers wondered variously whether it was a freak occurrence, a sign that investors had lost their minds, or a good omen for Italy, which is expected to bring its own syndication in coming weeks.