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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 European Financial Stability Facility and the Province of Quebec mandated banks for new euro benchmarks on Tuesday, following in the footsteps of a highly successful 10 year deal from the Kingdom of Belgium. The Kingdom’s relatively high yields compared to other non-peripheral eurozone issuers helped to boost demand for the trade, according to bankers close to the deal.
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Mizuho’s Bhavin Shah has joined Daiwa Capital Markets as a director on the company’s DCM team, covering eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the UK and Ireland.
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Hong Kong has moved a step closer with its plans to issue a sukuk, with the government having introduced new laws under its bond programme.
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Italy auctioned three year debt at its lowest yield of the euro era in the first BTP sale of the year on Monday, as peripheral sovereign bonds held gains made in secondaries last week. Spain is set to be the next country to benefit from the rampant conditions with a sale of debt on Thursday.
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Efforts by the UK Treasury to shore up investor confidence in Gilts ahead of a referendum on Scottish independence could create more uncertainty in the long term, according to analysts.
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Belgium has hired banks to run a long-dated syndication this week, it announced on Monday morning, while the EFSF is expected to pick a maturity between five and 10 years when it mandates for its first benchmark of the year later this week.