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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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Gabon is planning its second ever international bond deal and will use the proceeds to help fund a cash tender and exchange offer for its debut transaction, which is due to mature in 2017. The sovereign has picked its bookrunners and began investor meetings in London on Wednesday. -
The stage is set for a flurry of final deals from CEEMEA borrowers in the run up to year-end. African sovereigns, Turkish banks and Russian corporations are among the candidates likely to help carry CEEMEA issuance to a new yearly record.
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Panama tapped its January 2020s for $500m late Thursday after upping the size of a tender for its 2015 global notes.
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Italy’s short term yields could fall to near historic lows at an auction of zero coupon bonds on Tuesday, according to analysts.
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Slovenia raised €1.5bn with a private placement to a single investor last week, which has led other investors to consider the sovereign, but some bankers still expect the country to seek help from the EU and the IMF.
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The end of November finds almost every sovereign in the scorecard more than 90% funded for the year. Italy's cause was helped in no small part by a bumper €22.3bn domestic inflation linked bond at the start of the month. The UK - with a funding year running from April March - is also well on track with 70% of its programme completed.
