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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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NRW.Bank is planning to issue a debut Green Bond in euros before the end of November and then return to the format every year. Demand for the asset class looked robust this week as a first syndicated issue from Kommunalbanken, a dollar deal, was priced in line with the issuer's benchmark curve and then tightened the day after pricing.
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The European Stability Mechanism made a big leap in establishing itself as a top European supranational name in the capital markets this week, when it brought its second ever benchmark at a level that the European Investment Bank wouldn’t have sniffed at.
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Hopes are high that a sprinkling of dollar deals could brighten SSA bankers’ last six weeks of the year, with the International Finance Corporation, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Republic of Poland among those tipped to print.
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A series of tightly priced benchmarks from agencies in euros this week — including Swedish Export Credit Corporation’s first in the currency since 2009 — suffered from lacklustre demand and failed to reach full subscription, leading bankers to suggest issuers that were considering a euro print themselves look to other markets.
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Electricité de France aims to sell its first green bond next week — a deal that may herald a bulging pipeline for the product. As many as half a dozen or more corporate green bonds could be launched in the next three to eight months, writes Jon Hay. Private sector banks, too, are believed to be considering deals. -
The Republic of the Philippines (RoP) sent out an RFP to investment banks on Wednesday morning for a US dollar-denominated sovereign bond, according to two bankers.
