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◆ Cautious start after spreads moved around ◆ KfW's spread tightens, but Länder unmoved ◆ ‘Real’ Länder-KfW spread yet to be established
German sovereign goes for conventional over green as smaller peers join a crowded Tuesday
Primary market shows strength but pockets of weakness a reminder that ‘1bp could make all the difference’
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Few MTN issuers have so far issued in the Libor-replacing euro short term rate (€STR) format, with deals limited so far to supranationals, agencies and, this week, a sub-sovereign. Some bankers blame the 2017 EU Prospectus Directive for tightening up the rules on adding new indices to programmes, leaving non-exempt issuers on the sidelines. -
Swedish issuer Kommuninvest is preparing to launch its first deal of 2020 — a five year Swedish krona note.
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Nederlandse Waterschapsbank and the State of Brandenburg took advantage of a lack of euro SSA supply this week to bring well subscribed deals on Tuesday. The Asian Development Bank will be looking to follow with a 10 year euro benchmark on Wednesday.
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Lancashire County Council looks set to become the first borrower to make use of the UK Municipal Bonds Agency, preparing a deal to hit the market in the next few weeks. A second bond from the MBA is set to follow in March or April.
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An unusual note of optimism defines the attitude of Europe’s public sector issuers as they approach 2020. While many other markets are beset by fears of a slowdown in global growth, trade wars, and Brexit, SSA borrowers are confident in their borrowing strategies and loyal investor bases. Despite a change of face in the ECB’s top job, rates are still set to remain low for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, investors are having to grit their teeth to stomach the scanty yields on offer for euro SSA assets. Although SSAs are offering little in the way of yield, their place as pioneers of the evolving SRI market always ensures lively debate. In this roundtable, held in early November, market participants on both the buyside and the sell side favoured a more holistic assessment of issuers’ ESG profiles, rather than relying on labelled assets, but whether or not the ECB should take a role in promoting the SRI market through “green QE” divided the group.
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