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◆ No book update for €500m no-grow deal ◆ Surprising lack of demand for defensive trade ◆ Investors continue to cherry pick in big week for supply
◆ Spread to Land Hessen key to pricing ◆ Leads thought long and hard on whether to tighten ◆ 1bp move the right amount as book grew
◆ Three German states brought a new Joint Länder bond ◆ No book update, KfW curve guides pricing ◆ Flemish Community prints new 15 year
Second digital project won’t be the issuer’s last, Länder peers may be ‘interested and willing’ to join in
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The State of North Rhine-Westphalia is preparing to bring its longest ever euro benchmark. -
The French region mandated banks on Friday for its first green and social bond, which has been targeted for the long end of euro curve.
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Investors’ eyes are on the Middle East this week as a slew of borrowers bring Sukuk trades to market, but while hopes are high for successful deals, a Turkish central bank rate decision looms large in investors’ minds.
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The Catalan Treasury has dropped S&P as a ratings agency, citing cost savings — after all, it had four ratings (now three) when all it needed from a regulatory point of view was two. But S&P’s rating was the worst of those four, suggesting that ratings shopping — or in this case, ratings saving — is still a problem in the bond markets.
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Catalonia cancelled its ratings contract with S&P Global last Friday to save costs, according to an official at its Treasury. But the source added that rating agency reports “don’t show the actual picture of Catalan finances” due to Spanish central government control.
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Pimco has hired a veteran of Blackstone for a newly created role in the fixed income giant's executive office.
