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Issuance recovers from last week’s wobble but concerns linger after issuers like KfW widen
◆ Sovereign rides post-EU momentum, beats size target ◆ Deal priced flat to fair value ◆ Thuringia oversubscribed but Länder books shrink
French government vote and EU syndication to shape market in coming days
◆ Other recent German deals finished uncovered ◆ RV against KfW was important ◆ Some argue outcome 'not great'
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The Province of Ontario on Thursday rounded off a stellar week for dollar issuance with a trade that, like those a day earlier, was priced with minimal to no concession and with a well oversubscribed book. Ontario’s deal was perhaps more remarkable though, given a more volatile backdrop on Thursday trading. -
Public sector issuers “can do whatever they want” in a rampant dollar market, with investors ploughing into books despite deals pricing close to or flat to their curves.
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The European Financial Stability Facility has sent requests for proposals for a trade next week, as a pair of rare issuers on Wednesday placed deals flat to or through fair value in a euro market buoyed by Emmanuel Macron’s election as French president last weekend. Longer dated trades — of which the EFSF has sold several this year — also look to be back on the table for borrowers.
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Bpifrance Financement broke its size record on Tuesday, nipping back into capital markets ahead of several of its compatriots, according to a funding official at the issuer. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and NRW.Bank also made the most of the stable conditions, printing their own benchmarks.
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Three public sector borrowers hit screens in sterling this week, including a rare floating rate note from the Province of Ontario, which made use of the currency for the first time in six years.
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The Province of Ontario came to market for a rare sterling floater on Wednesday, sharing the UK currency market with a European Investment Bank deal.
