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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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The Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia came to market for its longest ever bond on Thursday, raising €1bn with a 40 year transaction in a market that “just can’t get any hotter”, according to a banker at one of the leads. -
The Joint Laender printed €1bn of 10 year paper on Tuesday, filling the book unusually quickly for a Laender deal. The deal was joined in the market by a European Union (EU) tap of an April 2031 line.
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By 10am on Monday October 16, Catalonia's president Carles Puigdemont must clarify whether this week’s declaration of independence was firm. Many in capital markets have dismissed the possibility of Spain’s constitutional crisis causing market volatility, but the Catalan government is approaching its week of reckoning in combative mood, write Lewis McLellan and Victor Jimenez.
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While the dollar market produced one of its strongest deals of the year on Wednesday, another deal enjoyed markedly less success on the day, indicating that investors’ tolerance for tight levels may be becoming stretched.
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Germany’s general election has put the Green party in a strong position to push for bolder policies on sustainability, and possibly to gain control of the energy ministry.
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The European Investment Bank shrugged off any concerns over the divisions between the governments of Spain and Catalonia and the skinny spreads on offer, printing $3bn at one of the tightest spreads of the year.
