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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 State of Lower Saxony tapped seven year debt on Monday morning, continuing a steady stream of issuance from German states. The City State of Bremen is also expected to come to market soon with a seven year floater.
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Small issuers felt the love of investors this week as a flurry of long dated issuance in the private markets echoed the bulge of activity in the public sector.
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The largest French regions could consider foreign currency deals as they tackle increased funding needs, euro medium term note bankers said this week.
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The German State of North-Rhine Westphalia has had one of its most successful transactions in recent history on Tuesday with a €1bn seven year bond, which drew demand of over €2.7bn and was priced 3bp inside initial price thoughts.
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Agency issuers, having spent the last two months frantically frontloading their funding in the fear that the eurozone sovereign debt crisis could re-erupt at any point, are now in a position of relative comfort and can take a more relaxed approach to funding for the rest of this year.
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Germany, France, the UK, Netherlands and Finland: these are supposedly the invulnerable ones. But with the eurozone crisis slowly abating — despite Italy’s best efforts to keep it going — what does the future hold for these safe havens? Chris Wright finds out if the golden era for core sovereigns has passed.