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An public sector issuer breaking a record with a deal this week became so common a claim it began to sound like, well, a broken record. But questions remain about how robust demand really is
Markets ‘not out of the woods yet’ as large sovereigns shorten execution process to de-risk issuance
Huge order book allowed the issuer to increase size of five year dollar trade
Issuer had already pre-funded in dollars earlier this year
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government stole a march on other SSA borrowers in the dollar market this week by jumping in to price its biggest dollar denominated deal since its debut last year.
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SSA Markets's sister publication, EuroWeek, gave out its awards to the SSA bond market in London on Thursday night. Read below to see who won and who was nominated on the night. SSA bankers were entertained on the evening by popular comedian Alistair McGowan, pictured below with SSA Markets deputy editor, Tessa Wilkie and FIG niche currency bond supremo, Nomura's Nick "The Niche" Dent. -
Linköping became the third ever Swedish municipality to sell bonds by syndication on Wednesday, pricing a three year floater. The trade follows dual tranche deals by Lund Municipality last week and City of Gothenburg in March. Further syndications are a strong possibility as Swedish municipalities grow more accustomed to the procedure.
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Spanish regional credits — including super rare issuer Institut Català de Finances — took advantage of their sovereign’s plummeting yields to place a series of privately placed deals this week.
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Lower Saxony sold a tap of seven year floating rate debt on Monday morning. The deal — aimed to take advantage of limited supply from German states recently — priced flat to the outstanding bonds, following on from similar successes last week.
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The State of Thuringia sold five year debt on Friday morning, with sharper than expected investor interest allowing the issuer to increase the size of the deal. The trade rounds out a successful week for German states, including a blowout 10 year benchmark from the State of Saxony-Anhalt.
