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First batch of post-summer new issues flooded with demand, but will it last?
◆ Five year 'would have been simple option' ◆ Building on success of World Bank ◆ Swap spreads steady despite heavy issuance
◆ Final euro benchmark done at optimal time ◆ Spread to KfW was key, little NIP paid ◆ Investor work has 'really come into fruition'
◆ ADB prices flat to EIB ◆ Deal expected to be its last dollar benchmark this year ◆ British Columbia also jumps in, Québec next
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The Belgian region of Wallonia was the only public sector borrower to the follow Tuesday’s jumbo dual tranche by the European Union in the primary market on Wednesday as it raised €1bn with a new long 10 year conventional bond. -
Following the pricing of Tuesday’s deal from the European Union, bank traders reported good profit taking in covered bonds, Laender paper and, most conspicuously the previous issue of EU bonds. Despite that, spreads were steady.
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Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark and bid-yields from the close of busiess on Monday, June 28. The source for secondary trading levels is ICE Data Services
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The blockchain firsts in capital markets are coming quickly. DZ Bank is marketing a corporate Schuldschein that will run back office functions on a blockchain for the entire duration of the trade — the first time this has been done — while Société Générale’s subsidiary Forge is working on various permutations of trades to be issued using this form of distributed ledger technology. While blockchain tech is still in its infancy, it is set to disrupt capital markets, creating winners and losers.
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Tuesday's 10 year benchmark new issue from the EU may have widened in the secondary market on Wednesday and Thursday but with the ECB able to buy the deal from Friday onwards, spreads look well supported, said traders on Thursday.
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Confidence in the rates and covered bond secondary markets improved on Tuesday in the wake of a strong performance in the EU’s debut Next Gen deal, despite an initial wobble when the deal weighed in at €20bn, which was larger than expected.
