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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'
◆ Third SSA in a week gets low demand ◆ Starting level 'seemed good approach' but fails to draw appetite ◆ Coupon level gives hope in secondary trading
First batch of post-summer new issues flooded with demand, but will it last?
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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. -
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.
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The EU wheeled out the first syndication for its €800bn Next Gen funding programme on Tuesday. The deal marks the start of a borrowing programme of remarkable size that has taken much planning. But it also marked the start of the EU paying lower underwriting fees than have been standard in the SSA market for a decade. The EU's decision sparked controversy in the market between banks and other borrowers looking to do the same. GlobalCapital takes a look at what is at stake.
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An ECB meeting on Thursday that delivered what traders had predicted meant there was little volatility in the rates market that afternoon. With a glut of supply about to come from the EU, one trader predicted spread tightening may follow the bellwether trade.
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The German state of Hesse was marketing its new green bond framework this week ahead a of a debut deal in the format.
