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◆ Steep government curve means investors need less spread on top ◆ French spreads widen, but AFD tightens ◆ Fair value 'a fluid concept' on inverted curve
◆ Early order book built before Middle East risk returned ◆ Seven year spread held steady as 'insurance' against volatility ◆ Format chosen to avoid straining 'finite pool of liquidity'
◆ Issuer brings another pre-summer deal to fund enlarged programme ◆ Tightening possible despite weakened backdrop ◆ Book not huge but quality 'extremely high', spreads 'decent' to KfW and Land NRW
◆ Issuer has only €2bn left to fund this year ◆ US-Iran war and French election news weigh on sentiment ◆ Curve widens, NIP hard to pin down
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In the film 'Annie Hall', Woody Allen recounts two diners’ experience at a restaurant. “One of them says: ‘Boy, the food at this place is really terrible.’ The other one says: ‘Yeah, I know; and such small portions.’” -
Several SSA borrowers hit the market in dollars this week, with most achieving strong results in spite of the sharp moves in the underlying rates market.
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If issuers succeed in pushing down the fees they pay banks for syndicating transactions, they could face a more volatile market and reduced competition among banks for their business, according to SSA market participants.
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Demand for SSA bonds in the euro market appears to be weakening but bankers are confident it will not prevent a deal for the European Union going ahead next week, even if the level cheapens.
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Dutch agencies were active in core currency MTN markets earlier this week, including FMO, which sold its first currency-linked bond for almost a year.
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Bart Van Dooren, head of funding and investor relations at Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten, will be retiring in January.
