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◆ Debut seven year priced through issuer's dollar curve, leads say ◆ Green label and no-grow size steady IFC through selloff ◆ Rival banker questions wisdom of July inaugural
◆ 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
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The public sector bond market is alive with debate on one topic: what will the European Union’s highly anticipated debut trade for its colossal Support to Mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) funding programme look like? With the deal expected next week, months of questions are about to be answered. Burhan Khadbai reports.
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It was a moderate week for supply in the primary euro public sector bond market but the issuers that did come found ample demand, setting up a decent backdrop for the expected arrival of the European Union’s big borrowing programme next week.
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The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank made a huge statement with its first sterling bond this week, achieving an impressive size at a tight price with participation from a wide pool of accounts, in what is another significant step for the borrower as it continues its road towards a frequent and diversified presence in the capital markets.
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The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) took advantage of a strong market on Wednesday to issue its first ever benchmark transaction for pre-funding purposes.
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The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank achieved a strong result as it made its debut in the sterling bond market on Wednesday, making it the second currency in which the Beijing-based supranational has issued a benchmark transaction.
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The Republic of Austria picked banks to lead a new 20 year euro benchmark on Wednesday, while the European Stability Mechanism surprised some market participants by sounding out banks for a deal next week, which could clash with the EU’s grand arrival as a supersized issuer.