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Spreads expected to remain ‘well anchored’ in coming weeks despite this week’s blip
Issuer adjusts pricing strategy after market volatility spikes following collapse of US-Iran ceasefire
◆ Issuer leaves concession on the table to secure top accounts ◆ Pricing versus AFD deal ◆ Official institutions hold French agency spreads at the tights
◆ Sven Wabbels reveals four dimensions behind dual tranche call ◆ Seven year restraint as 1bp for four years more risk ◆ Pricing through Treasuries 'not a goal'
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L-Bank brought a novel approach to sell a two year dollar deal on Thursday that could help other borrowers navigate volatile markets, with investors invited to place bids for the trade over their desired level versus mid-swaps. -
The European Central Bank threw the kitchen sink at the bond market this week with its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP). Borrowers are assessing their funding programmes, which will rise in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. But they are in no hurry to sell new issues, with investor appetite minimal in the secondary market.
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Wild swings in the euro/dollar basis swap, and an unreliable interest rate swap complicated bond execution in the SSA market this week. While some liquidity has returned in rates, cross currency swaps are still behaving very strangely.
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Market participants have welcomed moves by the US Federal Reserve and Treasury, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank to restore order in commercial paper markets. This normally placid funding source has been under severe stress in the past week as investors and dealers shun risk amid the escalating coronavirus crisis. But market participants are still seeking further reassurance.
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Eurozone government bond yields jumped higher early on Wednesday morning, unmoved by reports of a potential breakthrough for the issuance of common EU debt instruments. The European Central Bank is suspected to have stepped in to try and control the situation, with spreads to Bunds having moved to their widest points for a year or more.
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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission gave market participants adapting to working from home some relief late on Tuesday, with sweeping no-action relief on voice recording requirements. The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority hasn’t gone so far, but has offered firms some flexibility.
