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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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Market participants will be keeping a close eye on how a deal from the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) will proceed next week, as it could well re-open the euro supranational and agency bond market after issuers shied away from doing deals this week, amid volatile market conditions and an improved cross-currency basis swap for euro funders to issue in dollars. -
It was a mixed picture in the dollar public sector bond market on Thursday. A Norwegian agency was able to tighten the spread of its five year fixed rate trade on the back of a well subscribed order book. But a supranational was not able to achieve the same momentum for an intraday three year Sofr-linked floating rate note.
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A trio of South East Asian issuers have visited the Hong Kong dollar market in the last two weeks, as a move in the basis spurred demand. Among the issuers was Korea’s state-owned mining company Korea Resources Corporation (KORES), which made its debut in the currency and in the MTN format on Monday.
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Andrew Milligan, head of global strategy at Aberdeen Standard Investments for the past 19 years, will be stepping down and leaving the firm at the end of March.
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The World Bank has surprised onlookers with a five year benchmark bond, printed into the teeth of the volatility caused by Covid-19 and an emergency rate cut from the Federal Reserve. The successful deal from the supranational has emboldened an agency to follow suit, with others expected to follow.
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SSA bankers have urged the European Financial Stability Facility to head to the short end of the euro curve next week to complete its funding needs for the first quarter.
