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◆ Eurofima made rare visit to euro four year conventional curve ◆ New issue premium estimated ◆ Region Wallonne grabs solid order book
Mandates from Eurofima, Germany, Wallonia and the Free State of Thuringia
The bloc's funding update and trio of central bank meetings held the SSA market's attention on Wednesday-Thursday
Jun Dumolard, head of funding and investor relations at EFSF, discusses the institution's recent euro seven year trade
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The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) has announced a larger than expected borrowing programme for 2020, following the decision to roll over its bill proceeds into its bond funding. The European Investment Bank (EIB) also has a higher target for next year. -
The European Investment Bank has announced a bigger borrowing requirement for 2020, as its redemptions are set to rise in the year ahead.
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The solid victory for the Conservative Party in the UK election has given investors a burst of confidence. But the rise in rates has proved short-lived and is unlikely to spark any supranational, sovereign and agency sterling issuance. Meanwhile, the outlook for the Bank of England has become slightly more hawkish.
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Capital markets are set for a surge of adrenalin on Friday after Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party secured a thumping majority in the UK’s general election, removing a huge weight of uncertainty about Brexit. With hopes also leaping of a US-China trade deal, government bonds, equities and sterling will all move in a risk-on direction on Friday — the only question is how far.
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In 2019, public sector borrowers led the way in the implementation of the new risk-free rates, with Sonia becoming a mainstream product. The question is whether Sofr and €STR can become as widely adopted as financial markets prepare for the end of Libor. Burhan Khadbai reports
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With the resumption of the ECB’s quantitative easing programme, any hopes of a normalisation of European monetary policy receded further into the distance. With “lower for longer” firmly established as the consensus call, SSA borrowers and investors will have to settle in and learn to love the world they inhabit
