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◆ Scaled-back bank treasuries snap up rare seven year floater ◆ Dollar FRN drought eases as World Bank extends curve ◆ Floater lands inside fixed rate funding levels
◆ New sterling five year lands after BoE Level B upgrade ◆ Dollar FRN 'snowball' as $2bn raised ◆ Callable issuance steady as zero structures cool
◆ EDC prints tightest US dollar deal from a Canadian this year ◆ Tight spread to US Treasuries 'looks good for Canada risk' ◆ World Bank mandates seven year dollar floater
◆ EDC had originally considered last week for dollar deal ◆ Favourable dollar funding could tempt European SSAs ◆ Five year tenor safer option
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A trio of European agencies and a supranational all priced taps at the long end of the Kangaroo curve last week, with tenures ranging from nine to 12 years. Yields on these notes have fallen compared to previous taps, as the Kangaroo market feels the effects of the global bond rally. -
The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) tapped a euro bond in the short end through an auction on Wednesday to conclude its funding for the third quarter. SSA bankers called it a “sensible approach”, due to challenging conditions and the supranational and its sister issuer, the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), having little left to raise until the end of September.
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This week's funding scorecard looks at the progress French agencies have made in their funding programmes as we reach the end of August.
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Public sector borrowers will have to contend with much more difficult funding conditions in euros when they arrive en masse following the summer beak, according to SSA bankers.
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KfW brought its revamped green framework to the Norwegian krone market to print a deal on Tuesday. Later that week, strong demand from domestic and international investors let the issuer increase the note to a record breaking size, printing the largest Nokkie green bond across any asset class.
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Europe’s candidate to take over as the next head of the International Monetary Fund received a boost this week after the body’s executive board called for the age limit to be raised and hopes receded of a rival candidate stepping forward.
