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Performance compared to peers and quality of demand 'really impressive'
◆ Spread set at starting level ◆ Floor in sight for agencies ◆ 'Success for Kommuninvest'
◆ Supra prices inside peers’ seven year deals ◆ Slim NIP paid after 3bp tightening ◆ ‘Very strong day’ for SSA market
◆ Sharp landing through a noisy open ◆ Grinding towards US Treasuries ◆ Bankers praise execution but warn of residuals building
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Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark as of Thursday's close. The source for secondary trading levels is Interactive Data.
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This week's funding scorecard looks at the progress various supranationals have made in their funding programmes.
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Big moves in US Treasury yields, swap spreads and the euro/dollar and euro/sterling basis swaps put paid to some dollar issuance this week as some borrowers held back and others tapped different currencies. But a pair of Swedish names did get deals done, and rates started to move back into more favourable areas, suggesting volumes could pick up again next week.
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The World Bank and Export Development Canada hit screens with large sterling floaters in what was among the busiest weeks of the year in the currency.
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The African Development Bank sold its second ever social bond on Wednesday, more than doubling the size of its debut effort and extending its maturity curve. The Basque Government will follow the supranational with its inaugural sustainable bond.
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The euro market got off to a fine start this week as a supranational rarely seen in euros appeared at five years and a mainstay of the market pulled off another successful trade. But later in the week, cracks began to show.