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Large auctions, new 30 year and ‘two-lens' pricing approach among key expectations for bloc’s July-December funding
◆ DMO chief Jessica Pulay on why 2041s won out ◆ Swift execution 'a hallmark' of transaction ◆ Cover ratio slips but breadth holds firm
◆ Debate whether priced through US Treasuries ◆ Tighter than fixed ◆ Tenor handed investors optically pleasing spread
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The European Union made a quick trip to the bond market on Tuesday morning to collect €13bn — €8bn at five years and €5bn at 25. It found itself selling into stronger market conditions than have prevailed for the past few weeks, thanks to the European Central Bank’s beefed up intervention. But despite the strong backdrop, the market is still quieter than expected. -
Rentenbank entered the deserted dollar bond market on Tuesday, printing $1.75bn of five year notes. The market has been quiet for public sector issuers in the past few weeks, thanks to a volatile Treasury market and an issuer base already well stocked with funding, but Rentenbank found investors receptive.
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Europe's high grade corporate bond investors are becoming more sensitive to price, as inflation and European lockdown worries rattle nerves. Orderbooks have fallen away during the pricing process, making it more difficult for issuers to tighten far from initial price thoughts.
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Greece has struggled with the colossal challenge of rehabilitating its capital markets reputation since its debt crisis in 2009. But last week, it took a big step forward, returning to the 30 year tenor for the first time in well over a decade. Dimitrios Tsakonas, head of the Greek Public Debt Management Agency. told GlobalCapital about the journey the PDMA has undertaken.
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The European Union on Monday announced the mandate for its final Support to Mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) transaction of the first quarter, which will raise up to €13bn across the two tranches.
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The UK Debt Management Office on Monday chose the banks to lead the sale of its second sukuk via syndication. Like the sovereign’s debut sukuk in 2014, none of the UK’s Islamic banks are included on the mandate.
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