TD Securities
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The Nordic Investment Bank was able to ratchet in pricing to the lowest five year spread for several years as it fed a dollar market starved of supply. -
The Nordic Investment Bank is set to bring a dollar benchmark in the five year part of the curve, a tenor that has come back into fashion for public sector borrowers — including from the European Investment Bank on Tuesday. That is despite most secondary flows coming in shorter maturities, according to SSA bankers.
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The European Investment Bank is set to bring the first five year dollar benchmark from an SSA in nearly three weeks — and only the third since the first quarter — after mandating banks on Monday. The issuer will be joined by a triple tranche trade from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation.
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A slew of deals hit screens in sterling this week, allowing SSA borrowers from three continents to pick up a combined £1.175bn ($1.55bn) in funding — including one borrower’s largest-ever deal in the currency.
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The State of North Rhine-Westphalia has launched its first ever 50 year benchmark, coming to market just as Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten landed at the short end.
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The State of North Rhine-Westphalia is set to bring its longest ever euro benchmark, as public sector borrowers line up trades across the currency’s curve.
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Voters rewarded a five year dollar print from Finnvera — the first in that tenor from a European SSA since March — with strong scores across the board.
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Municipality Finance grabbed the opportunity of being the only SSA dollar issuer this week to bring a very strong trade, paving the way for other borrowers to tap the currency.
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The European Investment Bank threw itself into a new type of sterling deal with aplomb, making a splash with a £1bn floater referencing the Sonia benchmark, in what bankers believe may become the new standard for the market.
