TD Securities
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With much of the great and good of the public sector markets busy at the Euromoney Global Borrowers and Bond Investors Forum in London (see page 6 for full coverage), deals were thin on the ground this week. But one Nordic agency was able to build its largest ever order book in dollars and, with conditions looking strong, both that currency and euros are likely to be packed next week, said bankers.
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A sterling floater from the European Investment Bank would not normally set tongues wagging across capital markets but the supranational’s upcoming deal is an exceptional case. The bond is a test case for what is expected by many to become the new market standard for the format, writes Lewis McLellan.
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The European Investment Bank has released initial price thoughts for a sterling benchmark floater referencing Sonia — a trade that dominated many conversations at this week's Euromoney Global Borrowers conference in London. The deal will be priced on Friday.
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Finnvera has become the first European SSA borrower to print a five year dollar benchmark since early March, picking up $1bn with a Reg S/144A benchmark.
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Finnvera is set to bring a deal in what has become a rare tenor in dollars, after mandating banks on Tuesday for a five year Reg S/144A benchmark.
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The European Investment Bank has hit screens for the first sterling floating rate benchmark designed for a post-Libor world.
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Public sector borrowers looking for dollar funding are likely to have to go even shorter than they have been used to after this week’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting, said SSA bankers.
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Kommuninvest on Tuesday took advantage of a quiet dollar market to sell its largest ever deal, despite only offering a concession of 2bp, according to the lead managers.
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Kommuninvest is out with a dollar trade in what bankers expect to be a fairly quiet week bisected by a likely target rate hike by the Federal Open Market Committee.
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