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SSA bankers are gearing themselves up for another round of dollar supply next week after the currency’s record breaking January. Buoyant conditions even allowed one issuer to bring a bulky benchmark, despite this week’s public holidays in Asia. -
The Province of Ontario sold a five year global bond on Wednesday, shattering the silence in public sector dollar markets with a $2.5bn trade.
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The frenetic pace of January’s SSA issuance may have abated but some issuers are still making the most of supportive conditions to pull off good deals.
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The Province of Ontario broke the silence in dollar benchmark issuance this week, mandating for a five year deal on Tuesday. Other borrowers are avoiding dollars this week due to holidays in Asia, but Ontario can rely on its strong following in the Americas to push it through, said bankers.
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The dollar bond market for public sector borrowers this week rounded off a spectacular January, with many bankers describing it as “perfect” and the best in five years.
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A trio of issuers brought deals across the short end of the dollar curve on Wednesday, adding to what one SSA syndicate head described as the “ideal January”. Supply looks to have dimmed for now, with no deals on screen for Thursday and Chinese New Year holidays next week likely to halt benchmark issuance, but bankers believe conditions are so hot that arbitrage deals or floating rate notes could still break through.
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Public sector borrowers are staying focused on the belly of the dollar curve, with a pair of issuers lined up for Wednesday. Demand at that part of the curve shows no sign of letting up, with two issuers out in fives on Tuesday — one of which was able to increase the size of its issue from its initial target.
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The Nordic Investment Bank and Province of Quebec are set to hit the five year part of the dollar curve on Tuesday, a trade that has returned some bumper deals for public sector borrowers so far in 2017.
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