The Netherlands
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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. -
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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KfW has invested more money in Frontclear, an organisation which offers guarantees to help clear emerging market and frontier market trades, boosting access to international interbank markets.
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The acceleration of equity block trading in Europe continued on Thursday evening, when NLFI, the organisation that manages investments for the Dutch government, launched the sale of a 13.6% stake in ASR Nederland, the insurer nationalised during the financial crisis.
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A seismic shift has affected appetite in euro borrowing. Investors driven out to outlandish maturities by low rates have come flooding back to the belly of the curve.
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The January rush of bond issuance is flooding screens with public sector deals, with $10bn of dollar funding and €4bn in euros arriving on Tuesday alone. Issuers are looking to stock up ahead of what may be a volatile year, but the strain may be beginning to show.
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The belly of the curve appears to be the favoured spot in euros, with the European Financial Stability Facility selling a €3bn November 2022 and Agence Française de Développement announcing that it intends to bring an April 2022 on Wednesday. Further out in the curve, the market is proving less supportive.
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KommuneKredit and Unédic have both pulled off strong trades, getting in ahead of what is expected to be a busy week in euros by coming to market on Monday.
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NN Group mandated banks for an offering of senior and subordinated debt on Monday, as the firm looks to merge with fellow Dutch insurer Delta Lloyd.
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The UK Debt Management Office has picked the maturity and timing for a scheduled bond sale later this month. Elsewhere in sterling, a pair of issuers added deals to a bumper opening week that fell just short of a record.
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