UK Sovereign
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Gilt yields dropped on Thursday after the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted 6-2 to hold the Bank Rate at 0.25% — a higher majority than the 5-3 in favour of holding at its last meeting in June. The more dovish result came after weeks of hawkish noises emanating from the central bank. -
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and other market actors are working on a system to match investors’ views on what is a ‘green’ bond with suitable deals in the market.
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Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark as of Thursday's close. The source for secondary trading levels is Interactive Data.
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The UK Debt Management Office broke yet another record on Tuesday, building its largest ever book in cash terms for an inflation-linked syndication. The demand was such that the bond then tightened in secondary to move past the fair value level at the book open, said one of the leads.
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The UK Debt Management Office broke yet another record on Tuesday, building its largest ever book in cash terms for an inflation linked syndication. The demand was such that the bond then tightened in secondary to move past the fair value level at the book open, said one of the leads.
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The sterling market for public sector borrowers has trundled back into gear after the shock UK election result on June 8. A series of issuers printed through this week, while the UK Debt Management Office announced its plans for the second syndication of the 2017-18 financial year.
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The UK Debt Management Office has selected the bond to be issued at the second syndication of its 2017-18 financial year, picking a bond at the long end of its target range.
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In contrast with its US counterpart this week, the Bank of England elected to keep its base interest rate on hold at 0.25% at its meeting on Thursday. However, the vote was closer than expected and the circling hawks caused a sell-off in Gilts and may have spoiled the outlook for sterling borrowing.
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In contrast with its US counterpart this week, the Bank of England elected to keep its base interest rate on hold at 0.25% at its meeting on Thursday. However, the vote was closer than expected and the circling hawks caused a sell-off in Gilts.
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A shock result in the UK general election on Thursday had little effect on the Gilt and sterling SSA market on Friday, leaving the door open for any issuers considering deals next week, said bankers. The medium term picture may be harder to glean, however, with sterling’s fall against the dollar potentially impacting the cross currency basis swap between the two.
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Public sector borrowers are considering sterling deals next week — but any issuance will hinge on the result of the UK’s general election on Thursday. The vote will also have a large bearing on Gilt yields, said analysts.
