UK Sovereign
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The UK Debt Management Office kicks off its 2016-17 funding programme by auctioning £5.25bn of debt this week, in what will be the first test of a mechanism it has introduced to enhance Gilt price discovery. -
The UK Debt Management Office has announced the details of two syndications it plans to sell in the first quarter of its 2016-17 financial year.
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ICAP, the interdealer broker, has launched a daily index that measures the effective cost of funding for sterling government bonds.
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The UK Debt Management Office looks likely to bring two syndications in the first quarter of its 2016-17 financial year, after Gilt-edged market makers (GEMMs) and investors recommended the strategy.
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The UK Debt Management Office is reshuffling its funding strategy for the 2016-17 financial year, including adding the possibility of selling short to medium term conventional Gilts via syndication — although some investors would prefer a reduction in the UK’s use of syndications.
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The UK Debt Management Office is reshuffling its funding strategy for the 2016-17 financial year, including adding the possibility of selling short to medium term conventional Gilts via syndication.
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The Bank of England has printed $2bn of three year paper from a heavily oversubscribed book, as fears of a UK exit from the European Union showed no impact on the central bank’s bonds.
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A record breaking start to the year for SSA issuance in sterling kept pace this week, as the bond market showed little sign of contagion from a drop in the currency to a seven year low versus the dollar — and indeed may even have received a boost from the devalued currency.
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Senior capital markets bankers are preparing their teams for months of speculation on Britain’s possible exit from the European Union, after the markets treated them to a glimpse of investors’ uncertainty on the issue this week.
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Any fears that investors might be nervous about sterling bonds in the run-up to the UK’s referendum on European Union membership eased with a pair of deals on Tuesday.
