BondMarker

The vote are in and the scores have been counted. The GC BondMarker voters have delivered their verdict on two benchmarks from the week commencing July 10: a €1bn 15 year from KfW and a three year dollar note from Municipality Finance.

A pair of three year prints in dollars provoked very different reactions from GC BondMarker voters in the second quarter. Read on to find out more in this week’s BondMarker round-up, which looks at the most notable dollar deals of the last quarter.

The votes have been counted and two of last week's deals go under the GC BondMarker microscope in this week's results: a three year floater from Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten (BNG) and a jumbo dual tranche from the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF).

A European issuer scored the highest marks on GC BondMarker in the second quarter, with a snappily timed euro benchmark that came days after the French presidential election results were announced.

Benchmarks from the Inter-American Development Bank, KfW and Spain have now been scored in GC BondMarker. While two of the deals met with a warm reception from voters, one deal was not so popular.

Didn’t think the global capital markets could get any more exciting this year? Well brace yourself.

The scores have been counted and the results for the benchmarks sold in the week commencing May 29 are in. The week produced only a smattering of public sector trades trades, and not all were warmly received.

The relief rally sparked by Emmanuel Macron's victory in the French presidential election is yet to fully evaporate and the Europe's public sector borrowers have been taking full advantage of it. Read on to see how GC BondMarker voters rated France's return to capital markets as well as the rest of the benchmarks.

The week commencing May 8 brought a wave of public sector borrowing. The victory of Emmanuel Macron in the French presidential election caused a wave of relief and signalled a blazing green light for issuance. See how the deals fared on GC BondMarker.

The votes have been counted and the GC BondMarker verdict has been reached for last week's trades. See how they stacked up.

Last week's sole benchmark, a KfW outing in five year euros, impressed the GC BondMarker voters, who awarded it high grades in all categories. But how did it compare with KfW's other offerings this year?

The GC BondMarker scores for last week's benchmarks have been counted and market participants have deemed the European Financial Stability Facility's return to the long end a success.