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KfW picked banks on Monday to lead the dollar market's first three year SSA deal of the year, while infrequent issuer Canada is looking to ride the recent wave of five year dollar supply after appointing banks to lead a new benchmark deal.

A pair of supranationals opened the Maple market with sustainability bonds this week. The Canadian green market is “going through a growth phase” as more and more domestic investors show interest in the product, according to bankers.

The Province of Ontario is keeping a close eye on foreign markets as it considers whether to follow Wednesday’s Canadian dollar green bond with a foreign currency issue.

The Province of Ontario hit screens on Tuesday afternoon with initial price thoughts for a C$750m no-grow tap of the February 2025 bonds.

The Province of Ontario is readying for a tap its 2025 Canadian dollar denominated green bond for the second time this year.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce was quick to take advantage of a favourable swing in the sterling-dollar basis swap, to issue its debut Sonia-linked covered bond on Monday, pricing the deal flat to fair value and tighter than where it could have printed in dollars or euros. The scale of demand would have allowed for a much larger deal, suggesting good potential for follow-on supply.

The Province of British Columbia has weathered volatility from the fallout of last week's meeting of the US Federal Reserve to return to the dollar market for the first time in four years. Another rare SSA issuer, IDB Invest, also plans a return to the dollar market, with investor calls set up for this week ahead of its five year debut.

It has been an explosive week in the sterling market, with foreign and domestic names raising £2.9bn of debt on the back of £13.05bn of combined demand in the space of just three days. But there are more big tests for sterling funders in near future, with a bond market comeback for the UK’s Metro Bank being chief among them.

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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce did not have to pay any premium to investors on Wednesday to launch its first fixed rate senior deal in the sterling market, which has coped well with a mass of supply in recent days.

SSA issuers turned towards niche currencies this week to meet a range of demand across the Australian and Canadian dollar curves. KfW and the Asian Development Bank started the week printing in Australian dollars, before the World Bank joined them in the currency while also returning to the Maple market.

SSA issuers of dollar bonds were able to push harder on spread than they have in recent weeks on Wednesday, surprising syndicate bankers away from the deals.