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The European Financial Stability Facility rebooted the euro public sector market on Monday with an intraday execution ahead of what SSA bankers expect to be a busy week for supply. Belgium and KfW are already on screens for benchmark trades in the 10 year part of the curve. -
Secondary spreads in the euro public sector market have widened ahead of an expected flurry of benchmark issuance next week, with several issuers set to tap the market, according to SSA bankers.
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The European Financial Stability Facility sent out a request for proposals on Wednesday, with the issuer likely to kick off its 2019 funding with a big trade in the short to mid part of the euro curve, according to bankers.
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Public sector borrowers are confident going into the euro bond market next year, with reinvestments from maturing bonds held by the European Central Bank likely to cap any spread widening from the end of quantitative easing. But political threats — from populists polling well ahead of European Parliament elections in May, Brexit probably in March and the Italian government’s stand-off with the European Commission over its budget plans — are likely to bring volatility, meaning timing will perhaps be more important than in 2018. GlobalCapital brought together European SSAs, investors and investment bankers to discuss what 2019 holds for the euro market — as well as the SRI sector and new technology.
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In the last year that sovereigns, supranationals and agencies could enjoy the effects of the European Central Bank’s quantitative easing programme — but still had to cope with the Fed pushing up rates — GlobalCapital’s SSA team used its editorial judgement, with inspiration from GC’s world-famous bond comments and patented BondMarker app, to pick what it felt were the top trades of the year. The team strove to find deals that were not just the biggest — it looked for trades that set pricing markers, were innovative and brave or that made an impression in other ways. GC presents the winners here. Congratulations to the issuers and banks involved.
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This week's funding scorecard looks at the progress of Europe's supranationals and agencies as the year comes to a close. Some of the issuers have also set their funding targets for 2019.
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The European Stability Mechanism has softened the eligibility criteria for its precautionary credit lines, under a eurozone reform package sealed by the European Union on Tuesday.
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Portugal extended its duration with a bond exchange on Wednesday, exchanging two bonds maturing in 2020 and 2021 for taps of bonds maturing in 2023 and 2027.
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The European Stability Mechanism has softened the eligibility criteria for its precautionary credit lines under a eurozone reform package sealed by the European Union on Tuesday.
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The EU moved a step forward on its tortuous path towards completing its Banking Union on Monday night. Finance ministers agreed on some details relating to a backstop for the fund for resolving banks, but have not yet shown any sign of agreeing on a common deposit insurance scheme.
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Public sector borrowers are gearing themselves for wider spreads and bigger new issue premiums in the euro market in 2019 following the expected end of the European Central Bank’s public sector purchase programme. The bigger and more liquid names will determine the environment for the rest of the market, according to SSA bankers.
