Euro

More issuers, possibly including French SSAs, are geared up to tap primary this week

Silfin also lines up a deal as French politics opens primary market wide

◆ Market takes surprise election results in stride ◆ Insurance companies leading with plans to raise deeply subordinated debt ◆ Bank capital and senior deals in euros and dollars also on the cards

◆ MPS to launch a new covered format ◆ Infrequent and higher yielding issuer suggests market is 'stable and open' after French elections ◆ A 'few other' covereds are in the pipeline

As Bastille Day — and the start of what is often a lull in capital markets — approaches, the fate of billions of euros of FIG and corporate bonds lies at the whim of UK and France voters

Market awaits EU’s lead once election volatility subsides

‘Still some work to be done’ in bond market’s digital transition

Agency is now 65% funded with another deal planned for a couple of months’ time

◆ Rapid bookbuild ◆ Investors ‘don’t care’ as issuer pays negligible concession ◆ Tenor maximises Bund spread

◆ NIP consensus among bankers ◆ BMO finds it 'easier to attract demand' ◆ Favourable ‘timing’ and ‘optics’

Market expected to shut after Wednesday as UK elections and US holiday loom

◆ Austrian lender nearly four times covered ◆ Bankers question whether the deal started wide despite double digit tightening