France

French banks' 'intrinsic creditworthiness' not hurt by Moody's downgrades ◆ Some analysts eye relative value plays

Moody's unexpectedly downgrades French credit as sovereign creeps towards single-A

◆ Subordinated debt offering unhindered by French sovereign downgrade ◆ Issuer took a strategic approach to 'allow for secondary performance' ◆ Fair value debated

Covered's tight spread to senior unsecured is a bigger problem for supply than France's politics

Bloc set to lean on auctions to help achieve next year's borrowing task

◆ French government collapse scrambles bond market ◆ What next for French corporate, FIG, covered bond and public sector bond issuers? ◆ ECB Trials on distributed ledger technology: the verdict

Issuers face paying higher new issue concessions in January

Programmatic French funders cannot afford to wait for stabilité

French agency plans to fund longer and may offer something unique to sterling investors

OAT yields and spreads calm, but next year’s supply is crucial

Issuer will bring one of the largest programmes among French agencies

Book drops almost €2bn from peak as not all investors chase deal down