France
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The European Union wrapped up its first bond of 2021 under the Support to Mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) funding programme in style with a quick execution and another impressively sized order book. -
Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark and bid-yields from the close of business on Monday, January 25. The source for secondary trading levels is ICE Data Services.
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BNP Paribas is set to redeem one of its legacy tier one bonds in full this quarter, as more banks follow recent guidance from the European Banking Authority and clear out old capital instruments.
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Dexia Crédit Local raised £750m with a December 2026 bond on Monday, gathering a generously oversubscribed order book and pulling in the spread during execution, promising a strong reception for Asian Development Bank on Tuesday. OeKB will come to market with a dollar five year.
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The covered bond market bounced back from last week’s temporary supply indigestion on Monday, following strong deal outcomes for DZ Hyp and Société Générale, which issued the tightest French transaction of the year.
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Four US global banking titans roared out of earnings blackout to raise more than $20bn of debt this week, issuing deals either side of president Joe Biden’s inauguration.
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Caffil plans to issue privately placed covered bonds from its social framework, which secures financing for French hospitals. The longer maturities on offer will diversify from those targeted in its benchmark deals and more closely match its loan liabilities, as well as fulfilling investor needs.
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France stole the limelight in the euro public sector bond market this week as it set new records for 50 year benchmarks in terms of size, demand and yield. But next week all eyes will be firmly fixed on the EU, which is set to bring its first bond of the year under its Support to Mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) funding programme.
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Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale (Cades), the agency responsible for financing and amortising French social security debt, printed a £1.5bn social bond on Wednesday — the first ever deal in that currency and format from a public sector borrower.
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France set a new order book record with its new 50 year syndicated bond on Tuesday. Two other public sector borrowers joined the sovereign at the long of the euro curve.
