German Sovereign
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Rentenbank failed to achieve subscription for its €500m 10 year trade on Tuesday, despite offering a positive yield and a maturity that has been labelled the ‘sweet spot’ in the euro public sector bond market.
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A structure developed in the loan market, in which a company’s financing margin can be lowered during the life of the deal if it improves its environmental, social and governance credentials, has crossed over into the Schuldschein market. That raises the possibility it could make the leap to the bond market, write Silas Brown and Jon Hay.
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Bond market alpha types may find it galling when the fusty old loan market can teach them an innovative new structure. And yet, that may be about to happen.
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Three SSA borrowers issued a total of £200m ($255m) of medium-term notes in response to an inquiry for three year non-call one fixed rate sterling bonds on Tuesday — which probably all sold to the same buyer — amid an uptick of paper in the currency.
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KfW returned to the market on Wednesday for its second five year euro benchmark of the year. The €5bn 0% July 2024 note was issued with the lowest yield the German agency has ever paid.
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KfW returned to the market for its second five year euro benchmark of the year. The €5bn zero coupon note was issued with the lowest yield ever printed by the German issuer.
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The State of Schleswig-Holstein returned to the market with a 10 year note on Tuesday. Meanwhile, KfW has announced a new five year euro deal, following on from January’s record KfW book for the maturity.
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KfW brought another landmark transaction under its recently updated green bond framework on Tuesday with a Skr7bn (€654m) issue that marked its largest bond in the Swedish currency.
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