German Sovereign
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The Federal State of Brandenburg mandated banks on Monday for its second ever euro benchmark in the 20 year part of the curve, following its debut in the maturity in 2016. -
Secondary spreads in the euro public sector market have widened heavily across the curve with just over a month to go before the European Central Bank is expected to put an end to its Public Sector Purchase Programme. SSAs are also being affected by the political ructions from Italy, Brexit and the global trade war, said bankers.
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After a year during which euro issuance from SSAs has far outstripped that in dollars, thanks to the vagaries of the euro/dollar basis swap, a German agency was able to nip in to a funding week shortened by US elections and central bank meetings to score a strong result with its sole dollar benchmark of the year.
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The European Financial Stability Facility finished off its 2018 issuance this week with what was likely the last jumbo euro benchmark of the year. The deal was solid, but SSA bankers warned the euro market feels “tired”.
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The State of North Rhine-Westphalia rounded out the week’s euro issuance with an oversubscribed 10 year euro deal that was priced 1bp inside guidance.
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Rentenbank and Eurofima showed that Tuesday’s midterm elections in the US might be hogging most television airwaves but they have been making little waves in the dollar SSA market.
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A pair of public sector borrowers are looking to eke out the last bit of cash from the dollar market before it shuts down for the US mid-term elections on Tuesday night.
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A megayacht of a trade from KfW this week suggested that potential headwinds — including the end of quantitative easing, Italy’s reckoning with the European Commission and Angela Merkel’s plan to step away from politics — are failing to sink sentiment in the euro market. But some SSA bankers warned that the trade was more just proof that KfW can float in these conditions — and that an upcoming deal for the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) will be a better buoy for the sector’s currents.
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