German Sovereign
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Three public sector borrowers hit screens on Monday, mandating in a euro market buoyed by the defeat of National Front candidate Marine Le Pen in the final round of the French presidential election on Sunday. -
Attempts by the German debt management office to prevent another collapse in the European repo market are not enough, according to market participants — though they may have benefited German taxpayers.
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The public sector dollar market is set to put a series of obstacles behind it to resume full pace next week — but issuers may opt to instead take advantage of sumptuous conditions in euros.
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FMS Wertmanagement nipped into a quiet dollar market to print a three year Reg S only syndication, the issuer’s first dollar deal at that point of the curve to come through mid-swaps this year.
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A pair of European borrowers have ventured into the otherwise deserted dollar market, ahead of a Federal Reserve rates decision tonight.
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Several German public sector issuers defended new issue fees, despite a worsening service from investment banks, in a panel discussion at Euromoney’s Germany Conference in Berlin on Wednesday.
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Last week's sole benchmark, a KfW outing in five year euros, impressed the GC BondMarker voters, who awarded it high grades in all categories. But how did it compare with KfW's other offerings this year?
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Rentenbank added a A$100m ($75.6m) tap to its March 2027 Australian dollar bonds on Monday, a line it has tapped frequently since opening it in September.
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KfW tapped a four year Australian dollar bond on Thursday, after raising €5bn in the euro market the day before.
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The euro market will be tested quickly following the first round of the French presidential election on Sunday as the European Financial Stability Facility has sent out a request for proposals.
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The first round of the French presidential election takes place this Sunday and, while the market is mostly quiet, Derek Halpenny, head of global markets research at MUFG, says that market participants have not priced in much risk of a shock anti-EU result.
