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The European Investment Bank and KfW on Wednesday tapped the long end amid an otherwise quiet euro market. -
The SSA market is “breathing a sigh of relief”, according to one SSA syndicate banker, as this week's hotly anticipated Netherlands election produced the result capital markets bankers were hoping for.
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The sterling market was red hot this week with public sector issuers hitting screens in force, despite a headline heavy calendar.
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KfW launched a £300m tap of a December 2019 line on Wednesday, pulling in over £350m of orders in spite of sharp swings in the strength of the currency.
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While Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting brought little in the way of material changes, the SSA market is watching closely, expecting a tightening of eurozone monetary policy. Meanwhile, the Joint Laender launched a euro seven year benchmark.
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US President Donald Trump’s first speech to Congress, a remarkable switch in Federal Reserve rate expectations and swap spreads falling from their early week highs all failed to derail a stellar week for public sector dollar issuance. More trades are expected to come next week, before the market quiets ahead of the Fed’s next rate decision and a Dutch general election where the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) is expected to perform well.
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Swedish Export Credit Corporation on Thursday added another cracking deal to a super strong week for dollar issuance, as FMS Wertmanagement lined up to take benchmark supply in the currency into Friday.
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NRW.Bank will be the next SSA borrower to tap the euro market, after two eurozone sovereigns raised a combined €11.4bn through auctions on Thursday, making the most of a week largely free from political volatility.
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KfW and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development took full advantage of a strong environment to sell dollar benchmarks on Tuesday. Further dollar issuance is rumoured this week — with conditions so good that deals may come despite potential volatility from US president Donald Trump making his first speech to Congress during the New York evening on Tuesday night.
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The public sector dollar market is showing a few signs of life this week as KfW and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development picked banks for benchmarks, while the Bank of England launched its annual foray in the currency.
