Inter-American Development Bank IADB
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Inter-American Development Bank launched a debut 15 year Kangaroo bond on Monday, the third supranational to look for ultra-long Australian dollar funding in the last year. -
A call by US Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin this week to lessen the capital burden on banks had a bigger effect on US rates than a well telegraphed Federal Reserve target rate rise, creating some breathing space in long end swap spreads. That could ease long dated public sector bond issuance, but with euro market offering enviable duration funding, there may not be a queue of borrowers ready to print, writes Craig McGlashan.
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Kommunalbanken built a doubly subscribed book on Tuesday for a long three year dollar deal that bankers said should give confidence to the market after a similar trade from KommuneKredit two weeks ago fell short of full subscription.
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A pair of SSAs are set to nip in with dollar deals ahead of a US Federal Open Market Committee meeting on Wednesday at which investors overwhelmingly expect a target rate rise — although the strength of that expectation has dipped slightly.
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The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has announced a new head of treasury strategy, the latest hire in its recruitment drive.
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Kommunalbanken on Tuesday became the first issuer to tap the Kauri market since February. The Nordic agency responded to reverse enquiries, tapping an eight year bond at an after-swap pricing level that was a little over its dollar curve.
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The GC BondMarker scores for last week's benchmarks have been counted and market participants have deemed the European Financial Stability Facility's return to the long end a success.
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The dollar market was on spectacular form on Wednesday, with a Canadian province pushing out a rare 10 year bond, a supranational smashing its size record and a $4bn five year from a German agency.
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Public sector borrowers are lining up a three pronged attack on Wednesday in a dollar market that is enjoying its widest swap spreads of the year. Quebec is attempting the first 10 year dollar benchmark since the first week of the year, KfW is out in fives — a part of the curve that has also become attractive in euros — and the Inter-American Development Bank is coming at the short end.
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More dollar deals are expected next week following a searing few days for trades in the currency, but despite bumper books and deal sizes, some in the market feel there is still some price discovery work to do. Meanwhile, US president-elect Donald Trump made his presence felt on the issuance calendar.
