Italian Sovereign
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The Italian Treasury on Thursday bought back €4.2bn of the November 2017 BTP Italia — more than €1bn above its target amount — as part of a syndicated exchange that swapped the bonds for paper maturing in the 2020s and 2030s. -
Fears of Marine Le Pen winning this year’s French presidential election may have receded but investors should be hoping that her loss will be to frontrunner Emmanuel Macron — and not to former favourite François Fillon.
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The revival of banks using securitization to free up regulatory capital could open new possibilities for accelerating the financing of a greener economy, as a ground-breaking deal demonstrated this week, write Jon Hay and David Bell.
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Italy drew a more than a twice oversubscribed book on Tuesday and priced well inside guidance as it brought its second syndication of the year, a €3bn May 2028 inflation-linked BTP.
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Italy has mandated banks for its second syndication of the year, after a month in which its spread to closest peer Spain has tightened.
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Cassa Depositi e Prestiti has sold €300m and €150m notes late in February, despite dealers reporting an overall lack of MTNs in the market.
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A trio of eurozone government borrowers are rumoured to be mulling deals in the coming weeks, with conditions at the long end in euros looking stronger than earlier in the year.
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Spain added another entry to its growing book of blockbuster trades this week, using a novel early-bird feature to help drum up demand for its traditional 10 year annual opener. The deal came as Italy’s spread over Spain widened, despite a court ruling that analysts said should be positive for political stability in Italy in the near term.
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US President-elect Donald Trump left market participants dumbfounded by saying that the dollar is too strong just a few days before his inauguration on Friday — a position he won after a campaign promising infrastructure spending and tax cuts. But while Trump’s ability to disrupt markets is likely to be a feature of the next four years, the start of an unwinding of the ‘Trump trade’ could help public sector borrowers bring 10 year deals to a red hot dollar market, writes Craig McGlashan.
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Euro bonds at the 10 year maturity and beyond have proven difficult so far in 2017, but a strong performance from the European Investment Bank may have shown other issuers what it takes to pick up size at long maturities.
