KfW

Read on to see how benchmarks priced in January are faring in the secondary market. Trading levels given are the bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark as of Thursday's close. The source for secondary trading levels is Interactive Data.

Read on to see how benchmarks priced in the first three weeks of the year are performing in the secondary market. Trading levels given are the bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark bond as of Thursday's close. The source for secondary trading levels is Interactive Data.

Read on to see how deals priced in the first week and second weeks of the year are faring. Trading levels given are the bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark bond as of Thursday's close. The source for secondary trading levels is Interactive Data.

Read the funding scorecard this week to see how selected European supranationals and agencies have got on in the busy first few weeks of the year.

Network Rail has hired a trio of banks for a five year dollar syndication as KfW was wrapping up a $4bn print of the same maturity on Wednesday.

KfW is expected to price its first dollar benchmark of 2014 on Wednesday, flouting expectations of a long dated bond by mandating banks for a more conservative maturity in the belly of the curve.

The Inter-American Development Bank and Rentenbank are both set to sell Kangaroos bonds on Thursday, looking to appeal to a receptive investor base that allowed KfW to more than double its target size with a five year trade on Wednesday.

KfW provided the euro market with a knock out syndication on Wednesday afternoon, printing a seven year benchmark at the tight end of guidance. The European Financial Stability Facility is set to follow next week, having sent out requests for proposals earlier on Wednesday.

SSA bankers breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday as the first euro benchmark from a core European agency of 2014 performed well despite looking a little sluggish during the morning’s business.

A pair of supranationals are set to launch Kangaroo deals in the middle of the curve this week, following a new five year deal in the format from KfW that is set to be priced on Wednesday.

KfW is looking into the possibility of selling its first socially responsible investment (SRI) bond since 2010 next year. The issuer is in discussions with bankers and investors over potential demand for a Green Bond.

KfW sold a short-dated syndication on Wednesday afternoon but tight pricing meant it fell shy of full subscription, SSA Markets understands. The deal takes the German agency to within a hair’s breadth of completing its funding requirement for the year.