Nomura
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The Republic of Austria picked banks to lead a new 20 year euro benchmark on Wednesday, while the European Stability Mechanism surprised some market participants by sounding out banks for a deal next week, which could clash with the EU’s grand arrival as a supersized issuer. -
Woori Bank is preparing to make its Kangaroo bond debut, choosing the market to launch its first Covid-19 response bond.
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KfW and Ville de Paris grabbed the attention of investors at the opposite ends of the euro curve on Tuesday in what has been a thin week for issuance in the currency by public sector borrowers ahead of the expected arrival of the EU’s first syndicated bond under its Support to Mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) funding programme next week.
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Standard Chartered this week became the first bank to launch a Sofr-linked deal in the 144A/Reg S dollar market, as it looked to introduce the Libor replacement rate to a more global audience.
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Banque Fédérative du Crédit Mutuel made its annual visit to the Samurai bond market this week, raising ¥63.6bn ($600m) across three tranches in a senior preferred format.
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Chinese startup Dida, a ride-sharing platform, is looking to float on Hong Kong’s stock exchange, having filed a draft prospectus with the bourse.
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Argenta Spaarbank, Belfius Bank and Jyske Bank took differing approaches to sell €500m no-grow senior bonds this week — Argenta offered a substantial new issue premium, while the latter pair pushed their pricing close to fair value.
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A pair of infrequent issuers, Belfius Bank and Jyske Bank, tapped a strong market on Thursday with a pair of senior deals. The conducive environment is expected to wane as banks enter blackout periods, and prospective deals will have to vie with volatility around the US presidential election.
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The International Finance Corporation made a strong return to the sterling market on Tuesday by printing its biggest ever bond in the currency with a negative new issue concession, as issuance heats up thanks to an improvement in the cross currency basis swap for dollar and euro borrowers.
