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SSA secondary pricing update: EU's SURE debut screeches tighter
Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark and bid-yields from the close of business on Monday, October 26.
12.00 PM -
Italian BTPs rally after surprise upgrade with green framework and dollar bond expected soon
Italian government bonds rallied across the curve on Monday after S&P upgraded its outlook on the sovereign on Friday in response to the country’s extraordinary fiscal measures and support from the European Central Bank’s asset purchase programme and the European Union’s incoming recovery fund.
26 Oct 2020 -
Greece looking to capitalise on Pepp to complete curve
Greece hit the market this week with a €2bn tap, neatly threading a needle between the EU’s jumbo debut and a hefty 30 year from Italy.
23 Oct 2020 -
Funding scorecard: European sovereigns
This week's funding scorecard looks at the progress European sovereigns have made in their funding programmes towards the end of October.
23 Oct 2020 -
EU big fish breaches at last with historic SURE splash
After months of waiting as even the great whites of the SSA oceans kept clear of primary bond sales in anticipation, the EU — now a bond market megalodon by comparison — cruised into a bait ball a quarter of a trillion euros big this week to take a €17bn bite out of its enormous pandemic recovery borrowing programme.
22 Oct 2020 -
Will the Next Gen loans be needed?
Europe’s bevy of recovery lending packages is undoubtedly a welcome gesture, but it may remain just that — a gesture.
22 Oct 2020 -
Italy takes €90bn book for 30 year
The strong momentum in the euro public sector bond market continued on Thursday with Italy receiving a huge reception for a new 30 year line, which was sold alongside a tender of various outstanding Italian government bonds.
22 Oct 2020 -
Italy and Québec jump into strong euro SSA market
Italy and the Province of Québec will add to the euro public sector supply on Thursday, hoping to capitalise on the strong momentum in the currency following the European Union’s record order book earlier in the week.
21 Oct 2020 -
Back to the Futura part two: Italy to sell second Covid-19 retail bond in November
The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance will issue a second BTP Futura next month, following its debut bond in the format earlier this year, as part of its plans to seek greater participation from retail investors to fund its additional borrowing needs resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.
21 Oct 2020 -
Denmark scores with foreign currency comeback
The Kingdom of Denmark made a rare appearance in dollars on Tuesday, printing $2bn in its first outing outside its domestic market in six years.
20 Oct 2020
Sovereigns
Bond Comments
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Austria EUR2.5bn 0% Oct 40
16 Oct 2020 -
UK GBP6.5bn 0.5% Oct 61 tap
24 Sep 2020 -
UK GBP8bn 0.625% Jul 35
10 Sep 2020 -
Italy EUR10bn 1.8% Mar 41
10 Sep 2020 -
Luxembourg EUR1.5bn 0% Sep 32 sustainable bond
10 Sep 2020 -
Sweden SKR20bn 0.125% Sep 30 green bond
03 Sep 2020 -
Germany EUR6.5bn 0% Aug 30 green bond
03 Sep 2020 -
Finland EUR3bn 0% Sep 30
27 Aug 2020 -
France EUR3bn 0.1% Mar 36 linker
09 Jul 2020 -
Austria EUR2bn 0.85% Jun 20
25 Jun 2020 -
Finland EUR3bn 0.25% Sep 40
11 Jun 2020 -
Ireland EUR6bn 0.2% Oct 30
11 Jun 2020 -
Germany EUR6bn 0% Aug 50 tap
11 Jun 2020 -
UK GBP9bn 0.625% Oct 50
11 Jun 2020 -
Spain EUR12bn 1.2% Oct 40
11 Jun 2020 -
France EUR7bn 0.5% May 40
28 May 2020 -
Iceland EUR500m 0.625% Jun 26
28 May 2020 -
UK GBP7bn 0.5% Oct 61
21 May 2020 -
Belgium USD1.5bn 1% May 30
21 May 2020 -
UK GBP12bn 0.375% Oct 30
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