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SSA: ECB can buy negative-yielding bonds
ECB president Mario Draghi did not rule out the purchase of bonds with a negative yield as part of the quantitative easing programme set to begin March 9, though the ECB deposit rate of negative 20bp will act as a floor.
SSA: Buyers strike for KfW short dollar
KfW’s US$1bn 0.50% September 2016 Global note which priced on Tuesday attracted some trenchant criticism by rival bankers because of the tight levels at which the note came, with lead managers rumoured to have bought up to 80% of the deal.
SSA: Finland to slip in before QE
The Republic of Finland is in the market with a new €3bn 16-year euro-denominated bond. The issue comes just before the ECB’s €60bn per month bond purchase plan kicks in, a programme that is expected to benefit the Finnish sovereign bond curve.
