Market Summaries

European Bond Research - June 6, 2019

Written by Corey Mahoney | Jun 6, 2019 4:10:24 PM
EUROZONE ECONOMY EXPANDED in the first quarter of 2019 accelerating by 0.4 percent driven predominantly by household spending.  Despite the strong performance in the first quarter, the outlook for the second quarter remains gloomy as indexes continue to trade in a vigilant fashion.  The pound slipped 0.33 percent against the euro. The 10-year Gilt lost 3.1 basis points.  FTSE 100 +0.49%, German DAX -0.36%, CAC 40 -0.34%, STOXX Europe 600 -0.07%.


THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IN BRITAIN SUFFERED ANOTHER MAJOR BLOW on Thursday following Ford announcing the closure of its plant in Bridgend, south Wales next year.  In a statement, Ford's Europe President Stuart Rowley stated, “Changing customer demand and cost disadvantages, plus an absence of additional engine models for Bridgend going forward make the plant economically unsustainable in the years ahead”.  The closure of the plant will displace 1,700 jobs, in addition, the company intends to scale back operations in Germany slashing 5,000 jobs ADI (Advantage Data Inc.) extensive corporate-bond index data showed a net daily yield increment for high-grade versus high-yield constituents. High-grade bonds edged out high-yield debt as of 3 PM, London time.  Among European high-grade bonds showing a concurrence of top price gains at appreciable volumes traded, WPP Finance Corp. (USD) 3.75% 9/19/2024 made some analysts' 'Conviction Buy' lists. (See the chart for WPP Finance Corp. bonds below). Corey Mahoney (cmahoney@advantagedata.com).

Sovereign-Debt Snapshot

Country Maturity (Y) Yield (%) Previous (%) Spread (bp)
Australia 10 1.492 1.510 -62.9  
Belgium  10 0.222 0.244 -189.9  
France  10 0.160 0.184 -196.1  
Germany  10 -0.224 -0.206 -234.5  
Italy  10 2.489 2.527   36.8
Japan  10 -0.126 -0.101 -224.6  
Netherlands  10 -0.034 -0.021 -215.5  
Portugal  10 0.679 0.723 -144.2  
Spain  10 0.639 0.663 -148.2  
Sweden  10 -0.049 -0.064 -217.0  
U.K.  10 0.866 0.902 -125.5  
U.S.  10 2.121 2.134 ...

Credit-Default Swap Market

LATEST NEWS: Top moves, sovereign tighteners (5Y): Finland 12 bp and Spain 51 bp. Sovereign wideners (5Y): Ireland 30 bp and UK 29 bp.

New Issuance

New Issues New Issues [Continued]

1. MMK Intl Capital Dac (USD) 4.375% 6/13/2024 Reg S (06/05/2019): 500MM Senior Unsecured Notes, Price at Issuance 100, Yielding 4.38%.

2. Euronext NV (EUR) 1.125% 6/12/2029 (06/05/2019): 500MM Senior Unsecured Notes, Price at Issuance 99.12, Yielding 1.219%.

 

ADI Indexes

DATA CHECK:
iShares Core EUR UCITS iShares Euro High Yield UCITS
NAV as of 06/06/2019, 132.37 NAV as of 06/06/2019, 103.12
Daily NAV Change (%) +0.13%  Daily NAV Change (%) +0.11%

OVERALL EUROPEAN CREDIT MARKET:
The euro-zone economy shows signs of positive momentum, although conditions are expected to deteriorate hindered by the termination of quantitative easing, weakening credit rating quality, and uncertainty regarding the outcome of Brexit. Closely watched indicators and rates:
  • Eurostat's unemployment rate: currently 7.7% (seasonally adjusted, March 2019)
  • Eurostat's quarterly GDP: 0.4% (2019 Q1 Preliminary)
  • 6-month Euribor: current value -0.254%, as of 06/05/2019

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