2000-01-19 Debt prices higher
Daily Brady Bond Trading Commentary
Wednesday January 19, 2000
Emerging market debt prices moved higher in volatile trading Wednesday.
The market continues to focus on the U.S. interest rate backdrop and on supply. Brazil priced a US$1.0 billion 20-year bond to yield 650 bps over Treasuries, very much near the yield on the 14.50% of 2009. Investors made room for the new bonds partially by selling the 10.125% of 2027, which still trades 40-50 bps through the two shorter dated issues.
The COPOM's two-day meeting ends Wednesday, and market consensus is that there will be no change in interest rates. With inflation appearing to level off after a spike late last year, the market still anticipates a small rate cut in coming months.
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Credit Lyonnais Securities (USA) Inc.
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