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The Basque Government will bring the first real test of investor appetite for Spanish public sector risk since a wave of Italy-led volatility hit the eurozone periphery last week, as it opened proceedings on an inaugural sustainable bond — its first issue of any kind in over two years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the bumper book drewn by eurozone periphery sovereign for an inflation linked benchmark and regional deals. The September 2032 inflation linker was sold by Italy through several firms including Banca Imi, BNP Paribas and ING, and Ireland's supply which comes from their auction of bonds are also included.

The article reports on the impact of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' resignation in September 2015 on eurozone periphery yields. Topics covered include the percentage increase in the 10 year yield of Italy, the concern raised by investors on the Greek election and the decline in the borrowing costs of Spain.

The article observes that Eurozone periphery sovereigns are again enjoying dropping yields as in early 2015. Topics discussed include Italy selling on August 12, 2015 its maximum 6.5 billion euro target of six month bills as well as Italy's five-year borrowing costs falling on August 13, 2015. Also mentioned are Cyprus scheduling to sell 13 week bills on August 3, 2015 and Spain scheduling a bond auction on August 6, 2015.

Progress in talks between Greece and its international creditors could remove a potential source of volatility before eurozone periphery sovereign auctions later this week. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A southern European sovereign dipped into negative yield territory at auction for the first time this week. But despite the ultra-low returns in euros, bankers doubted whether European sovereigns would follow Mexico's daring 100 year euro benchmark this week. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Periphery eurozone sovereigns can still expect large demand in the coming months, said SSA bankers, despite a Spanish inflation linked bond this week drawing a small book compared to its peers' deals this year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Eurozone sovereign issuers lined up to take advantage of the quantitative easing driven flattening of the euro curve on Monday, as one country the periphery mandated banks for a 30 year benchmark and another set most of its target range for an auction later this week at the long end of the curve. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Banco Popular Espanol snuck into the additional tier one market to price the first high trigger AT1 from a periphery bank, and filling its allotted bucket for AT1 capital. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Banco Popular Español snuck into the additional tier one market to privately place the first high trigger AT1 from a periphery bank, and filling its allotted bucket for AT1 capital. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

After a benign start to the week for sovereign and agency borrowers in the eurozone periphery in the aftermath of the Greek general election -- allowing several issuers to print paper at record breaking low yields -- the fears of a political standoff between the new Hellenic government and its European peers led to a softer tone mid-week. But public sector bankers remain confident that Greece's problems are, in the short term, its own [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]