Italy has held a syndication on Wednesday, while Slovakia, the EU, Germany, Austria, Spain and France have held auctions. We pencil in estimated gross issuance for the week of E47.1bln, down from E50.0bln last week.
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Eurostoxx 50 futures maintain a positive tone and the contract is trading at its recent highs. Price has recently cleared both the 20- and 50-day EMAs, and attention is on 5263.01, 76.4% of the Mar 3 - Apr 7 bear leg. This hurdle has been pierced, a clear break of it would pave the way for a climb towards 5341.00, the Mar 27 high. Initial support to watch lies at 5082.47, the 20-day EMA. Clearance of this level would signal a possible reversal.
A bull cycle in Schatz futures remains in play and recent weakness appears corrective. Attention is on resistance at 107.775, the Apr 7 high and bull trigger. Clearance of this level would confirm a resumption of the uptrend and open 107.812, a Fibonacci projection. Moving average studies remain in a bull-mode position, highlighting a dominant uptrend. Initial support to watch lies at 107.370, the Apr 17 low.
The EU and Italy are all still due to sell bills this week while Germany, France, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands and the ESM have already come to the market. We expect issuance to be E34.0bln in first round operations, up from E17.0bln last week.
To conclude issuance for the week on Friday morning, Italy will come to the market with E8.5bln of the new 12-month May 14, 2026 BOT.