EM LATAM CREDIT: Grupo Nutresa: USD1bn Tap 5s/10s - Neutral
(NUTRES; Baa3/NR/BB+)
"Of the bonds, $500m will mature in 2030, $500m in 2035
Rate of 6.45% for 5-year bonds, rate of 7.45% for 10-year bonds" - Bbg
Existing bonds appear to have widened about 15bp in the 10-year and 20bp in the 5-year from August 18th close prior to the tap announcement.
Execution was much better at 6.45% for the 5-year notes and 7.45% for 10-year notes than in May at yields of 8% and 9% for the 5s/10s when the company was an inaugural issuer placing USD2bn.
New notes will have a different ISIN and will have to be seasoned before becoming fungible with the notes priced back in May 2025.
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US: Rep Luna Refers Chair Powell To DOJ On Perjury Charges
Rep Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has referred Federal Reserve Bank Chair Jerome Powell to the Department of Justice, accusing him of two counts of lying under oath related to the ongoing renovation project at the Fed's Washington D.C., headquarters, per Fox News. Luna, a close ally of Trump, appeared to get ahead of the White House by announcing on X Powell's "imminent" dismissal last week.
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- Luna previewed the referral in a message on X on July 17: "I am criminally referring Jerome Powell to the DOJ to investigate perjury regarding his crazy $2.5BN building."
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC this morning that he will “be at the Fed on Monday,” adding that the “entire Federal Reserve institution” needs to be examined. When asked about President Trump forcing Powell out, Bessent said he is “not going to engage in hypotheticals”.
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OPTIONS: Larger FX Option Pipeline
- EUR/USD: Jul23 $1.1790-00(E1.4bln), $1.1850-70(E1.3bln); Jul24 $1.1620-30(E4.0bln), $1.1645-55(E2.0bln), $1.1700(E1.8bln), $1.1750-60(E1.1bln); Jul25 $1.1740-50(E1.2bln)
- USD/JPY: Jul23 Y146.55-65($1.2bln), Y148.00-20($1.4bln); Jul24 Y147.00-10($1.1bln), Y147.50($1.5bln)
- USD/CAD: Jul23 C$1.3625-40($1.1bln); Jul25 C$1.3700-20($1.2bln)
US 10YR FUTURE TECHS: (U5) Trades Through The 20-Day EMA
- RES 4: 112-15 61.8% retracement of the Apr 7 - 11 sell-off
- RES 3: 112-12+ High Jul 1 and a bull trigger
- RES 2: 111-13+/111-28 High Jul 10 / High Jul 3
- RES 1: 111-09+ High Jul 21
- PRICE: 111-08+ @ 17:16 BST Jul 21
- SUP 1: 110-08+ Low Jul 14 & 16
- SUP 2: 110-03 76.4% retracement of the May 22 - Jul 1 bull leg
- SUP 3: 109-28 Low Jun 6 and 11
- SUP 4: 109.25 Low May 27
Treasury futures have started the week on a firmer note, extending the recovery that began on Jul 15. The move higher has resulted in a break of the 20-day EMA, strengthening the recovery, and this has exposed resistance at 111-13+, the Jul 10 high. Clearance of this level would highlight a stronger reversal. Key support lies at 110-08+, the low on Jul 14 and 16. A break of this support would reinstate the recent bearish theme.
