Morning Espresso: Financial Market Update - May 19, 2025
CACIB FIG Syndicate Morning Espresso - May 19, 2025
Macro
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Credit
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EURFIPrimary
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EURFIPipeline
Credit Agricole Exp. EUR750m 5Y Senior UBS AG Exp. EUR500m 3Y Covered Santander Exp. EUR1bn 7Y Senior Commerzbank Exp. EUR500m 6Y Green Bond BNP Paribas Exp. EUR850m 10Y Tier 2
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EURFIEarningsCalendar
20/5 - BNP Paribas, ING 21/5 - Santander, BBVA 22/5 - Deutsche Bank, UBS 23/5 - Commerzbank, Intesa Sanpaolo 24/5 - Credit Suisse
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CA | ✨Asia Credit ✨| Mon Petit Journal - May 19, 2025
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{QS} Asia USD
CACIB Security G- T- Yield ASW Sz(M)
Korea
OFFER KOREAT 5 3/8 03/15/34 96 92 5.12 143 3
OFFER LGELEC 5 1/4 05/20/29 97 91 4.76 128 5
BID KORGAS 5 7/8 01/25/42 - 58 - - 10
Greater China
OFFER AGRBK 1 1/2 05/22/26 32 55 4.48 30 4.5
OFFER BABA 4 3/4 11/28/34 93 91 5.28 140 2.7
BID SINOPE 3 1/4 04/28/30 78 72 4.65 106 6
Singapore
BID OCBCSP 5 1/8 09/15/32 88 82 5.03 124 4
{qS} AUD CACIB Security Px/Spd Sz(M) BID NAB 4.8 PERP 93.5 1 BID NAB 3.9 05/30/25 101.2 3 OFFER CBA 5.2 03/10/30 97.8 2
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✨ Macro News ✨
- Chinese authorities announced a raft of stimulus measures last week, including interest rate cuts and a major liquidity injection, as Beijing steps up efforts to soften the economic damage caused by the trade war with the United States. The measures come as U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and chief trade negotiator Jamieson Greer prepare to meet China's top economic official He Lifeng in Switzerland this weekend for trade talks. Citi analysts noted the stimulus could be "tactical" ahead of the negotiations, creating "more leverage for China".
- China's central bank announced sweeping policy steps on Wednesday, including cutting the seven-day reverse repurchase rates by 10 basis points to 1.4% and lowering the reserve requirement ratio by 50 basis points. This liquidity injection is expected to release an additional 1 trillion yuan ($138.5 billion) into the market to shore up the economy amid mounting trade worries.
- Global stock markets surged on Monday after the U.S. and China agreed to slash steep tariffs for at least 90 days, tapping the brakes on a trade war between the world's two biggest economies that had fed fears of a global recession. In April, Trump targeted countries worldwide with an array of tariffs and especially aggressive levies on China, though he quickly paused most of his "reciprocal" tariffs on dozens of countries, except China.
- Japan's economy shrank for the first time in a year and at a faster pace than expected, data for the March quarter showed on Friday. Real GDP contracted an annualized 0.7% in January-March, much bigger than a median market forecast for a 0.2% drop. The decline was due to stagnant private consumption and falling exports, underscoring the fragile nature of its recovery now under threat from U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies.
- The Bank of Japan held rates steady for a second straight meeting amid rising uncertainties from Trump's tariffs. The central bank flagged that Japan's growth is likely to moderate due to a slowdown in other economies and a decline in domestic corporate profits. BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda noted that "the timing for underlying inflation to converge toward 2% has been pushed back somewhat," but emphasized that doesn't mean the timing of further rate hikes will automatically be delayed. The central bank will continue to raise its policy rate "if our economic and price forecasts are realised."
- The Reserve Bank of India lowered its key repo rate for a second consecutive time in April and changed its monetary policy stance to signal more cuts ahead, as it seeks to boost the sluggish economy amid rising U.S. tariff threats. The RBI now estimates growth at 6.5%, slightly lower than
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