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The NTMA has kicked off its funding drive with a syndicated sale every year since 2013

NTMA seeking €3 billion from new 15-year bond - source

Ireland will seek to raise around €3 billion from a new 15-year bond, a market source said today, after the National Treasury Management Agency hired a syndicate of banks and brokers to sell the security.

Business • 07 Jan 20

A pre-funding strategy had given the NTMA a projected cash balance in excess of €15 billion

NTMA says it will borrow less next year

The National Treasury Management Agency said it plans to borrow between €10 billion and €14 billion in 2020, down from a target range of €14-18 billion last year.

Business • 09 Dec 19

The Treasury Bills, which have a maturity of a year, were sold at a yield of -0.55% today

NTMA sells €500m of Treasury Bills

The National Treasury Management Agency has today sold its target amount of €550m worth of Irish Treasury Bills.

Business • 19 Sep 19

Norwegian, Europe's third-largest low-cost carrier by passenger numbers, has made major inroads in the market for transatlantic travel - but at a cost

Norwegian Air's bondholders back debt relief plan

Norwegian Air's bondholders have accepted the company's plea to postpone repayment of $380m by up to two years, the carrier said today.

Business • 16 Sep 19

The NTMA has set a target to raise €14-18 billion from bond sales this year

NTMA sells 10-year debt at negative yield

The National Treasury Management Agency today sold 10-year debt at a negative yield for first time when it auctioned €1 billion at a rate of -0.051%.

Business • 12 Sep 19

Analysts say the escalation in the trade war increases pressure on the U.S.Federal Reserve to ease monetary policy

Euro zone bond yields sink further

Euro zone government bond yields slid back towards recent lows on Tuesday as investors remained cautious on risk after the US branded China a currency manipulator, escalating their trade war.

Business • 06 Aug 19

In the eurozone bond market, Ireland has been hardest hit

Irish bond yield spreads amid no-deal Brexit worries

Irish Government bond yield spreads over Germany have hit their widest in nearly two months, as chances rise of a no-deal Brexit that would cause particular damage to Ireland.

Business • 30 Jul 19

NTMA today sold €600m of 2029 bonds and €400m of 2033 bonds

NTMA raises €1 billion in dual bond sale

The National Treasury Management Agency has today raised €1 billion in a dual bond sale.

Business • 11 Jul 19

The euro's surprising strength is due to concerns that any stimulus from the ECB may be dwarfed by likely big rate cuts from the Fed

Euro set for biggest weekly drop in three weeks

The euro edged lower today and is on track for its biggest weekly drop in three weeks as a slide in core government bond yields ramped up pressure for fresh stimulus policies from global central banks.

Business • 05 Jul 19

Irish, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese and Cypriot 10-year bond yields have all hit record lows within the last two sessions

Euro zone countries hit record low bond yields

Several euro zone countries are seeing their borrowing costs hit their lowest levels on record as the European Central Bank opens the door to more stimulus in the face of a faltering European industrial sector and fears of a global recession.

Business • 07 Jun 19

NTMA planning bond auctions for May and June

The National Treasury Management Agency said it will hold two bond auctions and one Treasury Bill auction during the second quarter of this year.

Business • 01 Apr 19

Market sources said the NTMA's latest 10 year bond was likely to raise €3 billion

NTMA to open 2019 fund raising with 10-year bond deal

The National Treasury Management Agency has hired a syndicate of banks and brokers to sell a new 10-year bond that a market source said was likely to raise around €3 billion.

Business • 08 Jan 19

Companies as varied as BT, G4S and the Royal Mail are facing a 'Brexit premium', bankers and bond investors have said

Brexit premium drives up borrowing costs for UK firms

UK companies are being forced to pay more to borrow on bond markets than their European peers as investors demand a hefty premium to compensate for a future hit to business and the UK economy from Brexit.

Business • 06 Dec 18

Thursday's planned auction will push the NTMA to the upper end of its planned issuance target

NTMA to sell €750m of bonds in 2018 final auction

The National Treasury Management Agency said it plans to sell €750 million of bonds on Thursday in its final scheduled bond auction of the year.

Business • 05 Nov 18

The NTMA said that, subject to market conditions, it will issue its first 'green bond' during the final quarter of the year

NTMA plans to issue first 'green bond' this year

The National Treasury Management Agency said it will hold its final bond auction of the year on November 8.

Business • 01 Oct 18

The NTMA has raised €13.5 billion of long-term debt so far this year

NTMA sells €1 billion of 10-year bonds

The National Treasury Management Agency has today auctioned €1 billion of 10-year bonds, as it bids to close in on its minimum fund raising target for the year.

Business • 13 Sep 18

The NTMA has so far raised €12.5 billion of long-term debt

NTMA to auction €1 billion of 10-year debt this week

The National Treasury Management Agency said it will auction €1 billion of 10-year bonds on Thursday, as it bids to close in on its minimum fund raising target for the year.

Business • 10 Sep 18

The NTMA has issued €12.5 billion of Irish bonds so far this year

NTMA raises €1.25 billion in dual bond sale

The National Treasury Management has today raised another €1.25 billion in a dual bond sale.

Business • 12 Jul 18

Italy's prime minister-designate Giuseppe Conte last night announced his ministerial line-up

Italian bonds rebound on coalition deal

Italy's borrowing costs fell sharply today after anti-establishment parties revived a coalition deal, apparently averting snap elections.

Business • 01 Jun 18

Italy sells 5 yr, 10 yr bonds, eases concerns on market access

Degree of calm returns to Italy's rattled bond market

Italian government bond yields fell from multi-year highs today, as a renewed attempt to form a government in Rome and a smooth bond auction brought a degree of calm to a market battered in recent days by political crisis.

Business • 30 May 18

The NTMA has now raised €11.25 billion of its planned issuance of €14-18 billion of long-term debt this year.

NTMA sells €1 billion of four and ten year bonds

The National Treasury Management Agency said it sold €1 billion of four and 10-year bonds at a slightly lower interest rate than when they were last auctioned two months ago.

Business • 10 May 18

The NTMA has raised 5.25 billion so far this year

NTMA to auction €1 billion of bonds on Thursday

The National Treasury Management Agency said it aims to raise €1 billion worth of debt on Thursday in a dual bond auction.

Business • 05 Mar 18

The NTMA plans to issue between €14-18 billion of long-term debt in 2018

NTMA to auction up to €1.25 billion of bonds this week

The National Treasury Management Agency said it plans to auction between €1 billion and €1.25 billion worth of bonds on Thursday in a dual bond auction.

Business • 05 Feb 18

2017 described as a 'stellar' year for the Irish Stock Exchange

ISE's equity turnover records sixth year of growth

The Irish Stock Exchange said that ISE-listed companies raised €5.1 billion in equity funds from international investors during 2017.

Business • 16 Jan 18

The NTMA had originally planned to issue €9-13 billion in long-term debt this year

NTMA sells €1.25 billion of nine and 28-year bonds

The National Treasury Management Agency said it sold €1.25 billion in a dual bond auction today.

Business • 09 Nov 17

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