Greece’s new 30-year bond created the second largest bid book since 2010, as demand exceeded 33 billion euros, covering the €3 billion raised 11 times, with the yield at 4.241% and the coupon at 4.125%.
Armed by the surprise move from Standard & Poor’s last Friday, upgrading Greece’s outlook to “Positive,” the Public Debt Management Agency is on Wednesday set to make its second major market foray for 2024, with a new 30-year bond.
Storm clouds are gathering over the Greek economy, at a time when, apart from the domestic challenges, the strengthening of external geopolitical tensions is creating a new scenario of uncertainty.
The Bank of Greece has lowered its forecast for this year’s growth to 2.3% from 2.5% and is fully aligned with the latest estimates of the European Commission, against the budget’s estimate for 2.9%.
Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras has told Kathimerini he expects the European Central Bank to start reducing interest rates this summer, as inflation is easing much faster than expected.