Category: NTMA

NTMA to auction three different bonds this week

The National Treasury Management Agency said today it plans to raise between €1-1.5 billion through the sale of seven, ten and 30-year debt on Thursday.  The NTMA has raised €18.5 billion from bond issuance so far this year from a €20-24 billion funding range. Its target was increased earlier this year to shore up government […]

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NTMA due to hold two bond auctions in third quarter

The National Treasury Manangement Agency said today it plans to hold two bond auctions in the third quarter of this year. The NTMA said it will hold bond auctions on July 9 and September 10. The agency is also planning three Treasury Bill sales and these are pencilled in for July 16, August 20 and […]

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NTMA due to hold two bond auctions in third quarter

The National Treasury Manangement Agency said today it plans to hold two bond auctions in the third quarter of this year. The NTMA said it will hold bond auctions on July 9 and September 10. The agency is also planning three Treasury Bill sales and these are pencilled in for July 16, August 20 and […]

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NTMA chief warns on longer term borrowing

The head of the National Treasury Management Agency said he is not worried about the next four years from a borrowing perspective but that the state needs to prepare for the decade after that due to an increase in already high debt levels.  “While addressing Covid-19 is today’s urgent priority, Ireland should prepare for dealing […]

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NTMA raises €6 billion from 10-year syndicate

The National Treasury Management Agency raised €6 billion in a sale of a 10 year bond today. The funds were raised at a yield of 0.285% following strong demand from investors. The issue drew almost €70 billion of demand, more than twice the previous record for an Irish sovereign bond. The sale saw the NTMA […]

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NTMA raises €6 billion from 10-year syndicate

The National Treasury Management Agency raised €6 billion in a sale of a 10 year bond today. The funds were raised at a yield of 0.285% following strong demand from investors. The issue drew almost €70 billion of demand, more than twice the previous record for an Irish sovereign bond. The sale saw the NTMA […]

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NTMA sells €750m of Irish Treasury Bills at negative interest rate

The National Treasury Management Agency today held an auction of Irish Treasury Bills and sold the target amount of €750m.     The NTMA said that total bids received amounted to €3.71 billion which was nearly five times the amount on offer.  The Treasury Bills, which have a maturity of five months, were sold at […]

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NTMA sells €750m of Treasury Bills in new auction

The National Treasury Management Agency today completed an auction of Irish Treasury Bills, selling the target amount of €750m.  The NTMA said that total bids received for the Treasury Bills amounted to €2.305 billion which was over three times the amount on offer.  The Treasury Bills, which have a maturity of six months, were sold […]

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NTMA sells €500m of Treasury Bills with -0.535% yield

The National Treasury Management Agency has sold €500m worth of Treasury Bills. The manager of the State’s finances said it received bids worth a total of €1.425 billion – almost three times the amount on offer. The bills have a maturity of six months and were sold at a yield of -0.535%. Today’s auction was […]

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NTMA to hold one bond auction in Q1 after early syndicated sale

The National Treasury Management Agency said it will hold one bond auction in the first quarter of the year on March 12. The NTMA covered around a third of its funding target for 2020 with a syndicated sale yesterday. It kicked off its funding drive by raising €4 billion via a new 15-year bond sale […]

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