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TD On Potential Issuance Changes At Upcoming Budget

CANADA
  • With the Federal Government's Budget released in around 30 minutes including its updated Debt Management Strategy, TD look for a sizeable shift higher in FY 24/25 projected issuance in both the short and long vs the updated estimates for FY 23/24.
  • They see bond issuance at C$238.5bn for FY 24/25 after last year’s estimated C$204bn, with the largest increases in 5s (+C$13bn), 10s (+C$13bn) and 2s (+$C10bn).
  • However, “We still think it will be enough supply to weigh on the market over time (strong pension buying not withstanding), but the big picture is that a number between $230 and $250bn really represents continuing with the status quo rather than a jarring market event”
  • “We look for the government to fund the deficit, CMB purchases ($30bn), maturing bonds ($156bn), and cash management buybacks ($7bn) using nominal GoC auctions”.
  • The bill/bond split is another “big wildcard” for bond supply. They assume the government “seeks to maintain the bill stock at $268bn next year, but with the BoC widely expected to ease rates mid-year and Bankers Acceptances set to disappear on July 1 we certainly see a risk that the government shifts more of its borrowing from bonds and into T-bills.”

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