Freddie Mac bought back €4.7 billion of its Euro reference notes in a tender operation in October. The move comes after several years of inactivity by the US agency in euros and appears to signal an end to its programme in single currency.
“We haven’t issued since 2004 and the main reasons for that are that our funding needs have been relatively modest compared with past years and the relative funding differential between euros and dollars has been too wide,” says John Radwanski, vice-president, debt funding, and assistant treasurer at Freddie Mac.
It also highlights the fact that Freddie’s financing requirements have fallen dramatically since the heady days of summer...
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