Quarterly outlook and issuance calendar third quarter 2019

Today the DSTA published the Quarterly outlook and the issuance calendar for the third quarter of 2019.

The Quarterly outlook presents the latest developments concerning the Dutch economy, the public budget and the financing of the State debt. It also includes the DSL and DTC issuance calendars for the third quarter, which are represented below.

In the third quarter, two tap auctions are planned for Dutch State Loans (DSLs). The DSL 15 July 2029 will be reopened on 9 July and later on 10 September. No DSLs will be issued in August. Target amounts are shown in the table below.

DSL issuance calendar third quarter 2019

Auction date

Details

Target volume (€ bn)

9 July

Reopening DSL 0.25% 15 July 2029

1 – 2

10 September

Reopening DSL 0.25% 15 July 2029

1 – 2

Note: Announcement of the tap auction details is on the Wednesday prior to the auction date (t-6).

The third quarter has the regular six Dutch Treasury Certificate (DTC) auction dates. The DTC calendar follows the usual pattern, with auctions held on the first and third Monday of every month. The quarter will start with the issuance of the January 2020 DTC-programme.

DTC issuance calendar third quarter 2019

Auction date

Settlement date

Shorter-dated programme

Longer-dated programme

1 July

3 July

31 January 2020

15 July

17 July

30 September 2019

5 August

7 August

31 January 2020

19 August

21 August

31 October 2019

2 September

4 September

28 February 2020

16 September

18 September

29 November 2019

28 February 2020

Note:  announcement of all auction details is on the Wednesday prior to the auction date (t-5).