Jan 21, 2025 The financial markets of Hong Kong and Macau have strengthened their position in the bond market through the linkage of their bond clearance and settlement systems. This strategic move aims to create a more expansive market for fixed-income financial products, offering greater opportunities for companies and local authorities to raise capital. More…
Some Chinese corporate bond yields are on their longest declining streak ever, as government officials prepare to meet to discuss possible stimulus measures for the coming year. The yield for 5-year AA rated corporate yuan bonds has fallen for a record 20 consecutive trading days. Spreads on the notes tightened the most since 2018 last…
Treasury 10-year yields may climb to 5% or higher as the US government boosts its debt supply to fund a multi-trillion dollar deficit, according to Franklin Templeton. “Getting to 4.5% to 5% on the 10-year, that’s reasonable,” Sonal Desai, chief investment officer of Franklin Templeton Fixed Income, said in an interview in Tokyo. Should investors…
After a week when inflation fears revived, bond yields jumped and US presidential politics stewed, the biggest takeaway for risk-asset bulls may be how little any of it ended up bothering them. True, a selloff in Treasuries pushed US 10-year yields to the highest since July, revving up anxiety across Wall Street and formally ending…
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Lucy Nicholson/Reuters Billionaire investor Bill Gross says the stock market’s record-breaking run is set to slow. He recommends that investors reposition toward defensive and high-yielding stocks. His favorite investments at the moment include MLP pipelines and municipal income funds. Though this year’s record-beating stock rally continues to impress Wall Street, billionaire investor Bill Gross isn’t…