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Vietnam stocks slump after state media report on alleged bond irregularities
Vietnam’s main stock index fell to its lowest closing level in a month on Monday (Oct 20) after state media reported the results of a…
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Swiss court says 16.5 billion Swiss francs bond write-off in Credit Suisse rescue was unlawful
A Swiss court on Tuesday (Oct 14) said the Swiss financial market regulator’s 2023 decision to write off 16.5 billion Swiss francs (S$26.7…
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Bank Indonesia’s heavy bond buying to continue, analysts say
Banks own around 22 per cent of all government bonds in the country, according to finance ministry data Indonesia’s central bank will buy…
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Sumitomo Life said to take step to avoid marking bond losses
The Osaka-based insurer is taking advantage of guidelines for bond investors when prices move sharply Sumitomo Life Insurance is taking an…
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BOJ cuts monthly bond purchase amount by 400 billion yen, as expected
Reductions were seen across bonds ranging from one to 25 years remaining to maturity The Bank of Japan on Tuesday (Sep 30) announced a…
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China central bank unveils steps to boost yuan bond market in Hong Kong
China’s central bank will roll out further measures to support the development of Chinese yuan bonds in Hong Kong and accelerate global…
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Japan two-year government bond yield rises to highest since 2008
Most BOJ watchers expect authorities to lift the benchmark interest rate by January Japan’s two-year government bonds fell, pushing yields…
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China banks amped up 72 trillion yuan bond bet just as market peaked
It comes at a risky time as the nation’s bond market is about to wipe out this year’s advance Just as China’s long bull run for bonds is…
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China bond slump fuels speculation PBOC will resume debt buying
The Chinese bond sell-off that drove benchmark yields to the highest level in nine months last week is spurring speculation that the…
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Richard Li’s FWD plans buyback of US$900 million bond via new debt
The company will use the net proceeds of the five-year and 10-year notes for general corporate purposes, including refinancing the 8.4%…
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Tencent appoints banks for first bond sale in four years
The company is proposing to sell offshore-yuan denominated notes with five-year, 10-year and 30-year tenors as early as Tuesday Chinese…
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ANZ to pay A$240 million fine on bond errors, retail mistakes
Asic and the bank will ask the Federal Court to impose the penalties in relation to four separate proceedings spanning misconduct across…
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China’s credit expansion slows on weak demand, slower bond sales
China has been struggling to overcome the collapse of demand for borrowing linked to the property sector China’s credit growth slowed from…
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BOJ likely to trim super-long bond buying in Q4
The Bank of Japan is likely to slightly reduce its purchases of super-long government bonds in the fourth quarter despite recent rises in…
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Europe: Shares close higher as bond selloff cools
EUROPEAN shares ended higher on Wednesday, stabilising as investors assessed fiscal challenges after a selloff in longer-dated bonds had…
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Europe: Stoxx 600 ends near one-month low as bond yields rise on fiscal woes
EUROPEAN shares finished near one-month low on Tuesday after a broad-based selloff, driven by a rise in bond yields as investors grew…
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Indonesia's central bank to share some bond coupon payments with government
Indonesia’s central bank has agreed on a “burden sharing” deal where it will give the government some bond coupon payments it receives to…
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India RBI to meet bond market this week
India’s central bank will meet bond market participants, including banks and primary dealers, later this week for their suggestions on…
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Asia’s US$306 billion of global bond sales are about to go higher
More Asian borrowers are considering bond offerings, extending a stretch of sales that has already jumped to the most since 2021 at US$306…
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Japan’s bond market risks back in focus ahead of five-year sale
Japan will auction five-year government bonds on Wednesday (Aug 13) against the backdrop of renewed concerns over poor liquidity and…
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China to tax bond interest income after decades of exemption
China said that it plans to tax interest income on bonds issued by the government and financial institutions, in a surprise move that’s…
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Asian local-currency bond sales reach record on risks to US dollar
US President Donald Trump’s unpredictable policy moves are driving investor demand for Asian local-currency bonds, spurring fresh interest…
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Weaker US dollar, bond yields lift gold to more than five-week high
Gold prices climbed to a more than five-week peak on Wednesday (Jul 23), supported by a softer US dollar and lower Treasury yields as…
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Temasek is back with another PE-backed bond offering - Astrea 9
Azalea Asset Management, an indirect subsidiary of Temasek Holdings, will be launching a new series of bonds backed by 40 private equity…