Bond
Clobbered Fed rate cut bets wipe out even last year’s bond gains
INVESTORS wagering on an extension of last year’s global bond gains have been served a harsh reality check. Expectations of higher-for-longer US interest rates, bolstered by a hot inflation print...
BlackRock hits record assets of US$10.5 trillion with bond inflows
BLACKROCK’s long-term investment funds took in US$76 billion of net inflows in the first quarter, helping to push the world’s largest money manager to a record US$10.5 trillion of...
US: Wall St opens higher on easing bond yields; inflation data on tap
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Tuesday (Apr 9) supported by retreating Treasury yields, while investors awaited a key inflation print later in the week that could help...
HSBC helps funds navigate India’s bond market as inclusion nears
HSBC Holdings is engaging with over 200 overseas funds to help establish their presence in India ahead of the nation’s entry into global debt indexes.The bank is among custodians...
Malaysia’s UOB Asset launches India bond fund before index inclusion
UOB Asset Management Malaysia launched an India-focused bond fund last week, giving Malaysian investors an opportunity to snap up rupee-denominated debt ahead of the South Asian country’s inclusion to...
A US$290 billion ESG bond market faces EU snub in new proposal
A KEY ESG bond market may not be green enough to merit being included in a European Union review of sustainable flows in the region.The Platform on Sustainable Finance,...
Thai central bank seen cutting rates by 50 bps this year, bond market association says
THAILAND’S Bond Market Association (ThaiBMA) on Thursday (Apr 4) said it expects the country’s central bank to cut rates twice this year starting from June and totalling 50 basis...
Xi’s cryptic bond comments hint at PBOC becoming more like Fed