Yields

S-Reits’ yields remain compelling for defensive investors amid market volatility
S-Reits’ yields remain compelling for defensive investors amid market volatility
April 13, 2025
The ongoing uncertainty due to tariffs and trade tensions has caused significant volatility in global markets over the past week, as investors take a risk-off approach. Singapore real estate...
Treasury yields see biggest weekly jump since 2001 as cash flees
Treasury yields see biggest weekly jump since 2001 as cash flees
April 12, 2025
[NEW YORK] The bond-market sell-off unleashed by US President Donald Trump’s trade war sent 10-year Treasury yields to the biggest weekly surge in over two decades as investors pulled...
Gold eases as Treasury yields climb; trade war in focus
Gold eases as Treasury yields climb; trade war in focus
April 9, 2025
[BENGALURU] Gold prices eased on Wednesday (Apr 9) as US Treasury yields ticked higher, while anxious investors monitored the escalating trade war between the US and its key trading...
Bank of Japan vows to keep tapering bond buying despite rise in yields
Bank of Japan vows to keep tapering bond buying despite rise in yields
February 28, 2025
THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) will keep tapering its government bond purchases despite recent rises in yields, deputy governor Shinichi Uchida said on Friday (Feb 28), stressing its huge...
Falling yields pile pressure on China’s insurers
Falling yields pile pressure on China’s insurers
February 16, 2025
CHINA’S insurance companies reported higher investment returns in 2024 despite falling market interest rates and an economy flirting with deflation, as the bond market soared, the stock market took off in...
Falling yields pile pressure on China’s insurers
Falling yields pile pressure on China’s insurers
February 16, 2025
CHINA’S insurance companies reported higher investment returns in 2024 despite falling market interest rates and an economy flirting with deflation, as the bond market soared, the stock market took off in...
Sorry, T-bills. It’s time now to look elsewhere for yields
Sorry, T-bills. It’s time now to look elsewhere for yields
February 12, 2025
INTEREST in Singapore’s Treasury bills (T-bills) surged over the past two years, as rising interest rates elevated demand for yield and stable returns. T-bills also found favour as investors sought...
Sorry, T-bills. It’s time now to look elsewhere for yields
Sorry, T-bills. It’s time to look elsewhere for yields
February 12, 2025
INTEREST in Singapore’s Treasury bills (T-bills) surged over the past two years, as rising interest rates elevated demand for yield and stable returns. T-bills also found favour as investors sought...
US: Wall Street slides, Treasury yields rise on mixed data, renewed tariff threats
US: Wall Street slides, Treasury yields rise on mixed data, renewed tariff threats
February 7, 2025
Wall Street ended sharply lower and benchmark Treasury yields jumped on Friday (Feb 7) in the wake of a mixed US payrolls report, weak consumer sentiment data and revived...
Gold flat as US yields, dollar rise on strong data
Gold flat as US yields, dollar rise on strong data
January 8, 2025
GOLD prices were flat on Wednesday (Jan 8), pressured by higher yields and a stronger dollar after US data suggested the Federal Reserve might slow the pace of its...