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TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices rose on Tuesday, with the 10-year yield hitting a near-decade low for a fourth straight day after Bank of Japan chief Haruhiko Kuroda said buying longer-dated debt was a policy option to pursue monetary easing.Buying in the longer-dated sectors by pension funds and life insurers ahead of Japan's fiscal year-end on March 31 also helped flatten the yield curve.Kuroda, who became the BOJ governor last week, told parliament that extending the duration of JGBs the central bank targets to five years, from the current three years, to ease monetary policy would be among future policy options.The 10-year yield fell 2.5 basis points to 0.530 percent after earlier dropping to 0.525 percent, its lowest level since June 2003.Ten-year futures hit a record high of 145.95. They ended the morning session at 145.87, up 0.20 point in relatively heavy volume, with 17,654 contracts changing hands, up from ...
PARIS: France will sell a new 30-year bond by syndication in the coming days depending on market conditions, the Agence France Tresor public debt management agency said on Monday.The joint lead managers for the issue will be Barclays, Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas Royal Bank of Scotland and Societe Generale and all primary dealers will take part in the syndicate, AFT said in a statement.The AFT said the issue was part of its 2013 funding plan. ...
LONDON: US debt prices fell on Monday after Cyprus agreed a last-gasp deal to prevent the collapse of its banking sector, cooling demand for the safety of low-yielding Treasuries. Cyprus reached a deal with international lenders to secure a 10 billion euro bailout hours before a deadline, prompting some selling from investors who had bought Treasuries last week for their safety and liquidity when talks were struggling. "The general theme today is risk-on so the ...
TOKYO: US Treasuries dropped on Monday on relief as Cyprus clinched a last-ditch deal with international lenders for a 10 billion euro ($13 billion) bailout hours before a deadline to avert a financial collapse on the Mediterranean country.The yield on the 10-year notes rose to 1.963 percent from 1.927 percent at the end of last week while US share futures gained about 0.4 percent.The latest deal on Cyprus included drastic measures such as closing down ...
TOKYO: Yields on benchmark 10-year Japanese government bonds slipped to a near-decade low for a second day in a row on Friday after new Bank of Japan chief reinforced expectations the central bank would buy longer-term assets to combat deflation.Concerns over Cyprus after the European Union gave the island till Monday to raise the billions of euros it needs to secure an international bailout or face a collapse of its financial system also helped push ...
ISTANBUL: Turkish bonds yields inched up on Thursday, helped by speculation the central bank will shy away from another cut in interest rates at its meeting next week.Shares in one of the world's more robust emerging economies edged higher, outperforming peers, but the lira fell, largely due to the broadly negative tone to European markets due to concerns over Cyprus.The yield on the two-year bond edged up to 6.21 percent from Wednesday's close at 6.18 ...More Articles...
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