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KSE-100 closes above 50,000 after six years with massive 934-point gain

Across-the-board buying witnessed among index-heavy sectors

Updated 19 Oct, 2023 09:31pm

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Developer China Evergrande says debt level down to 570b yuan

The company had said early this month the debt level would drop below 600 billion yuan by the end of June

Published 29 Jun, 2021 10:40am

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Turkish budget surplus 23.17bn lira in Feb

The primary balance, which excludes interest payments, showed a surplus of 35.93 billion lira in February, the data showed.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 02:18pm

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South Africa's Absa holds off on dividend, reports 58% profit drop

This was driven by a 163% increase in credit impairments, which hit 20.6 billion rand.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 11:41am

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Australia gets a $156bn pension merger as new laws spur consolidation

The statement said Luke will become chair of the merged fund.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 11:39am

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Hong Kong plans lower budget deficit as economy expected to recover

Gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 6.1% in 2020, its worst annual performance on record since 1962.

Published 24 Feb, 2021 02:57pm

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Spectre of inflation rears its head over stock markets

"Inflation potential can only come if there is an issue in terms of resources, in particular if there is more or less full employment and that something we are not seeing right now," Blanco explained.

Updated 24 Feb, 2021 05:52pm

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US Treasury's Yellen discusses boosting cooperation in call with EU executive

Yellen committed to re-engaging in discussions on international taxation to forge a timely international accord, and to seek solutions to key bilateral trade issues, it said.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 02:44pm

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Indonesia to give tax incentives for sales of some cars

The automakers association Gaikindo had previously been pushing the government for months for tax breaks to entice buyers.

Published 12 Feb, 2021 10:52am

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China Jan new bank loans rise to 3.58 trln yuan, beat forecast

Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted new yuan loans would jump to 3.5 trillion yuan in January, up from 1.26 trillion yuan in the previous month and 3.34 trillion yuan a year earlier.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 01:26pm

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Fitch retains Japan credit rating with negative outlook

Fitch said it assumed yields will stay low over the next few years given continued money printing by the Bank of Japan, despite the risk of high debt, leaving the economy vulnerable to future tightening of financial conditions.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 01:14pm

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Alibaba sets initial price guidance on $5bn bond offering

It is selling the debt in four tranches which also includes 30 and 40-year bonds, the term sheet showed.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 11:36am

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US Treasury says more time needed to decide on Trump tax returns

House Democrats have been examining whether Trump's business dealings involved money laundering or left him vulnerable to foreign influence.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 10:55am

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China's short-term money rates fall to 2-week low as PBOC injects liquidity

Yuan borrowing also declined in Hong Kong. The CNH Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate benchmark (CNH HIBOR) for overnight tenor fell to 2.34183%, down from 3.64591% on Monday.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 01:01pm

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China's seven-day repo hits near six-year high despite PBOC cash injection

Seven-day reverse repo rate, one of the PBOC's main policy rates, now stands at 2.2%.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 11:28am

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Vietnam says January FDI inflows up 4.1% y/y to $1.51bn

FDI pledges - which indicate the size of future FDI disbursements.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 11:52am

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China 2020 fiscal spending up 2.8% y/y, revenues fall 3.9%

The ratio of 2020 government debt to GDP stood at 45.8%.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 10:38am

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China short-term rate hits near 6-yr high on holiday demand, policy tightening worries

However, the state-run Securities Times in a front-page commentary urged investors not to over-exaggerate the impact of the central bank's short-term liquidity operations on stock and bond markets.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 01:26pm

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South Africa's Life Healthcare sees first quarter revenue up 5%

It did not disclose the expected change in net profit or revenue.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 12:53pm

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China's benchmark overnight repo rate jumps to highest since Nov 2019

The volume-weighted average of the overnight repo, considered one of the best indicators of general liquidity in China, jumped to 2.6890%, the highest since Nov. 18, 2019. The rate closed at 2.4955% on Monday.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 12:17pm

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Indonesia raises economic recovery budget to $39bn

At the same forum, Febrio Kacaribu, a finance ministry official, estimated the fiscal deficit for 2021 would be 5.7% of gross domestic product, unchanged from the ministry's previous outlook.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 10:38am

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US-China investments dwarf official figures

In office less than a week, Biden's foreign-policy and trade teams have inherited a series of hardline policies put in place by the administration of former US President Donald Trump.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 10:28am

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Thailand to sell $2bn savings bonds to finance stimulus measures

All of the debt is under a 1 trillion Thai baht ($33.37 billion) borrowing plan announced last year in response to the pandemic.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 12:42pm

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JGB yields rise after inflation expectations lift U.S. Treasury yields

The tenders were 4.78 times oversubscribed, compared with 3.59 times last time.

Published 22 Jan, 2021 10:52am

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Italian yields rise to seven-week high as ECB brings PEPP into focus

At its policy meeting, the ECB kept its deposit rate unchanged at -0.5% and maintained the overall quota for bond purchases under the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP) at 1.85 trillion euros, as expected.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 09:39pm

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Italian bond yields drop to 1-week low after confidence vote win

Analysts suggested that may have also played a role in pulling down Italian borrowing costs from last week's highs.

Published 20 Jan, 2021 03:14pm

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Foreign holdings of Treasuries drop for 4th month in October

Foreign investors held $7.053 trillion in Treasuries in November, down from $7.068 trillion the previous month.

Published 20 Jan, 2021 10:21am

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Bahrain hires banks for multi-tranche dollar bonds

An issuance comprising benchmark tranches of seven years, 12 years and/or 30 years will follow.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 02:45pm

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JGBs firm as investors price in auction results, Biden's stimulus proposal

The 10-year JGB yield fell 0.5 basis point to 0.025%, while the 20-year JGB yield was flat at 0.410%.

Updated 15 Jan, 2021 03:17pm

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Italian bond yields dip but set for biggest weekly rise since Oct

But the spread, effectively the risk premium Italy pays on its debt, is up over 10 bps this week.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 02:18pm

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US Treasury overhauls stake in Fannie, Freddie with eye towards government exit

Government officials also acknowledged that a number of complicated issues must still be resolved by the incoming Biden administration.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 12:29pm

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Australian govt to sell new 2032 bond line by syndication

Issuance via tender would be at a rate of A$2 billion to A$3 billion in most weeks. No other new bond line would be sold this fiscal year.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 11:48am

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German bond yields dip again over Italian political chaos

The moves on German Bunds run counter to other major government bonds around the world, where yields have been pushed up by the promise of a big stimulus package from US President-elect Joe Biden.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 02:23pm

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Allianz announces medium-term green targets for some investments

The 25% reduction by 2025 affects equities and corporate bonds and is based on investment levels from 2019.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 02:22pm

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Some JGB yields rise ahead of Powell speech, US stimulus details

The 10-year JGB yield was flat at 0.025%. The 20-year JGB yield was flat at 0.405%.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 10:43am

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Italian government bond yields fall amid political uncertainty

Other European government bond yields were also lower, but the drop was more moderate, with peripheral countries roughly in line with the core, tracking U.S. Treasuries.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 12:38am

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Ireland set to receive 1bn euros from EU Brexit fund

The first 4.2 billion of the 5.4 billion euro fund is due to be distributed this year and Ireland will receive 25%, subject to approval by EU heads of state and the European Parliament, Coveney said in a Twitter post.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 12:25pm

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Italian bond yields jump on political uncertainty, 5-year yields turn positive

Italia Viva could bring down Conte's government and unleash political chaos as Italy struggles to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 12:07am

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U.S. yields climb further, Brent at 11-month high

The 10-year U.S. yield touched its highest going back to March as prices were pressured ahead of a $38 billion offering later from the Treasury.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 12:00am

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Euro zone bond yields rise on US reflation trade

Italy's benchmark 10-year bond yield was up 2 basis points at 0.563%. Outperforming Portuguese and Spanish yields were up 1.5 to 2 basis points.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 02:22pm

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Alibaba plans $5bn bond this month amid regulatory scrutiny

Depending on investor response, proceeds could reach $8 billion which the e-commerce leader is likely to use for general corporate expenditure, one of the people said.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 01:12pm

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Long-term JGB yields track Treasuries higher on recovery hopes

US manufacturing activity rose in December to the highest since August 2018, data released on Tuesday showed, which gave yields a boost.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 01:03pm

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Nigeria to repay $500mn Eurobond, eyes debt market

The West African country held its last Eurobond sale in 2018, its sixth such issue, where it raised $2.86 billion.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:20pm

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Slovakia to auction four bonds in January

ARDAL said in December Slovakia's gross funding needs would ease in 2021 to 10.4 billion euros, from around 12 billion in 2020.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 01:03pm

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JGBs gain on imminent COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo

The 10-year JGB yield fell 1 basis point to 0.010% while the 20-year yield dropped as much to 0.390%.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 01:01pm

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Oman expects public debt to top $56 billion by end-2021

That would mean a rise of about 23% since end-2019, when the figure stood at 17.6 billion, according to a government bond prospectus.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 02:12pm

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Last day of 2020 trading sees yields dip, curve flatten

Yields on long-dated Treasury bonds fell despite an unexpected drop in unemployment claims for a second straight week.

Published 01 Jan, 2021 12:54am

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U.S. Treasury yields 2020 drop makes way for slow grind back in 2021

Prices for gold, which often struggles to compete with yield-bearing investments, are up about 24% year-to-date, its best year in a decade.

Published 31 Dec, 2020 03:55am

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JGB yields drift higher after weak BOJ buying operation

Yields were also supported by a sense of relief after Britain and the European Union agreed a free trade deal, averting economic turmoil at the year's end - the deadline for Brexit.

Published 26 Dec, 2020 12:38am

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Yields jump as Brexit deal seen near, curve steepest since 2017

The yield curve between two-year and 10-year yields steepened to 85 basis points, the widest spread since October 2017.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 03:15am

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Euro zone government bond yields edge up, focus on stimulus

U.S. lawmakers from both parties said COVID-19's worsening toll meant that failure to agree on a new round of aid was no longer an option.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 02:59pm

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Japan eyes new bond issuance at $423bn to fund FY2021/22 budget

The amount was a little shy of a record 44.3 trillion yen issued on an initial basis in fiscal 2010, in the wake of the global financial crisis.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 05:49pm

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German bond yields dip after issuance outlook

McCallum said Thursday's drop in yields was "perhaps to be expected after such a sell-off yesterday in core euro zone government bonds".

Published 17 Dec, 2020 05:25pm

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Euro zone bond yields edge up on positive PMI surprises

French business activity unexpectedly also almost returned to growth this month as some coronavirus restrictions were eased and the manufacturing sector saw a minor rebound.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 05:56pm

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German bond yields rise to one-week high after positive PMI surprises

Italy's 10-year bond yield was up 1 basis point to 0.49% after hitting a record low at 0.48% on Tuesday.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 04:07pm

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Euro zone bond yields dip as caution returns

Bond yields rose on Monday after an extension of trade talks between Britain and the European Union eased fears of a messy parting of ways between the two.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 04:46pm

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Germany earned 7bn euros from new bonds this year

The average yield on new German bonds issued until end of November was -0.56 percent, resulting in revenues of 7.07 billion euros, according to the finance ministry document.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 03:43pm

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Hungary plans to issue 30-year forint green bond from Q2 2021

Hungary will not hold 3-year government bond auctions next year but will boost its switch bond auctions.

Published 14 Dec, 2020 08:28pm

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ECB debated 750bn euros bond buys before settling for less

The expansion of the ECB's Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme was the centre-piece of the ECB's pandemic-fighting package, which was unveiled on Thursday after a tense meeting.

Published 11 Dec, 2020 06:17pm

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Long-dated yields capped as higher CPI raises prospect of Fed action

Inflation remains well below the Fed's 2pc target, but any increase could still potentially push rates on the 10-year note and 30-year bond higher.

Published 10 Dec, 2020 09:37pm

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Indonesia govt sells 100.53 trillion rupiah of bonds to central bank

The ministry said the sale was its eighth and final transaction for 2020, under a special agreement with Bank Indonesia, with the central bank relinquishing interest payments.

Published 10 Dec, 2020 06:27pm

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Euro zone periphery's yields fall to record lows before ECB meets

Germany's 10-year bond yield was down 1 basis point, after reaching its lowest since Nov. 9 at -0.618pc.

Published 10 Dec, 2020 06:11pm

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Italy's funding costs fall to record lows at auction

In the last BTP bond auction this year, the Treasury sold the top planned 5.75 billion euros ($6.96 billion), attracting orders for 8.07 billion euros.

Published 10 Dec, 2020 04:53pm

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Yields rise on stimulus, vaccine hopes for economy

The benchmark 10-year yield was up 3.1 basis points at 0.9444pc in morning trading, as major Wall Street indexes opened at record highs.

Updated 09 Dec, 2020 08:55pm

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Yields lower as investors gauge vaccine schedules

The benchmark 10-year yield was down 2.7 basis points in morning trading at 0.9014pc, close to the 0.9pc threshold it was last below on Dec. 1.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 08:05pm

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German yields lower before ECB meeting; focus on stimulus, Brexit

The yield on Germany's benchmark 10-year Bund was down 1 basis point at -0.58pc, after dropping 4 basis points on Monday, to a one-week low.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 06:19pm

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Hungary central bank buys 40bn forints worth of bonds, yields mixed

The bank also bought 1 billion forints worth of the 2033/A series at an average yield of 2.34pc.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 06:10pm

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Indonesia raises 6.14trn rupiah from Islamic bond auction

The comparable project-based sukuk were sold with lower average yields than in the previous auction on Nov. 24.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 05:34pm

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European yields lower before ECB meeting; focus on stimulus, Brexit

A two-day EU summit begins Thursday, and the bloc is ready to set up its planned EU stimulus without Hungary and Poland, which are maintaining their veto of the EU budget.

Updated 08 Dec, 2020 07:08pm

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JGBs edge up on US coronavirus surge, upbeat five-year auction

The two-year JGB yield was flat at minus 0.140%, while the five-year yield fell 0.5 basis point to minus 0.115%.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 12:39pm

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Romania says rejects bids at 2034 treasury bond tender

So far this year, Romania has sold roughly 68.3 billion lei of local currency bills and bonds as well as 2.29 billion euros worth of euro-denominated paper.

Published 07 Dec, 2020 08:06pm

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European government bond yields drop as Brexit deal hopes take a hit

The yield on Germany's benchmark 10-year Bund dropped four bps to -0.58pc, a one-week low.

Published 07 Dec, 2020 05:36pm

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Argentina bonds pop as new debt offers raise deal hopes

 Earlier, it had knocked back a new counter-offer from two key creditor groups. 
 The South American country's ec

Published 29 May, 2020 04:07pm

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Italy's funding cost falls at auction

 The top targeted amount was slightly lower than at the most recent auctions but there were no redemptions to suppor

Published 29 May, 2020 11:59am

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Yields mostly down at South Africa inflation-linked bond auction

 Yields were mostly lower compared with the previous auctions.

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa sold a total of 1.4

Published 29 May, 2020 11:34am

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Yields click higher as investors look for reopening progress

"We know the data is bad, so when are we going to recover and what will the trajectory look like?" she said. T

Published 15 May, 2020 08:26pm

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EU could open legal case again Germany over ECB bond-purchases ruling

The German court in Karlsruhe last Tuesday gave the ECB three months to justify its flagship euro zone stimulus sch

Published 10 May, 2020 10:20pm

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Hungary finance minister sees 3pc recession, could exceed 2.7pc/GDP deficit target in 2020: BBG

Varga said the government was ready to modify its 2.7pc/GDP budget deficit target. BUDAPEST: Hungary's govern

Published 09 Apr, 2020 11:43am

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Lebanon's debt talks to start soon, will likely last months

Face-to-face negotiations between Lebanon and bond holders are expected to begin in about two weeks, a source famil

Published 08 Mar, 2020 10:32pm

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UN trade body predicts big coronavirus hit to foreign direct investment

Most of the profit warnings are from consumer-facing companies, indicating that slowing demand, for now, is expecte

Published 08 Mar, 2020 10:29pm

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Investor fears rise over recession, bear market as coronavirus spreads in US

Rabobank in a note earlier this week said the initial strategy in most Western countries, which was to do nothing a

Published 08 Mar, 2020 10:14pm

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Greece to auction 375mn euros of 3-month T-bills on Feb 5

The agency rolled over three-month T-bills in January with the paper priced at a negative yield of -0.08pc, an all-

Published 31 Jan, 2020 01:11pm

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Argentine bonds drop after Buenos Aires province seeks payment extension

Buenos Aires bonds added to recent losses on Tuesday after the province asked holders for an extension on a more th

Published 14 Jan, 2020 11:15pm

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Yields fall as year-end approaches

US Treasury yields fell on Friday as the debt found support following a selloff that sent yields. Yields have

Published 29 Dec, 2019 11:21pm

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Greece says to borrow up to 8 billion euros in 2020

Greece aims to borrow between 4.0 and 8.0 billion euros ($4.4-9 billion) in 2020. The public agency said Greec

Published 25 Dec, 2019 11:32pm

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Saudi Arabia sets size of December domestic Sukuk issue at 5.099bn Saudi riyals

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Finance announced on Tuesday closure of the December 2019 issuance. The issuance s

Published 23 Dec, 2019 11:47pm

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US sells $40bn 2-year note at high yield of 1.653pc

The US Treasury Department said on Monday its Dutch bidding auction of 2-year. Term and Type of Security: 2-Ye

Published 23 Dec, 2019 11:15pm

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Bond sell-off pauses, US-China trade deal in focus

US Treasury prices gained on Wednesday on a report that a US-China meeting to sign a trade deal could be delayed un

Published 06 Nov, 2019 11:16pm

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Yields notch biggest daily drop in 3 months on trade fears

Two and 10-year US Treasury yields on Thursday recorded their biggest daily drop since Aug. 5 on trade fears.

Published 31 Oct, 2019 11:10pm

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South Africa's 3-month T-bill average yield higher at 6.93pc

The bid-to-cover ratio fell to 1.1 from 1.3 last week. JOHANNESBURG: South Africa sold 770 million rand ($52

Published 11 Oct, 2019 12:38pm

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Greece sells 3-month T-bills at negative yield

The amount raised included 112.5 million euros in non-competitive bids. The debt agency sold the new paper at

Published 09 Oct, 2019 09:56am

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Slovenia issues 72mn euros of T-bills, yields deeper into negative

It sold 60 million euros of 18-month bills at a yield of minus 0.51pc, having paid minus 0.37pc at the last such au

Published 08 Oct, 2019 12:32pm

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South Africa's 3-month T-bill average yield steady at 6.85pc

South Africa sold 1.914 billion rand ($126.27 million) of three-month Treasury bills, at an average yield of 6.85pc

Published 04 Oct, 2019 10:34am

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JGB yields drop as soft U.S. data fans slowdown worries

Benchmark 10-year JGB futures rose 0.14 point to 155.15, with a trading volume of 19,833 lots. In the super-lo

Published 04 Oct, 2019 08:24am

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JGB futures post biggest fall under BOJ's yield curve control

Japanese government bond (JGB) prices slumped across the board on Tuesday after a 10-year debt auction received wea

Published 01 Oct, 2019 09:16am

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US 10-Year Treasury note futures prices rise

US 10-Year Treasury note futures prices rose 0.2pc. S&P 500 e-mini futures fell 0.4pc. NE

Published 15 Sep, 2019 10:59pm

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U.S. sells 10-year notes at highest demand since June

The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday sold $24 billion of 10-year notes at the strongest demand in three months, res

Published 11 Sep, 2019 08:40pm

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JGB yields pull back from 3-year lows as risk appetite returns

TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields pulled back from three-year lows on Friday as investor appetite for risk assets r

Published 30 Aug, 2019 10:00am

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Treasury chief says US seriously considering ultra-long bonds

WASHINGTON: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday the possibility of issuing ultra-long US bonds is "under

Published 28 Aug, 2019 10:38pm

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JGB yields edge higher as renewed trade hopes soothe nerves

TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields rose on Tuesday as some calm has returned to the market after U.S. President Dona

Published 27 Aug, 2019 09:55am

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Most Asian units slip as Sino-U.S. trade tensions spike

Most emerging Asian currencies slipped on Monday, tracking the broader sell-off in equity markets, as investors scurried

Published 26 Aug, 2019 06:51am

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JGBs jump, 10-year yield near record low on U.S-China standoff

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices shot up on Monday, with the benchmark 10-year yield edging near its all-time low

Published 26 Aug, 2019 06:47am

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Longer-dated JGBs track U.S. Treasuries lower

TOKYO: Prices of longer-dated Japanese government bonds (JGBs) dipped on Thursday, tracking an overnight retreat by thei

Published 22 Aug, 2019 10:12am

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Yields rise as Treasury considers ultra-long bonds

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Monday after the Treasury Department late on Friday said it was gauging market

Published 19 Aug, 2019 09:59pm

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Egypt sells 610mn euros in euro-denominated t-bills

CAIRO: Egypt sold 610 million euros in one-year euro-denominated treasury bills on Monday at an average yield of 1.49pc,

Published 19 Aug, 2019 04:21pm

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JGB yields rise as policy hopes ease global recession fears

TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields edged up on Monday, moving further away from three-year lows hit late last week,

Published 19 Aug, 2019 06:46am

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South Africa's 3-month T-bill average yield slips at 7.13pc

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa sold 2.4 billion rand ($158.13 million) of three-month Treasury bills, at an average yield of

Published 16 Aug, 2019 11:30am

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JGB rally stalls as risk aversion lessens

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were flat to a touch lower on Friday, with the safe-haven debt market's rally sta

Published 16 Aug, 2019 07:07am

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JGB yields sink to 3-year lows even as BOJ cuts buying long-dated bonds

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices gained sharply on Friday, with yields hitting three-year lows, on broad concerns

Published 09 Aug, 2019 07:33am

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Greece sells 3-month T-bills at lower 0.095pc yield

ATHENS: Greece sold 813 million euros ($909.34 million) of three-month treasury bills to refinance a maturing issue, the

Published 07 Aug, 2019 12:47pm

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Qatar issues 600mn riyals in T bills: central bank

DUBAI: Qatar's central bank sold 600 million riyals ($164.77 million) of treasury bills split into maturities of three,

Published 07 Aug, 2019 11:45am

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JGBs rally after RBNZ follows big rate cut with hint at negative rates

TOKYO: Japanese government bond futures hit a record high and yields hit multi-year lows after New Zealand's central ban

Published 07 Aug, 2019 07:52am

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JGB yields slide as yuan slumps; 10-year yield hits lower end of BOJ target

TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields slid on Monday as a sharp fall in the Chinese yuan heightened worries about the f

Published 05 Aug, 2019 08:59am

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China lets yuan slide past key 7 level for first time in over decade as trade war intensifies

SHANGHAI: China on Monday let the yuan tumble beyond the key 7-per-dollar level for the first time in more than a decade

Published 05 Aug, 2019 08:43am

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JGB futures soar as Trump threat boosts allure of debt

TOKYO: Japanese government bond futures on Friday gained the most since January as yields on cash bonds sagged across th

Published 02 Aug, 2019 08:27am

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South Africa's treasury increases weekly bond issuance

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's treasury said on Thursday it would increase the amount it raises through weekly fixed-rate

Published 01 Aug, 2019 03:35pm

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Turkish lira gains, investors await cenbank inflation report

ISTANBUL: Turkey's lira strengthened slightly on Wednesday ahead of an expected revision in the central bank's inflation

Published 31 Jul, 2019 08:29am

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JGBs slip after U.S. GDP; focus on BOJ's policy meet

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices edged down on Monday after stronger-than-expected U.S. GDP data, while trading wa

Published 29 Jul, 2019 07:08am

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Oman issues $3 bn bonds out of nearly $14 bn in demand

DUBAI: Oman raised $3 billion with its first foray in the international debt markets this year after receiving strong de

Published 26 Jul, 2019 08:03am

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South Korea to sell 5.6trn won T-bonds in August

SEOUL: South Korea plans to sell 5.6 trillion won ($4.74 billion) worth of treasury bonds through auctions in August, th

Published 25 Jul, 2019 01:56pm

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Euro zone bond yields rise before key economic data

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields rose on Wednesday before key manufacturing and services data that are likely to play into

Published 24 Jul, 2019 08:30am

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JGB futures dip as risk aversion ebbs, focus on ECB and Fed

TOKYO: Japanese government bond futures dipped on Wednesday as risk aversion ebbed amid hopes for some progress in U.S.-

Published 24 Jul, 2019 07:25am

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Euro eases towards $1.12 as investors await central bank moves

LONDON: Foreign exchange markets paused on Monday as investors wait to see by how much and how fast policymakers might e

Published 22 Jul, 2019 11:39am

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China issues 4 trillion yuan of bonds in June

Beijing: A total of 4-trillion-yuan (about 588 billion U.S. dollars) worth of bonds were issued in June, data from the P

Published 22 Jul, 2019 11:33am

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Belgium sells 2 bn euros of bonds, 10-year yield turns negative

BRUSSELS: Belgium sold 1.987 billion euros ($2.23 billion) in an auction of its OLO bonds on Monday, with the average yi

Published 22 Jul, 2019 10:40am

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Turkey dollar bonds rally after Trump says no decision on sanctions yet

LONDON: Turkey's dollar-denominated government bonds rallied on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said his admini

Published 19 Jul, 2019 11:04am

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JGBs firm after Fed fans expectations of aggressive rate cut

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices ticked up on Friday after two influential Federal Reserve officials sharpened the

Published 19 Jul, 2019 09:18am

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Euro zone bonds resume rally, led by Italy's 10bps yield drop

LONDON: Euro zone government bonds rallied on Monday as buyers returned in force after last week's sharp selloff, compre

Published 15 Jul, 2019 08:41pm

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Italy's seven-year yields hit 20-month low at auction

MILAN: Italy paid the cheapest seven-year yields in 20 months at auction on Thursday, thanks to solid demand from invest

Published 11 Jul, 2019 11:12am

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Euro zone growth, inflation outlook cut as risks from U.S. trade grow

BRUSSELS: The European Commission lowered its estimates on Wednesday for euro zone growth and inflation, saying uncertai

Published 10 Jul, 2019 11:25am

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Tunisia starts marketing 7-year euro-denominated bond

DUBAI: The Republic of Tunisia has started marketing a seven-year euro-denominated bond with an initial price guidance o

Published 10 Jul, 2019 10:06am

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Saudi Arabia's Savola issues 1bn riyals sukuk

DUBAI: Savola Group, Saudi Arabia's largest food products company, confirmed on Tuesday it had raised 1 billion riyals (

Published 09 Jul, 2019 09:01pm

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Italy's Treasury to top up 50-year BTP bond via syndication

MILAN: Italy's Treasury said on Monday it had hired Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and UniCredit to top up its

Published 08 Jul, 2019 07:43pm

Managed Funds

Romania rejects bids at T-bill tender

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry rejected all bids at a tender to sell 300 million lei ($71.73 million) worth of on

Published 04 Jul, 2019 10:05pm

Managed Funds

Offshore China govt bond holdings in June rise at fastest pace this year

SHANGHAI: Offshore investors bought Chinese government bonds at the fastest pace so far this year in June, lifting their

Published 03 Jul, 2019 07:56am

Managed Funds

Euro zone producer prices fell 0.1% m/m in May

BRUSSELS: Euro zone industrial producer price were down in May from April, data showed on Tuesday, dragged down by a dro

Published 02 Jul, 2019 11:04am

Managed Funds

Thailand plans to sell up to $4.17 bn of govt bonds in July-September

BANGKOK: Thailand plans to sell up to 128 billion baht ($4.17 billion) of government bonds in the July-September quarter

Published 02 Jul, 2019 09:46am

Managed Funds

Saudi Arabia starts marketing debut euro debt sale

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia started marketing its debut euro-denominated bonds on Tuesday with initial price guidance of around

Published 02 Jul, 2019 09:23am

Managed Funds

Italy bond yields slide on better data, trade talk progress

LONDON: Italian and Greek government bond yields fell on Monday, as encouraging economic data and an agreement by the Un

Published 01 Jul, 2019 11:22am

Managed Funds

Croatia's T-bill sale above target, yield flat

ZAGREB: Croatia sold 965 million Croatian kuna ($148 million) worth of one-year treasury bills on Wednesday against the

Published 26 Jun, 2019 08:29pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise on trade deal hopes, pare gains on weak data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Wednesday as investors sold the safe-haven assets on hopes that the US and Chin

Published 26 Jun, 2019 02:03pm

Managed Funds

Italy assigns 2.17 bn euros of 2028 BTP in exchange auction

MILAN: Italy's Treasury assigned on Friday 2.17 billion euros ($2.5 billion) of a nominal BTP bond maturing in February

Published 21 Jun, 2019 10:23am

Managed Funds

JGBs boosted by surge in Treasuries, BOJ in focus after Fed's dovish tilt

TOKYO: Japanese government bond (JGB) prices gained on Thursday, boosted as U.S. Treasuries rallied after the Federal Re

Published 20 Jun, 2019 08:45am

Managed Funds

Portugal sells 1.25bn euros of T-bills, yields drop

Portugal sold all 1.25 billion euros ($1.40 billion) on offer of 3 and 11-month Treasury bills in an auction on Wednesda

Published 19 Jun, 2019 02:41pm

Managed Funds

Croatia to offer 700mn HRK in T-bills next week

ZAGREB: Croatia's Finance Ministry said on Wednesday it would offer 700 million kuna ($106 million) worth of bills at an

Published 19 Jun, 2019 02:12pm

Managed Funds

JGB yields hit almost 3-year low after ECB chief's dovish stance

TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields skidded to the lowest in nearly three years as European Central Bank President Ma

Published 19 Jun, 2019 08:23am

Managed Funds

US yields plummet after Draghi comments; Fed decision ahead

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields plunged on Tuesday, in line with the European market, after European Central Bank Presi

Published 18 Jun, 2019 09:16pm

Managed Funds

US Treasuries "most crowded" as investors flee risk

LONDON: Investors said US Treasuries were the "most crowded" trade for the first time in Bank of America Merrill Lynch's

Published 18 Jun, 2019 02:12pm

Managed Funds

Serbia raises 53.22 million euros in three-year T-bonds

BELGRADE: Serbia's debt agency said on Tuesday it had raised 53.22 million euros ($59.57 million) in a reopening of a Ja

Published 18 Jun, 2019 02:04pm

Managed Funds

French 10-year government bond yield turns negative after Draghi remarks

PARIS: The yield on the French government's benchmark 10-year bond turned negative on Tuesday for the first time after E

Published 18 Jun, 2019 01:27pm

Managed Funds

US yields ease on soft data ahead of Fed decision this week

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Monday in choppy trading, weighed down by softer-than-expected U.S. economic da

Published 17 Jun, 2019 07:32pm

Managed Funds

Spain to issue up to 6bn euros in debt this week

Spain will sell between 4 billion and 6 billion euros ($4.5 billion and $6.7 billion) of debt at two scheduled auctions

Published 17 Jun, 2019 01:40pm

Managed Funds

Tanzania spending to rise 2pc to 33.11 trillion shillings

DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania's overall spending will rise 2pc to 33.11 trillion shillings ($14.43 billion) in 2019/2020, whil

Published 13 Jun, 2019 03:55pm

Managed Funds

Long-dated JGB prices fall as 30-year bond auction receives weak demand

TOKYO: Super-long Japanese government bond (JGB) yields jumped back on Thursday, after a 30-year bond auction received w

Published 13 Jun, 2019 07:37am

Managed Funds

Greece sells one-year T-bills at lower 0.47pc yield

ATHENS: Greece sold 812.5 million euros ($919.99 million) of one-year treasury bills, its fourth such issue since it eme

Published 12 Jun, 2019 01:26pm

Managed Funds

Slovenia Tbill auction oversubscribed, yield hardly changed

LJUBLJANA: Slovenia sold 138 million euros ($156.09 million) of treasury bills on Tuesday, versus an earlier target of a

Published 11 Jun, 2019 01:48pm

Managed Funds

Qatar sells 600 million riyals in treasury bills

DUBAI: Qatar has sold 600 million riyals ($164.81 million) of treasury bills with maturities of three, six and nine mont

Published 11 Jun, 2019 01:41pm

Managed Funds

Romania sells 990.1mn lei of June 2024 treasury bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry sold a more than planned 990.1 million lei ($237.37 million) of June 2024, treasur

Published 10 Jun, 2019 12:12pm

Managed Funds

US Treasury seeks 5-yr note large position reports

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury on Monday asked for large position reports from holders of a 5-year Treasury note due in 202

Published 03 Jun, 2019 03:04pm

Managed Funds

Romania sells 1.31bn lei of Feb. 2029 bonds

BUCHAREST: Romanian debt managers sold a more than planned 1.31 billion lei ($309.01 million) worth of Feb. 2029, treasu

Published 03 Jun, 2019 12:36pm

Managed Funds

Egypt to auction $715 million in one-year dollar T-bills

CAIRO: Egypt will auction $715 million worth of one-year dollar-denominated treasury bills on June 10, the central bank

Published 03 Jun, 2019 10:15am

Managed Funds

Romania aims to sell debt worth 4.4bn lei in June

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry plans to sell 4.4 billion lei ($1.03 billion) worth of leu currency bills and bond

Published 31 May, 2019 02:56pm

Managed Funds

Yield on 10-year German govt bonds hits record low

PARIS: The yield on 10-year German government bonds hit a record low on Friday as investors piled into safe-haven assets

Published 31 May, 2019 12:32pm

Managed Funds

South Africa's 3-month T-bill average yield unchanged at 7.26pc

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa sold 2.4 billion rand ($162.83 million) of three-month Treasury bills on Friday, at an averag

Published 31 May, 2019 11:54am

Managed Funds

German Bond yield eyes record low as Trump's Mexico tariff row rattles markets

LONDON: Germany's benchmark 10-year bond yield fell to within striking distance of record lows on Friday, after U.S. Pre

Published 31 May, 2019 09:17am

Managed Funds

BOJ says to reduce frequency of buying in superlong JGBs in June

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan plans to conduct buying of Japanese government bonds with more than 10 to 40 years to maturity

Published 31 May, 2019 08:40am

Managed Funds

JGBs sag on strong U.S. equity futures, profit-taking

TOKYO:Japanese government bond (JGB) prices sagged on Thursday as U.S. equity futures strengthened, and investors booke

Published 30 May, 2019 08:57am

Managed Funds

Sri Lanka to raise up to $1.5 bn via sovereign bonds

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is planning to raise up to $1.5 billion via sovereign bonds, tapping global capital markets for the s

Published 30 May, 2019 08:56am

Managed Funds

US 2-year note sold to strongest demand in nine months

The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sold $40 billion of two-year government notes to the strongest demand in nine mont

Published 28 May, 2019 03:58pm

Managed Funds

Turkey asks local banks to buy its bonds; lenders want 10-year paper

ANKARA: Turkey's Treasury has told the country's top banks it expects them to buy more lira-denominated bonds, prompting

Published 28 May, 2019 01:56pm

Managed Funds

New Zealand Treasury says 'deliberately hacked' after budget details leak

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's treasury department said on Tuesday it was deliberately hacked after the country's opposition

Published 28 May, 2019 11:56am

Managed Funds

Croatia's T-bill sale slightly below target, yield flat

ZAGREB: Croatia sold 253 million kuna ($38.17 million) worth of treasury bills at an auction on Tuesday with flat yield,

Published 28 May, 2019 11:54am

Managed Funds

Italian yields jump as fiscal tensions with Brussels resurface

LONDON: Italy's bond yields rose sharply for a second day on Tuesday as its deputy prime minister hit back over what he

Published 28 May, 2019 09:19am

Managed Funds

Turkish Treasury to issue euro-denominated sukuk

ISTANBUL: Turkey's Treasury said on Monday that it will issue a one-year euro-denominated sukuk for which bids will be c

Published 27 May, 2019 04:53pm

Managed Funds

Serbia raises 74.2 million euros in two-year T-bonds

BELGRADE: Serbia's debt agency said on Monday it had raised 74.2 million euros ($83.06 million) in a reopening of a Feb.

Published 27 May, 2019 03:39pm

Managed Funds

UK 10-year gilt yields drop to lowest since June 2017 as May's future in doubt

LONDON: British 10-year government bond yields edged past the previous day's low early on Friday to touch their lowest l

Published 24 May, 2019 09:00am

Managed Funds

Croatia to offer 300mn HRK in T-bills next week

ZAGREB: Croatia's Finance Ministry said on Thursday it would offer 300 million kuna ($45 million) worth of bills at an a

Published 23 May, 2019 10:59am

Managed Funds

US yields slide on nagging US-China trade issue, Brexit

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Wednesday, weighed down by worsening trade tensions between the United States and C

Published 22 May, 2019 03:21pm

Managed Funds

Portugal to issue 'panda bonds' in eurozone first

LISBON: Portugal plans to become the first eurozone nation to issue so-called panda bonds, renminbi-denominatedbonds iss

Published 22 May, 2019 12:30pm

Managed Funds

US yields rise as stocks advance on Huawei news

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields edged higher on Tuesday, lifted by gains in Wall Street shares and higher risk appetite ove

Published 21 May, 2019 03:59pm

Managed Funds

Croatia's T-bill auctions surpass targets, yields largely flat

ZAGREB: Croatia sold 483 million kuna ($72.57 million) and 16 million euros ($17.84 million) worth of treasury bills at

Published 21 May, 2019 11:47am

Managed Funds

Dutch issue first 'green bond'

THE HAGUE: The Netherlands said it was issuing its first "green bond" on Tuesday, becoming the first top-rated country t

Published 21 May, 2019 10:24am

Managed Funds

Austrian yields hold firm after video sting brings down govt

LONDON: Austrian government bond yields held firm on Monday after a scandal prompted Chancellor Sebastian Kurz to pull t

Published 20 May, 2019 09:39am

Managed Funds

Foreign investors buy net 1.2 billion euros in Italian gvt bonds in March

MILAN: Foreign holdings of Italian government bonds grew by a net 1.2 billion euros ($1.34 billion) in March after risin

Published 20 May, 2019 09:27am

Managed Funds

JGBs dip as equity gains dim demand for safe-haven debt

TOKYO: Japanese government bond (JGB) prices eased slightly on Monday as gains in Tokyo equities dimmed the safe-haven a

Published 20 May, 2019 08:49am

Managed Funds

Eye on lira, Turkey abandons plan to tap central bank reserves

ANKARA: Turkey took more unorthodox steps on Friday to protect its beleaguered lira, including scrapping a recently-hatc

Published 17 May, 2019 07:14pm

Managed Funds

Romania sells 750mn lei of Oct. 2021 treasury bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry sold a more than planned 750 million lei($176.52 million) of October 2021, treasur

Published 16 May, 2019 09:51pm

Managed Funds

Czechs sell CZK 59.6mn of 4.85/57 govt bonds in top-up sale

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry sold 59.59 million crowns ($2.60 million) worth of 4.85/57 government bonds in the se

Published 16 May, 2019 09:48pm

Managed Funds

China sells most long-dated US Treasuries in nearly 2-1/2 years

China sold the most long-dated US Treasuries in almost 2-1/2 years in March amid uncertainty about a trade deal between

Published 16 May, 2019 07:38pm

Managed Funds

Two-year yield hits 15-month low after weak retail data

NEW YORK: Treasury yields fell on Wednesday morning, with the two-year yield at its lowest in 15 months as traders raise

Published 15 May, 2019 09:30pm

Managed Funds

JGBs steady after auction of 30-year debt

TOKYO: Japanese government bond (JGB) prices were little changed on Wednesday, a day after an auction of 30-year debt dr

Published 15 May, 2019 07:35am

Managed Funds

Slovenia T-bill auction oversubscribed, yield remain negative

LJUBLJANA: Slovenia sold 145 million euros ($162.89 million) of treasury bills on Tuesday, close to an earlier target of

Published 14 May, 2019 09:25pm

Managed Funds

Long-dated JGBs rise on strong 30-year sale, weak equities

TOKYO: Long-dated Japanese government bond (JGB) prices firmed on Tuesday as a 30-year debt auction drew steady demand a

Published 14 May, 2019 08:05am

Managed Funds

Romania sells 424mn lei of June 2024 treasury bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry sold a lower than planned 424 million lei ($100.06 million) of June 2024, treasury

Published 13 May, 2019 08:03pm

Managed Funds

Spain to issue up to 2bn euros in T-bills on Tuesday

Spain will sell between 1 billion and 2 billion euros ($1.1 billion and $2.3 billion) of 3- and 9-month T-bills at a sch

Published 13 May, 2019 07:56pm

Managed Funds

US 30-year bonds sold at lowest yield since January 2018

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Thursday sold $19 billion of 30-year bonds at a yield of 2.892pc, which was the

Published 09 May, 2019 08:02pm

Managed Funds

Egypt sells $1 billion in one-year dollar T-bills: central bank

CAIRO: Egypt sold $1 billion worth of one-year dollar-denominated treasury bills at an average yield of 3.897 percent on

Published 06 May, 2019 07:20pm

Managed Funds

Tunisian parliament rejects govt plan to issue up to $800mn in bonds

TUNIS: Tunisia's parliament said on Thursday it has rejected a government plan to issue up to $800 million in bonds this

Published 02 May, 2019 10:54pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise after consumer spending rises in March

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Monday after data showed that US consumer spending increased by the most in more th

Published 29 Apr, 2019 10:55pm

Managed Funds

Yields fall on weak inflation data, shrug off GDP reading

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell following Friday's first-quarter growth report as weak inflation data tempered the str

Published 26 Apr, 2019 09:57pm

Managed Funds

US sells $32bn 7-year notes to average demand

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Wednesday sold $32 billion in seven-year government notes to average demand, wit

Published 25 Apr, 2019 07:33pm

Managed Funds

JGB yields rise as strong equities dim safe-haven debt demand

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds eased on Thursday as gains in Tokyo equities weighed on the safe-haven appeal of debt.

Published 25 Apr, 2019 09:02am

Managed Funds

Spain cuts 2019 net debt issuance target by 5bn eur to 30bn eur

MADRID: Spain's Treasury said on Wednesday it had cut its net debt issuance target for 2019, to 30 billion euros ($33.6

Published 24 Apr, 2019 09:58pm

Managed Funds

Cyprus bond yields hit one-month high ahead of landmark 30-year debt sale

LONDON: Cypriot borrowing costs hit a one-month high ahead of a debt sale that will see the country attempt to take adva

Published 24 Apr, 2019 09:36am

Managed Funds

Sri Lanka dollar bonds slump after Easter Sunday attack

LONDON: Sri Lanka's dollar-denominated bonds fell on Tuesday after Easter Sunday attacks that killed more than 300 peopl

Published 23 Apr, 2019 09:52am

Managed Funds

Turkish treasury to issue 3.7bn euro debt instrument to strengthen state banks' capital

ANKARA: Turkey's Treasury said on Monday it will issue 5-year debt instruments worth a total of 3.7 billion euro to stre

Published 22 Apr, 2019 07:22pm

Managed Funds

JGBs edge higher as U.S. equity futures decline

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices edged higher in thin trade on Monday as a decline in U.S. equity futures dampened

Published 22 Apr, 2019 07:30am

Managed Funds

JGB yields rise as BOJ trims debt purchase amount

TOKYO: Yields on long-dated Japanese government bonds rose on Friday after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) trimmed the amount of

Published 19 Apr, 2019 08:00am

Managed Funds

US commercial paper market size hits 10-month high

NEW YORK: The amount of U.S. commercial paper outstanding increased to its highest level in 10 months in the latest

Published 18 Apr, 2019 07:22pm

Managed Funds

Romania sells planned 400mn lei of June 2024 bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry sold the planned 400 million lei ($94.52 million) of June 2024 treasury bonds on T

Published 18 Apr, 2019 03:32pm

Managed Funds

JGB futures rebound from 3-month low; cash bonds gain

TOKYO: The benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond futures climbed on Thursday, rebounding from a three-month low hit

Published 18 Apr, 2019 07:23am

Managed Funds

Yields dip as US stocks fade in holiday-shortened week

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields drifted lower from four-week highs on Wednesday, as Wall Street shares lost steam in a

Published 17 Apr, 2019 11:14pm

Managed Funds

Yields slip as US stocks fall in holiday-shortened week

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields drifted lower from four-week highs on Wednesday, as Wall Street shares lost steam in a

Published 17 Apr, 2019 08:56pm

Managed Funds

JGBs futures hit 3-month low as safe-haven appeal recedes on China growth data

TOKYO: The key 10-year Japanese government bond futures contract hit a three-month low on Wednesday as better-than-expec

Published 17 Apr, 2019 08:41am

Managed Funds

US yields climb to 4-week peaks as risk appetite improves

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose to four-week highs on Tuesday, bolstered by increased risk appetite that has pushe

Published 16 Apr, 2019 07:36pm

Managed Funds

Slovakia sells 3.6mn euros worth of 2028 bond in top up sale

PRAGUE: Slovakia sold 3.6 million euros ($4.07 million) worth of 1.00 percent state bonds due in June 2028 in non-compet

Published 16 Apr, 2019 09:43am

Managed Funds

JGBs rise, taking cue from U.S. Treasuries

TOKYO: Long-dated Japanese government bond prices broadly rose on Tuesday, tracking firm U.S. Treasuries and with the ma

Published 16 Apr, 2019 06:47am

Managed Funds

US long-dated yields edge lower in holiday-shortened week

NEW YORK: US long-dated Treasury yields slipped from four-week highs on Monday in choppy trading, ahead of US data i

Published 15 Apr, 2019 07:33pm

Managed Funds

JGBs dip as sentiment improves; Tokyo shares hit four-month highs

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices slipped on Monday, tracking falls in U.S. Treasury prices, and as a rise in Tokyo

Published 15 Apr, 2019 07:52am

Managed Funds

South Korea's foreign currency deposit hits 18-month low on strong USD

SEOUL: Foreign currency deposit in South Korea hit the lowest in 18 months as the strong U.S. dollar led domestic compan

Published 15 Apr, 2019 06:50am

Managed Funds

Talk of lower German growth helps keep bond yields below zero percent

LONDON: Germany's 10-year government bond yields held close to but still below zero percent on Friday with reports of a

Published 12 Apr, 2019 07:53am

Managed Funds

Yields advance after US data tempers slowdown concerns

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Thursday after generally solid data on U.S. jobless claims and producer prices

Published 11 Apr, 2019 10:38pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise after US data eases slowdown concerns

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Thursday after generally solid data on US jobless claims and producer prices that s

Published 11 Apr, 2019 03:44pm

Managed Funds

Yields decline after tame core US inflation data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields slid on Wednesday, as tame underlying U.S. inflation data reinforced expectations that

Published 10 Apr, 2019 10:10pm

Managed Funds

US yields fall on trade, global growth worries

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields slid on Tuesday amid renewed concerns about a trade dispute between the United States a

Published 09 Apr, 2019 07:37pm

Managed Funds

Saudi Aramco bond sale attracting record demand: bank source

PARIS: The bond sale by energy giant Saudi Aramco has attracted record demand of $85 billion from investors, one hour be

Published 09 Apr, 2019 02:40pm

Managed Funds

US prices slip as debt, Saudi Aramco in focus this week

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices edged lower in generally quiet trading on Monday, pressured by upcoming government

Published 08 Apr, 2019 09:07pm

Managed Funds

Tencent raises $6bn in huge dollar bond sale

HONG KONG: Chinese internet giant Tencent said Thursday it has raised $6 billion in the biggest dollar bond sale in Asia

Published 04 Apr, 2019 01:01pm

Managed Funds

JGBs retreat in line with global peers on better risk sentiment

TOKYO: Japanese government bond (JGB) prices retreated in line with their global peers on Thursday, with improving inves

Updated 04 Apr, 2019 08:54am

Managed Funds

Trade, Brexit hopes lift US yields to 1-1/2-week highs

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Wednesday to their highest in a week and a half, as hopes for a trade deal betw

Published 03 Apr, 2019 10:43pm

Managed Funds

US bond yields rise on trade, Brexit hopes

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields climbed to 1-1/2 week highs on Wednesday as hopes for a trade deal between China and th

Published 03 Apr, 2019 09:12pm

Managed Funds

Greece sells 6-month T-bills at lower 0.58pc yield

ATHENS: Greece sold 1.138 billion euros ($1.28 billion) of six-month T-bills on Wednesday to refinance a maturing issue,

Published 03 Apr, 2019 10:39am

Managed Funds

China government bond futures drop after weak auction

SHANGHAI: Chinese government bond futures fell on Wednesday afternoon after a government bond auction met with tepid dem

Published 03 Apr, 2019 07:16am

Managed Funds

US yields fall on Brexit jitters, bargain-hunting

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields slipped on Tuesday, with benchmark yields receding from one-week highs as a result of b

Published 02 Apr, 2019 07:18pm

Managed Funds

Greek bond yield hits one-month low on talk of early IMF repayment

LONDON: Greek government bond yields dropped on Tuesday after a Bloomberg report suggested the country is considering an

Published 02 Apr, 2019 09:13am

Managed Funds

US yields hit 1 week highs on upbeat factory data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose to one-week peaks on Monday as encouraging data on manufacturing activity reduced

Published 01 Apr, 2019 07:54pm

Managed Funds

US bond market on track for worst sell-off in 3 months

NEW YORK: The U.S. Treasury market on Monday was on track for its worst session in nearly three months as investors

Published 01 Apr, 2019 07:27pm

Managed Funds

Thailand plans to sell up to $4.52 bn of govt bonds in April-June

BANGKOK: Thailand plans to sell up to 143 billion baht ($4.5 billion) of government bonds in the April-June quarter as p

Published 01 Apr, 2019 08:45am

Managed Funds

Turkish lira tumbles 5 percent, central bank acts on swap limits

ANKARA: The Turkish lira plunged as much as 5 percent against the dollar on Thursday as investors continued to fret abou

Published 28 Mar, 2019 09:37am

Managed Funds

Turkey dollar bonds tumble, CDS soar on fresh lira rout

LONDON: Turkey's dollar-denominated sovereign bonds tumbled on Thursday for an eighth straight session and the cost of i

Published 28 Mar, 2019 09:23am

Managed Funds

JGB yields fall across the board, tracking global peers

TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields slid across the board on Thursday, tracking a decline in global yields as an incr

Published 28 Mar, 2019 07:18am

Managed Funds

Prices gain on global central bank dovishness

NEW YORK: Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields slid on Wednesday but came off 15-month lows reached overnight as invest

Published 27 Mar, 2019 09:18pm

Managed Funds

JGBs flat after surge by U.S. Treasuries stalls

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were unchanged across the board on Wednesday, with the market kept in check after

Published 27 Mar, 2019 06:00am

Managed Funds

Bonds steady as risk appetite improves

NEW YORK: US benchmark 10-year Treasury yields were steady on the day on Tuesday, but above 15-month lows reached on

Published 26 Mar, 2019 07:45pm

Managed Funds

U.S. 1-year bills sold at lowest interest rate since July

The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sold $26 billion of one-year bills at an interest rate of 2.360 percent, which was

Published 26 Mar, 2019 04:37pm

Managed Funds

Benchmark yields lowest since Dec 2017 as Fed policy in focus

NEW YORK: Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields fell to their lowest levels since December 2017 on Monday while the yiel

Published 25 Mar, 2019 08:26pm

Managed Funds

US Treasury 'yield curve' flips

NEW YORK: The so-called yield curve, a closely watched indicator that economists say can reliably predict recessions, in

Published 22 Mar, 2019 02:40pm

Managed Funds

Yields slide more after Fed expects no more rate hikes in 2019

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell further on Thursday morning, as the bond market continued the rally that began on

Published 21 Mar, 2019 05:59pm

Managed Funds

Croatia to offer 400mn HRK in T-bills next week

ZAGREB: Croatia's Finance Ministry said on Thursday it would offer 400 million kuna ($61.45 million) in one-year treasur

Published 21 Mar, 2019 03:10pm

Managed Funds

German 10-year yield hurtles towards 0pc as Fed signals rate-hike halt

LONDON: Germany's 10-year bond yield hurtled towards zero percent on Thursday, dropping to its lowest since late 2016, a

Published 21 Mar, 2019 03:04pm

Managed Funds

Ten-year yield hits 14-month low after Fed signals no hikes in 2019

NEW YORK: US Treasuries rallied on Wednesday, taking the benchmark 10-year yield to a 14-month low, after the Federa

Published 20 Mar, 2019 09:32pm

Managed Funds

JGBs fall tracking German Bunds, U.S. Treasuries ahead of Fed decision

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices fell on Wednesday, tracking overnight losses in German Bunds and U.S. Treasuries,

Published 20 Mar, 2019 06:42am

Managed Funds

US bond yields higher ahead of Fed meeting results

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were modestly higher in afternoon trade on Tuesday, as investors await insight on the Feder

Published 19 Mar, 2019 09:56pm

Managed Funds

JGBs little changed; Fed meeting in focus

TOKYO: Japanese government bond (JGB) prices were little changed on Tuesday, with a lack of significant moves in U.S. Tr

Published 19 Mar, 2019 08:03am

Managed Funds

Yields on hold ahead of Fed interest-rate meeting

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields ticked up but were essentially stalled on Monday morning as traders held off from placi

Published 18 Mar, 2019 04:33pm

Managed Funds

JGBs steady to slightly firmer; eyes on auction, Fed

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were steady to slightly higher on Monday after U.S. Treasury yields dipped to 10-week l

Published 18 Mar, 2019 09:02am

Managed Funds

US 10-year yields sink to more than 2-month low ahead of Fed meeting

NEW YORK: Benchmark 10-year and 2-year US Treasury yields on Friday dropped to their lowest levels since early January,

Published 15 Mar, 2019 09:52pm

Managed Funds

US acts to keep Citgo operating in face of Venezuela sanctions

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury on Thursday extended the expiration date of a license allowing US refiner Citgo Petroleum Co

Published 14 Mar, 2019 09:07pm

Managed Funds

US yields inch up, but range-bound amid trade, Brexit uncertainty

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were little changed to slightly higher on Thursday, but confined within narrow ranges,

Published 14 Mar, 2019 04:16pm

Managed Funds

JGBs little changed, capped by weaker U.S. Treasuries

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were little changed on Thursday, with a retreat by U.S. Treasuries capping the bo

Published 14 Mar, 2019 07:52am

Managed Funds

Brexit roller-coaster pushes German Bund yields back towards lows

LONDON: Safe-haven euro zone bond yields headed back towards recent lows on Tuesday after Britain's attorney general sai

Published 12 Mar, 2019 09:19pm

Managed Funds

Foreigners pile into Foreigners pile into Japanese bonds as FX swaps make yields more attractive as FX swaps make yields more attractive

TOKYO: Foreign investors have snapped up Japanese bonds at a near record pace in recent weeks, as financial alchemy thro

Published 08 Mar, 2019 07:46am

Managed Funds

JGB yields retreat from recent highs as 30-year sale draws demand

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices gained on Thursday, and their yields pulled back from recent highs as a 30-year d

Published 07 Mar, 2019 07:38am

Managed Funds

US gives more time for divestment from sanctioned Russian company GAZ

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury said on Wednesday it was extending by four months the deadline for investors to divest from

Published 06 Mar, 2019 10:09pm

Managed Funds

Yields drift lower ahead of ECB meeting, US payrolls data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields retreated on Wednesday, as stocks weakened and risk appetite dimmed, with investors awa

Published 06 Mar, 2019 04:57pm

Managed Funds

Qatar starts marketing multi-tranche dollar bond

DUBAI: Qatar started marketing a dollar bond issue split into tranches of five, 10 and 30 years, sources familiar with t

Published 06 Mar, 2019 07:51am

Managed Funds

JGBs rise slightly as weaker shares boost debt demand

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices edged higher on Wednesday, aided by safe-haven demand for debt due to weakness in

Published 06 Mar, 2019 06:42am

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Greece sets initial price target for 10-yr bond issue at 4.125pc

ATHENS: Greece has set the initial price target for a new ten-year bond, its first such issue in a decade, at the area o

Published 05 Mar, 2019 10:12am

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Italian govt bond yields fall after service sector returns to growth

LONDON: Italian government bond yields fell up to five basis points across the curve on Tuesday, reversing earlier rises

Published 05 Mar, 2019 09:55am

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JGBs dip as 10-year bond auction attracts lukewarm demand

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices fell on Tuesday after an auction for 10-year papers attracted tepid demand amid u

Published 05 Mar, 2019 06:55am

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Greek bond yields hit 12-year low on Moody's ratings boost

LONDON: Greece's benchmark 10-year government bond yields dropped to their lowest since 2006 on Monday after Moody's rai

Published 04 Mar, 2019 09:55am

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JGBs weaker across board, taking cues from U.S. Treasuries

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices eased across the board on Monday as investors sold off safe-haven assets on hopes

Published 04 Mar, 2019 08:12am

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JGBs hit with BOJ poised to reduce frequency of debt buying

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices fell on Friday, with benchmark yields rising to two-week highs, after the Bank of

Published 01 Mar, 2019 08:49am

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Bond yields tick up after US economy slows less than expected

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Thursday after the Commerce Department reported that the American economy slowe

Published 28 Feb, 2019 05:23pm

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JGBs rise on month-end buying, short-end slips on soft auction

TOKYO: Super-long Japanese government bond prices rose on Thursday as investors stepped up month-end purchases, while th

Published 28 Feb, 2019 08:59am

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Italian bank holdings of domestic govt bonds rise to highest since May 2017

MILAN: Italian government bonds held by banks operating in the country rose to 391.08 billion euros ($445.64 billion) in

Published 27 Feb, 2019 10:58am

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US yields fall ahead of govt debt supply, Powell testimony

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Tuesday as investors prepared for $32 billion worth of seven-year government de

Published 26 Feb, 2019 03:26pm

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French bond yields at over two-year low as "yellow vest" effect wanes

LONDON: France's 10-year government bond yield dropped to its lowest since November 2016 on Tuesday as the effect of the

Published 26 Feb, 2019 09:47am

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JGBs weaken tracking U.S. Treasuries

TOKYO: Japanese government bond (JGB) prices fell on Tuesday, following a decline in U.S. Treasuries on optimism that th

Published 26 Feb, 2019 05:48am

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Yields drift lower on Fed review comments, trade talk

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields drifted lower on Friday afternoon as US and Chinese trade negotiations came to a close for

Published 22 Feb, 2019 09:57pm

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Yields rise as weak data lowers chance of 2019 rate hikes

NEW YORK: Yields on US Treasury bonds rose on Thursday morning after new data pointed to an economy slowed by the fe

Published 21 Feb, 2019 04:52pm

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German bond yields near lows before euro zone PMIs released

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields hovered near recent lows before the release of a survey of euro zone businesses

Published 21 Feb, 2019 10:26am

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Zimbabwe scraps bond-note dollar peg, paves way for exchange rate slide

HARARE: Zimbabwe scrapped the peg between its quasi-currency bond note and the U.S dollar on Wednesday, its central bank

Published 20 Feb, 2019 08:59pm

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Yield curve steepens ahead of Fed minutes

NEW YORK: The Treasury yield curve steepened on Wednesday morning ahead of the publication of minutes from the Feder

Published 20 Feb, 2019 03:47pm

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Egypt issues $4bn in foreign currency bonds

CAIRO: Egypt has issued $4 billion in dollar denominated bonds with maturities of five, 10 and 30 years in a sale that w

Published 20 Feb, 2019 10:08am

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Croatia sells T-bills just above target, yields unchanged

ZAGREB: Croatia sold 1.25 billion kuna ($190.71 million) of treasury bills just surpassing the target at two separate au

Published 19 Feb, 2019 01:29pm

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JGBs capped as Tokyo stocks stretch gains

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were capped firmly on Tuesday, as equities stretched gains amid continued improve

Published 19 Feb, 2019 06:34am

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Romania sells 347.4mn lei of Feb. 2029 T-bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry sold a higher than planned 347.4 million lei ($83.08 million) of February 2029, tr

Published 18 Feb, 2019 02:52pm

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Russia to choose banks to arrange Eurobond issue by end of February

MOSCOW: Russia's finance ministry will finish choosing the banks that will arrange its sovereign Eurobond issue by the e

Published 18 Feb, 2019 11:06am

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Germany bans speculative attacks on Wirecard stock

BERLIN: German and European financial market watchdogs ordered Monday a ban on short-selling shares in payment processin

Published 18 Feb, 2019 10:08am

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Yields fall as weak US retail sales spur economy concerns

NEW YORK: Treasury yields fell on Thursday after data showed that US retail sales recorded their biggest drop in mor

Published 14 Feb, 2019 08:01pm

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Hungary sells more bonds than planned

BUDAPEST: Hungary sold 90 billion forints ($318.19 million) worth of government bonds at an auction on Thursday, 25 bill

Published 14 Feb, 2019 01:00pm

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Croatia to offer 1.2bn kuna in T-bills next week

ZAGREB: Croatia's Finance Ministry said on Thursday it will offer 1.0 billion kuna ($152 million) in one-year treasury b

Published 14 Feb, 2019 12:56pm

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JGBs edge higher after BOJ retains bond-purchase amount

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices edged higher on Thursday, after the Bank of Japan retained the amount of debt it

Published 14 Feb, 2019 08:35am

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Yields rise, curve flattens as US core consumer prices gain

NEW YORK: US benchmark Treasury debt yields rose to one-week highs on Wednesday and the yield curve flattened after

Published 13 Feb, 2019 08:03pm

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Weak data lifts euro zone bonds, Spanish market brushes off election threat

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields fell on Wednesday after data showed a larger-than-expected drop in industrial production i

Published 13 Feb, 2019 03:00pm

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Spanish bonds brush off election threat as Italian prospects seen worse

LONDON: Spanish bond yields inched higher on Wednesday ahead of a possible snap election call, though the sell-off was l

Published 13 Feb, 2019 09:44am

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Yield up on hopes of averting govt shutdown, before data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Tuesday after lawmakers reached a tentative pact to avert another government sh

Published 12 Feb, 2019 08:19pm

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Spain sells 4.3 billion euros in T-bills at auction

MADRID: Spain announced the following results at Tuesday's Treasury bill auction. (Amounts bid, allocated in millions

Published 12 Feb, 2019 01:13pm

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Croatia sells T-bills just above target, yield flat

ZAGREB: Croatia sold 1.02 billion kuna ($155.39 million) of one-year treasury bills at an auction on Tuesday, with the y

Published 12 Feb, 2019 12:03pm

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Yields rise with inflation data, trade talks in focus

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields edged higher on Monday as investors awaited data on Wednesday that will show inflation

Published 11 Feb, 2019 08:10pm

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Yields rise as inflation data, trade talks in focus

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields edged higher on Monday as investors awaited data on Wednesday that will show inflation pres

Published 11 Feb, 2019 04:22pm

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Irish debt agency to auction 1-1.25bn euros on bonds on Thursday

DUBLIN: Ireland will seek to raise between 1 billion and 1.25 billion euros worth of debt on Thursday in a dual bond auc

Published 11 Feb, 2019 01:17pm

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Japanese investors bought US bonds, sold German, French debt in December

TOKYO: Japanese investors purchased US bonds and sold German and French debt in December, data from Japan's Ministry of

Published 08 Feb, 2019 04:41pm

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Turkey's Akbank plan $600mn refinancing for maturing syndicated loans

ISTANBUL: Turkey's Akbank said on Friday it has planned some $600 million equivalent refinancing for its maturing syndic

Published 08 Feb, 2019 01:55pm

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South Africa's 3-month T-bill average yield falls to 7.45 percent

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa sold 1 billion rand ($73 million)of three-month Treasury bills on Friday, at an average yield

Published 08 Feb, 2019 12:13pm

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US yields slide on global growth fears

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell for a third straight session on Thursday, in line with falls in Europe and Britain, sp

Published 07 Feb, 2019 04:42pm

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Croatia to offer 1.0bn HRK in T-bills next week

ZAGREB: Croatia will offer one-year treasury bills worth 1.0 billion kuna ($153 million) at an auction on Feb. 12, the F

Published 07 Feb, 2019 12:20pm

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Czechs sell CZK 513.7mn worth of 0.95/30 bonds in top-up round

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry sold 513.7 million crowns ($22.57 million) worth of 0.95/30 government bonds in the s

Published 07 Feb, 2019 11:31am

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US yields retreat, tracking Fed rate outlook

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Tuesday, with the 10-year sliding from one-week highs, as the market priced in

Published 05 Feb, 2019 09:04pm

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US yields fall, in line with Fed rate view

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Tuesday, with the 10-year sliding from one-week highs, as investors have started to

Published 05 Feb, 2019 05:26pm

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US prices slide ahead of debt auctions this week

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices fell on Monday in generally thin volume, after trading higher for most of last week, pr

Published 04 Feb, 2019 10:27pm

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Romania aims to sell debt worth 2.13bn lei in February

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry plans to sell 2.13 billion lei ($512.54 million) worth of leu currency bills and b

Published 04 Feb, 2019 04:44pm

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Yield curve flattens after surge in US job growth

NEW YORK: Yields on shorter-dated US Treasury notes jumped on Friday morning, flattening the yield curve, after governme

Published 01 Feb, 2019 03:24pm

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Irish debt office boss says has bigger worries than Brexit

DUBLIN: Ireland's debt office has bigger concerns than Brexit including Italy's bond market and banking system which it

Published 01 Feb, 2019 02:23pm

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JPMorgan keeps Venezuela's PDVSA in emerging bond indexes

LONDON: JPMorgan retained dollar-denominated debt issued by Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA in a key emerging ma

Published 01 Feb, 2019 12:23pm

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Greece to auction 625mn euros of 3-month T-bills on Feb 6

ATHENS: Greece will sell 625 million euros ($716.6 million) of three-month treasury bills on February 6 to refinance a m

Published 01 Feb, 2019 12:05pm

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Yields depressed by soft inflation, Fed patience on rates

NEW YORK: US government bond yields fell on Thursday after a measure of wage inflation came in weaker than expected,

Published 31 Jan, 2019 10:22pm

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Hungary increases government bond sale, yields fall

BUDAPEST: Hungary's government sold 73.5 billion forints ($266.99 million) worth of government bonds at an auction on Th

Published 31 Jan, 2019 04:26pm

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JGBs gain tracking US Treasuries after Fed holds rates

TOKYO: Japanese government bond (JGB) prices firmed on Thursday, tracking a rise in US Treasuries after the Federal Rese

Published 31 Jan, 2019 02:31pm

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German yields hit 4-week low after US Fed discards rate hike promises

LONDON: German bond yields dropped to a four-week low on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve signalled its three-year

Published 31 Jan, 2019 01:13pm

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Czechs don't sell any 39-week T-bills as demand halves

PRAGUE: The Czech government sold no 39-week Treasury bills in an auction on Thursday as demand for the paper halved fro

Published 31 Jan, 2019 11:46am

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JGBs gain tracking U.S. Treasuries after Fed holds rates

TOKYO: Japanese government bond (JGB) prices firmed on Thursday, tracking a rise in U.S. Treasuries after the Federal Re

Published 31 Jan, 2019 08:40am

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Yields fall, curve steepens after Fed advocates ‘patience’

NEW YORK: US government bond yields fell on Wednesday, with the biggest losses in shorter-dated maturities, after Fe

Published 30 Jan, 2019 08:04pm

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US debt ceiling won't roil bill issuance

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury on Wednesday said hitting a limit on government borrowing won't shake up short-term debt iss

Published 30 Jan, 2019 03:52pm

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JGBs ease in thin trade ahead of Fed rate decision

TOKYO: Prices of most Japanese government bonds edged lower in subdued trade on Wednesday, as traders were reluctant to

Published 30 Jan, 2019 07:42am

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Seven-year rich after solid auction; yields lower ahead of Fed

NEW YORK: The price of seven-year Treasury notes jumped on Tuesday after strong demand at auction for $32 billion of

Published 29 Jan, 2019 11:28pm

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Croatia T-bill sale falls below target, yield flat

ZAGREB: Croatia sold 354 million kuna ($54.54 million) worth of one-year treasury bills at an auction on Tuesday, with t

Published 29 Jan, 2019 02:16pm

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Spain's public deficit, minus town halls, 1.49pc of GDP to

Spain's public deficit, including the central government, social security system and regions, but not including town hal

Published 29 Jan, 2019 12:50pm

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Bond prices rise after strong demand at $162 billion auctions

NEW YORK: US Treasury bond prices rose on Monday, sinking yields, after $162 billion of new debt sold to strong dema

Published 28 Jan, 2019 11:15pm

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Yields recover from selloff ahead of $162bn US auctions

NEW YORK: Ahead of auctions of $162 billion in new issues, Treasury bond yields recovered on Monday morning after fa

Published 28 Jan, 2019 08:42pm

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Trade, growth worries drag US bond yields lower

NEW YORK: Treasury yields fell on Thursday, with the 10-year's yield hitting a one-week low, as anxiety about slowin

Published 24 Jan, 2019 10:36pm

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US yields rise as stock market rebounds

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Wednesday as a rebound in Wall Street stock prices pared some safe-haven demand

Published 23 Jan, 2019 09:27pm

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Czechs sell CZK hefty 9.2bn of 2.75/29 bonds

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry sold 9.214 billion crowns ($407.77 million) worth of 2.75/29 government bonds in the

Published 23 Jan, 2019 02:01pm

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JGBs steady as stocks pause, caution before auction limits moves

TOKYO: Prices of most Japanese government bonds were steady on Wednesday, supported by a pause in the stock market, but

Published 23 Jan, 2019 08:33am

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Orders in excess of 46 billion euros for Spanish 10-year

LONDON: Spain has attracted over 46 billion euros of demand for a new 10-year syndicated bond issue, with the order book

Published 22 Jan, 2019 05:24pm

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Slovakia sells 16.2mn euros in top up 2028 bond sale

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia sold 16.2 million euros ($18.40 million) worth of 1.00 percent state bonds due in June 2028 in non-

Published 22 Jan, 2019 05:15pm

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JGBs edge lower as safe-haven appeal of debt fades on stronger equities

TOKYO: Japanese government bond (JGB) prices edged down on Monday as gains in Japanese and U.S. equities helped improve

Published 21 Jan, 2019 08:38am

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Foreign investors sold net 5.4 bn euros in Italian govt bonds in November

MILAN: Foreign holdings of Italian government bonds fell by a net 5.4 billion euros ($6.2 billion) in November, the Bank

Published 18 Jan, 2019 09:58am

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US yields rise more on report US considers ending tariffs on China

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose further on Thursday, as Wall Street investors sold US government debt and purchased st

Published 17 Jan, 2019 08:38pm

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Romanian bond yield rises ahead of auction, bucking region

BUDAPEST: Romanian 10-year government bond yields traded at 3-month highs ahead of an auction on Thursday, bucking a ret

Published 17 Jan, 2019 11:11am

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JGBs supported after BOJ purchase, soggy Nikkei

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were steady to firmer on Thursday, underpinned by decent results of the Bank of J

Published 17 Jan, 2019 09:50am

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Stock gains, corporate supply lift US bond yields

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Wednesday as stronger-than-forecast results from two major US banks lifted Wall Str

Published 16 Jan, 2019 10:14pm

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Italy launches 15-year bond sale at 20-22 bps over 2033 issue

MILAN: Italy launched a 15-year bond sale on Tuesday, its first syndicated debt issue in a year, testing market sentimen

Published 15 Jan, 2019 10:48am

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US yields edge lower as risk appetite falls after weak China data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields on most maturities slipped on Monday, in line with weakness in European bond markets, a

Published 14 Jan, 2019 04:14pm

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Lebanon dollar bonds gain after finance minister rules out debt restructuring

LONDON: Lebanon's dollar-denominated bonds rose on Monday after Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil said the government w

Published 14 Jan, 2019 09:58am

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Prices gain as stock markets falter

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices gained on Friday as stocks weakened in choppy trading, and as bonds were also helped b

Published 11 Jan, 2019 09:56pm

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Prices gain on weak stocks, after consumer price decline

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices gained on Friday as stocks opened weaker and after data showed a decline in consumer pr

Published 11 Jan, 2019 04:23pm

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Italy's Carige to launch $1.2 bln bond next week

MILAN: Italian troubled lender Banca Carige could launch a state-guaranteed bond worth around 1 billion euros ($1.2 bill

Published 11 Jan, 2019 08:33am

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Bonds pare price gains after soft 30-year bond auction

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices rose on Thursday as stocks weakened in choppy trading, but pared price gains after a soft 3

Published 10 Jan, 2019 10:06pm

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Yields fall on trade deal disappointment, curve steepens on dovish Fed

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Thursday as stocks weakened on disappointment that no specifics on resolving th

Published 10 Jan, 2019 04:27pm

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Trade deal optimism sends yields to highest levels this year

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose to their highest this year on Wednesday as optimism that the United States would r

Published 09 Jan, 2019 04:46pm

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Italy will spend much less than budgeted in public funds on Carige

ROME: The public funds that will be used to help shore up Banca Carige will be to be significantly less than the amount

Published 09 Jan, 2019 10:10am

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Italy readying new 15-year bond via syndicate

MILAN: Italy is preparing a comeback to the syndicated bond market with the launch a new 15-year government bond in the

Published 08 Jan, 2019 07:13pm

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Yields rise as trade deal optimism boosts risk sentiment

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose for a third day, in line with higher US stock futures, as optimism over a trade de

Published 08 Jan, 2019 02:59pm

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Slovenia 10-year benchmark bond oversubscribed

LJUBLJANA: Slovenia was the first European Union country to test the market in 2019, with its sale on Monday of a 10-yea

Published 07 Jan, 2019 08:52pm

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Prices inch higher as Fed policy in focus after Friday's selloff

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices gained on Monday, partially reversing Friday's losses, as investors evaluated the likel

Published 07 Jan, 2019 02:57pm

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At least five euro zone countries to issue bonds next week

LONDON: Government bond supply in the euro area picks up next week, with at least five countries in the bloc holding deb

Published 04 Jan, 2019 03:13pm

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Portugal plans 15.4bn euros gross bond issuance in 2019

LISBON: Portugal's IGCP debt agency said on Friday it plans gross bond issuance of 15.4 billion euros this year, with au

Published 04 Jan, 2019 02:33pm

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Banca Carige worries trigger worst sell-off in Italian debt in three months

LONDON: Italian government bonds were set for their worst sell-off in three months on Thursday, with analysts citing wor

Published 03 Jan, 2019 09:10pm

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Hungarian long-term debt yields slide further on growth fears

BUDAPEST/WARSAW: Hungary's long-term government bond yields dropped to new multi-month lows on Thursday as expectations

Published 03 Jan, 2019 07:50pm

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With global growth in question, 10-year yield hits 11-month low

NEW YORK: The benchmark 10-year U.S. government bond hit an 11-month low on Wednesday, beginning the year down nearl

Published 02 Jan, 2019 04:10pm

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Volume low, yield curve ends year flattest since 2007

NEW YORK: US Treasuries edged higher in a quiet session on Monday, ending a year in which the yield curve reached it

Published 31 Dec, 2018 08:18pm

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US yields little changed; 10-year near 8-month lows as Wall Street stays volatile

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were little changed on Friday with 10-year yields hovering near eight-month lows as Wall St

Published 28 Dec, 2018 09:06pm

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Spain to issue four bonds, including one inflation-linked on Thrusday

Spain plans to issue bonds due 2021, 2023, 2028 and 2033 at the next scheduled bond auction on Thursday, the Treasury sa

Published 28 Dec, 2018 08:53pm

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Mexico says to increase bond issuance in first quarter of 2019

MEXICO CITY: Mexico will raise its planned bond issuance in the first quarter of 2019 and offer the same amount of treas

Published 27 Dec, 2018 11:23pm

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JGBs sag as stock markets rebound sharply from deep losses

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices sagged across the board on Thursday as stock markets rallied back from deep losse

Published 27 Dec, 2018 07:37am

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US yields rise as Wall Street rallies

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose to session highs in late trading on Wednesday as major US stock indexes soared, snappi

Published 26 Dec, 2018 09:56pm

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US yields hold steady ahead of 5-year note sale

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were firm on Wednesday with 10-year yields hitting eight-month lows as safe-haven deman

Published 26 Dec, 2018 04:11pm

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JGBs ease slightly as Nikkei manages to rise after Christmas rout

TOKYO: Yields on Japanese government bonds (JGBs) edged broadly higher on Wednesday, in line with equities, as investors

Published 26 Dec, 2018 08:28am

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US yields fall as nervous investors flock to bonds

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Monday with 10-year yields hovering near eight-month lows as investors who have

Published 24 Dec, 2018 04:11pm

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Weak data pushes Italy bonds yields higher at end of stellar week

LONDON: Italy's borrowing costs rose on Friday, pushed up by further signs of weakness in the Italian economy and a sell

Published 21 Dec, 2018 09:31pm

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Yields at eight-month lows after Fed

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell to more than eight month lows on Thursday, and the yield curve flattened, as inves

Published 20 Dec, 2018 04:10pm

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Yields fall as Fed's Powell says balance sheet reduction on auto pilot

NEW YORK: US benchmark Treasury yields fell to more than eight-month lows on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve low

Published 19 Dec, 2018 10:30pm

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Hungary cuts 3-month bill sale despite strong demand

BUDAPEST: The Hungarian Government Debt Management Agency (AKK) sold 32 billion forints ($112.82 million) worth of three

Published 18 Dec, 2018 01:02pm

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Bond prices up on weak stocks before Wednesday's Fed decision

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices gained on Monday as weak stocks boosted demand for the low-risk debt ahead of Wednesday

Published 17 Dec, 2018 08:14pm

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Bonds steady as Fed meeting on Wednesday in focus

NEW YORK: US Treasuries were steady on Monday as investors looked ahead to the conclusion of the Federal Reserve's two-d

Published 17 Dec, 2018 04:48pm

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JGB yields touch over 5-month lows as growth fears keep markets on edge

TOKYO: Japanese government bond (JGB) prices edged broadly higher on Monday, with the benchmark yield trading at a more

Published 17 Dec, 2018 01:31pm

Managed Funds

Yields mixed in choppy trading as ECB, stocks weigh

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were narrowly mixed on Thursday, generally trading in line with US equities, with inves

Published 13 Dec, 2018 10:35pm

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Yields mixed in narrow ranges as ECB weighs

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were mixed on Thursday in choppy trading within narrow ranges, as investors digested th

Published 13 Dec, 2018 09:02pm

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Romania sells 600mn lei of one-year treasury bills

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a planned 600 million lei ($146.56 million) worth of one-year treasury bills on Thursday, with t

Published 13 Dec, 2018 03:10pm

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Italian two-year yield hits six-month low as Rome cuts deficit goal

LONDON: Short-dated Italian bond yields hit their lowest level in six months on Thursday after Rome confirmed it would c

Published 13 Dec, 2018 01:05pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise on US-China trade, Brexit optimism

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields climbed on Wednesday on signs of progress in US-China trade discussions and easing tens

Published 12 Dec, 2018 09:15pm

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Turkey to issue foreign currency bonds to individual investors, Albayrak says

ISTANBUL: Turkey will issue foreign currency bonds to individual investors, Finance Minister Berat Albayrak said on Wedn

Published 12 Dec, 2018 12:31pm

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Greece sells 813mn euros of one-year T-bills at steady 1.09pc yield

ATHENS: Greece sold 813 million euros ($921.21 million) of one-year T-bills on Wednesday, its second such issue after it

Published 12 Dec, 2018 11:56am

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Yields rise as US-China trade tension eases

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields drifted higher on most maturities except for 30-year bonds, as equities rallied amid po

Published 11 Dec, 2018 08:59pm

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US yields slightly higher, but caution reigns on Brexit woes

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields drifted higher on Monday as Wall Street stocks recovered, but trading was mostly rangeb

Published 10 Dec, 2018 09:49pm

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US yields fall in line with UK market on Brexit worries

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields turned lower on Monday, as investors worried about Brexit turmoil spreading to other as

Published 10 Dec, 2018 08:47pm

Managed Funds

US yields flat to slightly up in choppy trading

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were little changed to slightly higher on Monday in choppy trading as investors digested po

Published 10 Dec, 2018 03:55pm

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French bonds feel pain after more violent anti-government protests

LONDON: French government bond yields rose on Monday, pushing the gap over safer German peers to its widest since May, a

Published 10 Dec, 2018 12:11pm

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US yields fall as traders cool on more Fed rate hikes

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields tumbled on Thursday, with 10-year yields hitting three-month lows, as traders scaled ba

Published 06 Dec, 2018 11:15pm

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German Bund yields tumble to six-month lows as stocks, oil prices slide

LONDON: Yields on top-rated German government bonds tumbled to new six-month lows on Thursday, as a global equity se

Published 06 Dec, 2018 08:53pm

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UK 30-year bonds head for biggest weekly gain since 2009 as stocks plunge

LONDON: British 30-year government bonds recorded their biggest daily price jump in 18 months on Thursday and were o

Published 06 Dec, 2018 07:51pm

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Romania sells 300mn lei of Sept. 2031 bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a planned 300 million lei ($73.13 million) worth of Sept. 2031 treasury bonds on Thursday, with

Published 06 Dec, 2018 12:55pm

Managed Funds

Egypt to auction $1 billion one-year dollar T-bills on Monday

CAIRO: Egypt will auction $1 billion worth of one-year dollar-denominated treasury bills on Monday, the central bank sai

Published 06 Dec, 2018 12:51pm

Managed Funds

Portugal swaps 1.9bn euros of bonds for longer maturities

Portugal swapped just over 1.9 billion euros ($2.15 billion) total of government bonds expiring in 2020 and 2021 for fiv

Published 05 Dec, 2018 03:00pm

Managed Funds

Ten-year German govt bond yield dips to lowest in over six months

LONDON: Germany's 10-year government bond yield fell to its lowest in over six months on Wednesday, feeling the effect o

Published 05 Dec, 2018 02:45pm

Managed Funds

US yield inversion spreads on concerns about slowing growth

NEW YORK: The difference between short-dated and long-dated US Treasury yields narrowed further on Tuesday as the in

Published 04 Dec, 2018 10:26pm

Managed Funds

US yield inversion spreads on worries about slowing growth

NEW YORK: The premium between shorter-dated US Treasury yields above longer-dated ones rose on Tuesday, spreading th

Published 04 Dec, 2018 06:18pm

Managed Funds

UK 5-year gilt yields close at lowest since January

LONDON: British five-year government bond yields closed at their lowest since January on Tuesday, bolstered by fears

Published 04 Dec, 2018 06:13pm

Managed Funds

US 2-to-3 year yield curve inverts for 1st time in over a decade

NEW YORK: US two-year Treasury yields rose above three-year Treasury yields on Tuesday for the first time in more than a

Published 04 Dec, 2018 02:53pm

Managed Funds

Hungary cuts 3-month bill sale, yield deeper in the red

BUDAPEST: The Hungarian Government Debt Management Agency (AKK) sold 42 billion forints ($148.24 million) worth of three

Published 04 Dec, 2018 12:28pm

Managed Funds

Yields fall, curve flattens as trade deal boost fades

NEW YORK: Benchmark US Treasury yields fell back below 3 percent on Monday, the yield flattened and the curve betwee

Published 03 Dec, 2018 08:07pm

Managed Funds

Egypt aiming for at least two foreign currency bond issues in Q1 2019

CAIRO: Egypt is aiming for at least two foreign currency bond issues in the first quarter of 2019, the finance minister

Published 03 Dec, 2018 12:57pm

Managed Funds

Yields on ice as market awaits US-China trade talks

NEW YORK: Yields moved in a narrow range on Friday and trading volume reached a three-month low ahead of trade talks

Published 30 Nov, 2018 08:09pm

Managed Funds

Spain to issue bonds due 2021, 2023 and 2028 on Wednesday

Spain plans to issue bonds due 2021, 2023 and 2028 at the next scheduled bond auction on Wednesday, the Treasury said on

Published 30 Nov, 2018 01:38pm

Managed Funds

Yield curve flattens after Fed minutes reaffirm continued hikes

NEW YORK: The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield fell as the two-year return rose on Thursday, flattening the yield cu

Published 29 Nov, 2018 09:13pm

Managed Funds

Overnight drop leaves yields softer after Powell comments on rates

NEW YORK: Treasury yields fell overnight following comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell which signaled

Published 29 Nov, 2018 08:16pm

Managed Funds

Short end dips, yield curve steepens after moderate Fed speech

NEW YORK: Yields on shorter-dated U.S. government bonds fell on Wednesday afternoon, steepening the yield curve, aft

Published 28 Nov, 2018 08:48pm

Managed Funds

Yields dip as Trump threatens more tariffs on China

NEW YORK: Treasury yields fell almost a basis point on Tuesday morning as investors bought the longer end of the cur

Published 27 Nov, 2018 10:10pm

Managed Funds

Russia plans to issue 7-yr eurobonds in euro

MOSCOW: Russia plans to issue a 7-year euro-denominated eurobond with a yield guidance of around 3 percent, a financial

Published 27 Nov, 2018 12:18pm

Europe

Euro bond traders, platforms trigger "Plan B" for no-deal Brexit

LONDON: London-based bond trading platforms and investment banks running European governments' debt sales are accelerati

Published 27 Nov, 2018 08:20am

Managed Funds

Yields rise on increased supply as Cyber Monday lifts stocks

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Monday, driven by higher U.S. equities and in anticipation of a deluge of new i

Published 26 Nov, 2018 08:35pm

Managed Funds

Slovakia sells 226mn euro worth of T-bills due June 2019

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia sold 226 million euros ($257.01 million) worth of treasury bills due on June 26, 2019 at an auction

Published 26 Nov, 2018 10:45am

Managed Funds

Czechs sell CZK 75.2mn in top-up 2.00/33 bond sale

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry sold 75.18 million crowns ($3.30 million) worth of 2.00/33 government bonds in the se

Published 22 Nov, 2018 11:57am

Managed Funds

Bonds little changed before Fed's Williams speaks

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were little changed on Monday before New York Federal Reserve President John Williams w

Published 19 Nov, 2018 04:17pm

Managed Funds

Italian bond yields pull back after Italy's Borghi denies anti-euro remark

LONDON: Italian bond yields pulled back from session highs on Thursday after Claudio Borghi, the economic spokesman of I

Published 15 Nov, 2018 08:47pm

Europe

Prices rise as Brexit turmoil, weak stocks spark safe-haven bid

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices rose on Thursday, sending yields to two-week lows across the curve, as concerns about a

Published 15 Nov, 2018 04:19pm

Europe

Brexit turmoil boosts demand for safe-haven German bonds

LONDON: Top-rated German government bond yields tumbled to over two-week lows on Thursday after British Brexit Secre

Published 15 Nov, 2018 11:33am

Managed Funds

Nigeria raises $2.86bn in Eurobonds to fund deficit

LAGOS: Nigeria raised $2.86 billion in Eurobonds on Wednesday across three maturities, to help fund its budget deficit,

Published 14 Nov, 2018 11:18pm

Europe

US yields rise on Wall street gains, Brexit optimism

NEW YORK: US benchmark 10-year Treasury yields rallied from two-week lows on Wednesday, bolstered by gains on Wall S

Published 14 Nov, 2018 04:47pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise after US CPI data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields on Wednesday rose after data showed gains in U.S. consumer prices in October, keeping t

Published 14 Nov, 2018 03:26pm

Managed Funds

Mexican FDI down 27.7pc in 3rd quarter: preliminary data

MEXICO CITY: Mexican foreign direct investment (FDI) in the third quarter of 2018 was $4.135 billion, a decline of 27.7

Published 13 Nov, 2018 10:46pm

Managed Funds

US yields fall to more than one-week low as oil prices tumble

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields slid to more than one-week lows on Tuesday hurt by a sharp drop in oil prices, which sugges

Published 13 Nov, 2018 08:49pm

Managed Funds

US 30-year mortgage rates rise to 7-1/2 year high

NEW YORK: Interest rates on US 30-year fixed-rate mortgages climbed to their highest in more than seven years in step wi

Published 08 Nov, 2018 07:33pm

Managed Funds

US yields fall as elections produce divided US Congress

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Wednesday as elections for federal lawmakers split control of the US Congress b

Published 07 Nov, 2018 04:57pm

Managed Funds

US bond yields little changed ahead of auction, election results

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were little changed on Tuesday as concerns about the outcome of high-stake US congressi

Published 06 Nov, 2018 05:10pm

Managed Funds

US bond yields slip before 3-year auction

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Monday as traders braced for $83 billion worth of government debt supply tied t

Published 05 Nov, 2018 05:05pm

Managed Funds

US debt auctions face demand risk from rising hedging costs

NEW YORK: The US government's debt sales to raise $29 billion of fresh cash next week face uncertainty about foreign dem

Published 02 Nov, 2018 08:09pm

Managed Funds

Slowdown in manufacturing, productivity pushes yields lower

NEW YORK: Yields on Treasury bonds fell on Thursday after data showed a slowdown in U.S. manufacturing, construction

Published 01 Nov, 2018 05:05pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise on strong jobs data, as stocks gain

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Wednesday after ADP jobs data for October boosted expectations for a strong emp

Published 31 Oct, 2018 04:29pm

Managed Funds

HSBC says German 10-year bond yields could fall to 25 bps

LONDON: HSBC said on Wednesday that yields on benchmark 10-year German government bonds could fall to 25 basis point

Published 31 Oct, 2018 11:32am

Managed Funds

German bonds hurt as Merkel heads towards exit, Italy wins ratings reprieve

LONDON: German bond yields rose on Monday on growing political uncertainty in the euro zone's powerhouse economy, wh

Published 29 Oct, 2018 01:04pm

Managed Funds

Argentina sells $815mn in short-term treasury notes

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina sold $815 million in dollar-denominated 182-day treasury notes on Wednesday, with an annual inte

Published 24 Oct, 2018 08:53pm

Managed Funds

Prices gain as investors stay cautious on stocks

NEW YORK: Treasury prices increased on Wednesday as investors remained wary of volatile equity markets, though Trea

Published 24 Oct, 2018 03:06pm

Managed Funds

Bond prices gain as tumbling stocks prompt safety buying

NEW YORK: Benchmark US Treasury prices rose on Tuesday, sending yields to their lowest levels in almost three weeks

Published 23 Oct, 2018 02:02pm

Managed Funds

Yield curve flattens before auctions

NEW YORK: The US Treasury yield curve flattened to its lowest level in more than two weeks on Monday before the Trea

Published 22 Oct, 2018 04:51pm

Managed Funds

Italy bond selloff accelerates on EU's budget warning

LONDON: Italian government bond yields hit 4 1/2-year highs on Friday after the European Union slammed Rome's draft budg

Published 19 Oct, 2018 11:28am

Managed Funds

US yields hold rise as jobless claims fall

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields held earlier gains on Thursday as domestic jobless claims fell last week, while business ac

Published 18 Oct, 2018 02:47pm

Managed Funds

Croatia to offer 1bn HRK, 10mn EUR in T-bills next week

ZAGREB: Croatia will offer treasury bills worth 1 billion kuna ($155.30 million) and 10 million euros ($11.52 million) a

Published 18 Oct, 2018 10:31am

Managed Funds

US bond yields hold range ahead of FOMC minutes

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were little changed on Wednesday as traders wait for the release of the Federal Reserve

Published 17 Oct, 2018 10:51pm

Managed Funds

Spanish public debt rises in August

MADRID: Spanish debt rose by 2.4 billion euros ($2.8 billion) in August from a month earlier, the Bank of Spain said on

Published 17 Oct, 2018 01:07pm

Managed Funds

Global market cheer lifts Italian government bonds

LONDON: Italian government bonds were in demand for a second day running on Wednesday, buoyed by improved global market

Published 17 Oct, 2018 12:00pm

Managed Funds

US yields budge little as market settles into tight range

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were little changed on Tuesday as the bond market settled into a tight trading range in

Updated 19 Oct, 2018 11:27am

Managed Funds

Slovakia sells no bonds in top up sale of 1.875/37 paper

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia did not sell any 1.875 percent government state bonds due in March 2037 in non-competitive round of

Published 16 Oct, 2018 10:24am

Managed Funds

US yields rise as retail sales inch higher

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Monday as the outlook for a solid US economy was tempered by weaker-than-expect

Published 15 Oct, 2018 10:15pm

Managed Funds

Yields fall to one-week low as US stocks sell off again

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell to one-week lows on Thursday, sliding for a second straight session, as Wall Stree

Published 12 Oct, 2018 12:30am

Managed Funds

Yields slide to one-week low as US stocks in focus

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell to one-week lows on Thursday, sliding for a second straight session as Wall Street

Published 11 Oct, 2018 08:04pm

Managed Funds

JGB yields edge down after Japanese equity sell-off, track firmer Treasuries

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices edged higher on Thursday as investors bought the government paper on a safety bid

Published 11 Oct, 2018 12:00pm

Managed Funds

Italy borrowing costs hit 5-year high in bond auction

MILAN: Italy paid the most in five years to sell three-year debt on Thursday, in its first bond auction since Rome's new

Published 11 Oct, 2018 10:43am

Managed Funds

Czechs sell CZK 46.9mn in top-up 2.00/33 bond auction

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry sold 46.94 million crowns ($2.10 million) worth of 2.00/33 government bonds in the se

Published 11 Oct, 2018 10:26am

Managed Funds

Long-dated yields advance as US data supports higher rate outlook

NEW YORK: US long-dated Treasury yields rose on Wednesday, extending a trend over the last few weeks fueled by solid

Published 10 Oct, 2018 10:29pm

Managed Funds

Italian bond yields fall after Tria says EU collaboration expected on budget

LONDON: Italian bond yields fell on Wednesday after Italy's Economy Minister Giovanni Tria confirmed budget forecasts an

Published 10 Oct, 2018 11:11am

Managed Funds

Greece sells 3-month T-bills at steady 0.65pc yield

ATHENS: Greece sold 813 million euros ($934.79 million) of three-month treasury bills to refinance a maturing issue, the

Published 10 Oct, 2018 10:05am

Managed Funds

US long-dated yields slide from multi-year peaks

NEW YORK: US long-dated Treasury yields fell from multi-year highs in choppy trading on Tuesday, as investors took a

Published 09 Oct, 2018 07:42pm

Managed Funds

Indonesia raises 20 trillion rupiah in bond auction

JAKARTA: Indonesia raised 20 trillion rupiah ($1.31 billion) in a bond auction on Tuesday, the auction's maximum target,

Published 09 Oct, 2018 09:47am

Managed Funds

UK gets more than 27bn stg of orders at 2071 gilt sale via syndication

LONDON: Britain has attracted orders worth more than 27 billion pounds ($35 billion) so far at a sale via syndication of

Published 09 Oct, 2018 09:31am

Managed Funds

Spain to issue up to 5bn euros in T-bills on Tuesday

Spain will sell between 4 billion and 5 billion euros ($4.6 billion - $5.7 billion) of 6- and 12-month T-bills at a sche

Published 08 Oct, 2018 12:44pm

Managed Funds

Egypt promotes bonds in South Korea roadshow

CAIRO: Egypt started a roadshow in South Korea on Sunday as part of effort to promote international bonds in Asia and Eu

Published 07 Oct, 2018 11:21am

Managed Funds

South Africa's 3-month T-bill average yield rises to 7.28pc

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa sold 1.385 billion rand ($94 million) of three-month Treasury bills on Friday, less than the

Published 05 Oct, 2018 11:58am

Managed Funds

US 30-year mortgage rates edge down

NEW YORK: Interest rates on US 30-year fixed-rate mortgages edged down as longer-dated bond yields had retreated on curv

Published 04 Oct, 2018 02:48pm

Managed Funds

Romania finmin sells 370.8mn lei of 170-day T-bills

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a more than planned 370.8 million lei ($91.31 million) of six-month treasury bills on Thursday,

Updated 04 Oct, 2018 12:34pm

Managed Funds

Four-year high on 30-year yield as case for Dec rate hike rises

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Wednesday, with the 30-year yield hitting a four-year high, after US private pa

Published 03 Oct, 2018 08:04pm

Managed Funds

Yields hit decade highs as case for Dec rate hike mounts

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Wednesday, with maturities at the short end of the curve hitting decade highs,

Published 03 Oct, 2018 07:46pm

Managed Funds

Italy's bond yields tumble on reports of lower deficits in 2020-2021

LONDON: Italian government bond yields tumbled on Wednesday on reports that Rome plans to cut the budget deficit faster

Published 03 Oct, 2018 11:25am

Managed Funds

China to auction 4.5bn yuan offshore sovereign bonds on Oct 10

China's Ministry Of Finance will auction 4.5 billion yuan ($655.21 million) worth of renminbi sovereign bonds in Hong Ko

Published 03 Oct, 2018 10:42am

Managed Funds

Yield curve flatter as Italy muffles long end, Fed lifts short

NEW YORK: The yield curve flattened on Tuesday as a hawkish afternoon speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powel

Published 02 Oct, 2018 10:14pm

Managed Funds

Yields down as Italian bond selloff sends investors stateside

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices rose on Tuesday as a budget crisis in Italy and the resulting selloff in Italian government

Published 02 Oct, 2018 03:15pm

Managed Funds

Yields tick up as risk assets gain on US-Canada pact

NEW YORK: Yields on US government bonds rose modestly on Monday, as risk assets rallied off the weekend announcement

Published 01 Oct, 2018 10:52pm

Managed Funds

US yield curve flattens after soft 7-year auction

NEW YORK: US Treasury yield curve moved to its flattest level in over a week on Thursday, led by a fall in longer-da

Published 27 Sep, 2018 10:43pm

Managed Funds

US bond yields little changed before 7-year note sale

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were little changed on Thursday, with the yield curve hovering at its flattest levels i

Published 27 Sep, 2018 08:28pm

Managed Funds

Italian bonds rally as Tria comments add to budget optimism

LONDON: Italian bond yields extended falls on Wednesday after Economy Minister Giovanni Tria offered greater clarity on

Published 26 Sep, 2018 11:37am

Managed Funds

Italy's bond yields tumble on budget hopes, Bund yields at new highs

LONDON: Italian borrowing costs fell sharply on Tuesday, narrowing the gap with its German peers, on signs that Italy's

Published 25 Sep, 2018 11:50am

Managed Funds

Yields steady after Rosenstein drama, ahead of Fed

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields across maturities were steady on Monday afternoon having mostly recovered from early lo

Published 24 Sep, 2018 07:33pm

Managed Funds

US Treasury yields fall after reports Rosenstein is resigning

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields across maturities fell by around 2 basis points on Monday morning after Axios reported that

Published 24 Sep, 2018 02:55pm

Managed Funds

Romania sells 655mn lei of April 2024 bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a more than planned 655 million lei ($165.62 million) worth of April 2024 treasury bonds on Mond

Published 24 Sep, 2018 11:24am

Europe

US long-term yields drift lower on trade, Brexit uncertainty

NEW YORK: US long-dated Treasury yields fell on Thursday, as persistent trade tension between China and the United S

Published 20 Sep, 2018 07:57pm

Managed Funds

Solid housing starts boost long-dated yields to four-month highs

NEW YORK: US 10-year Treasury note and 30-year bond yields hit fresh four-month highs on Wednesday morning after a r

Published 19 Sep, 2018 03:18pm

Managed Funds

Italy's bond yields tumble as Germany's head higher

LONDON: Italy's government bond yields fell sharply on Tuesday on growing optimism that the new coalition's budget will

Published 18 Sep, 2018 08:45pm

Managed Funds

US yields advance on corporate bond supply, rate outlook

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Tuesday, as investors continued to price in more interest rate increases by the

Published 18 Sep, 2018 04:14pm

Managed Funds

US yields edge higher, but off peaks; global uncertainty weighs

NEW YORK: US long-term Treasury yields inched up on Monday but came off four-month highs as investors returned to buy go

Published 17 Sep, 2018 08:05pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year, 30-year yields hit 4-month high on rate outlook

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose across the board on Monday on growing expectations the Federal Reserve could raise

Published 17 Sep, 2018 04:51pm

Managed Funds

Euro zone bond yields hit 6-week highs as risk aversion abates

LONDON: Core euro area yields rose to six-week highs on Friday, as hopes of trade talks and receding emerging market con

Published 14 Sep, 2018 07:50pm

Managed Funds

US government posts $214 billion deficit in August

WASHINGTON: The US government had a $214 billion budget deficit in August, almost double the amount for the same period

Updated 14 Sep, 2018 05:13am

Managed Funds

Average demand at $15bn 30-year Treasury auction, yield ticks up

NEW YORK: The yield on the 30-year US government bond ticked up on Thursday after the Treasury Department auctioned $15

Published 13 Sep, 2018 07:21pm

Managed Funds

Yields stable after strong 10-year auction, ahead of CPI

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were steady on Wednesday afternoon following strong demand at auction for $23 billion in ne

Published 12 Sep, 2018 10:19pm

Managed Funds

Lowest primary dealer takedown since January at solid 10-year auction

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Wednesday sold $23 billion of 10-year government notes to modest demand, with 22

Published 12 Sep, 2018 07:36pm

Managed Funds

Yields dip after PPI disappoints, ahead of 10-year auction

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields drifted lower on Wednesday after data showed the first drop in August producer prices i

Published 12 Sep, 2018 05:07pm

Managed Funds

Yields up on record job openings, $144 billion of supply

NEW YORK: US Treasury bond yields rose on Tuesday following a report of a record number of job openings in July as $144

Published 11 Sep, 2018 08:58pm

Managed Funds

Turkish treasury says to sell euro-denominated govt bonds to individuals

ANKARA: Turkey will issue euro-denominated government bonds and lease certificates to resident and non-resident individu

Published 11 Sep, 2018 04:22pm

Managed Funds

UK gilt yields touch more than 1-month high on Barnier comments

LONDON: British government bond yields rose to a more than one-month high on Tuesday, extending gains a day after th

Published 11 Sep, 2018 12:42pm

Managed Funds

Longer-dated JGBs firm as 30-year auction attracts demand

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were little changed on Tuesday, though longer-dated bonds firmed due to an up

Published 11 Sep, 2018 12:31pm

Managed Funds

Two-year yield hits 10-year high after wage gains buttress rate hike

NEW YORK: The yield on the two-year U.S. Treasury note hit a 10-year high on Monday, holding gains made on Friday af

Published 10 Sep, 2018 03:48pm

Managed Funds

Mauritius trims 2018 sugar output due to drop in global prices

PORT LOUIS: Mauritius cut its 2018 sugar output forecast by 5.7 percent on Saturday, blaming a drop in global prices, an

Updated 08 Sep, 2018 05:40am

Managed Funds

Italian debt set for stellar week as budget concerns ease

LONDON: Italian debt is on course for one of its best weeks since the euro zone debt crisis, as investors welcome signs

Published 06 Sep, 2018 07:38pm

Managed Funds

Prices reverse losses as hopes fade for British deal with EU

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices reversed earlier losses on Wednesday after a German spokesman contradicted an earlier repor

Published 05 Sep, 2018 09:09pm

Managed Funds

Prices gain as emerging market weakness sparks contagion fears

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices gained slightly on Wednesday as renewed weakness in emerging markets boosted demand for

Published 05 Sep, 2018 04:25pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise on strong US manufacturing data, corporate debt supply

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose to three week highs on Tuesday after data showed that US manufacturing activity accele

Updated 05 Sep, 2018 05:32am

Managed Funds

Yields rise as investors prepare for corporate debt supply

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Tuesday as investors prepared for heavy corporate debt supply and as falling It

Published 04 Sep, 2018 04:23pm

Managed Funds

Spain to issue bonds due 2021, 2023, 2028 and 2048 on Thursday

MADRID: Spain plans to issue bonds due 2021, 2023, 2028 and 2048 at a scheduled auction on Thursday, the Treasury said o

Updated 01 Sep, 2018 07:10am

Managed Funds

Poland has financed 68pc of 2018 borrowing needs

WARSAW: Poland has already financed 68 percent of its borrowing needs for 2018 as defined in this year's budget law, the

Updated 01 Sep, 2018 07:16am

Managed Funds

Italian/German bond yield spread reaches widest since 2013

LONDON: The gap between Italian and German bond yields reached its widest in just over five years on Thursday, as Italia

Published 30 Aug, 2018 09:06pm

Managed Funds

Yields dip after inflation data only just meets expectations

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Thursday morning after a measure of underlying inflation just managed to hit th

Published 30 Aug, 2018 04:07pm

Managed Funds

Strong US GDP revision moderates flattening of yield curve

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were little changed on Wednesday afternoon as an overnight drop in longer-dated yields and

Published 29 Aug, 2018 07:23pm

Managed Funds

Yield curve flattens on worries about Italy

NEW YORK: The US Treasury yield curve flattened on Wednesday morning, as longer-dated yields fell on overnight safe-

Published 29 Aug, 2018 03:14pm

Managed Funds

US sells 5-year notes to solid demand

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sold $37 billion of five-year government debt to solid investor demand a

Published 28 Aug, 2018 07:36pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise as NAFTA talks progress, auction ahead

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields on Tuesday rose across maturities to weekly highs as fears of a global trade war abated

Published 28 Aug, 2018 04:43pm

Managed Funds

US sells 2-year notes to average demand

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Monday sold $36 billion worth of 2-year fixed-rate notes to average demand and a

Published 27 Aug, 2018 08:45pm

Managed Funds

US bond yields rise ahead of 2-year auction

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Monday as investors and dealers made room for $36 billion of two-year note supp

Published 27 Aug, 2018 03:58pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise from six-week lows before Fed minutes

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Tuesday on improving risk appetite and as investors waited on the minutes from

Published 21 Aug, 2018 04:40pm

Managed Funds

Bond yields steady, trade tensions in focus

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were steady on Thursday, after edging higher overnight on reports of new trade talks be

Published 16 Aug, 2018 03:17pm

Managed Funds

Yields drop as risk appetite fades on emerging market worries

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Wednesday after two straight days of gains as risk appetite soured amid nagging

Published 16 Aug, 2018 01:39am

Managed Funds

US yields climb as risk appetite rises, equities gain

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Tuesday in line with the European bond market as global sentiment brightened af

Published 15 Aug, 2018 01:17am

Managed Funds

Yields rebound from 4-week lows as Turkey's US impact seen limited

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields recovered from four-week lows on Monday, with concerns about the global impact of the T

Published 14 Aug, 2018 01:10am

Europe

UK gilt curve gives another glimpse of 'no deal' Brexit nerves

LONDON: The risk of Britain crashing out of the European Union without a trade agreement has dragged sterling to its low

Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:16pm

Managed Funds

US bond yields slip as refunding ends with fair 30-year sale

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields declined on Wednesday as average demand at a record-setting $18 billion 30-year bond au

Published 10 Aug, 2018 01:45am

Managed Funds

Euro zone bond yields edge down, spotlight stays on Italy

Euro zone bond yields inched down on Thursday as risk aversion gripped world markets and boosted demand for fixed income

Published 09 Aug, 2018 02:06pm

Managed Funds

US TIPS breakeven rates flat after PPI data miss

NEW YORK: The US bond market's gauge on investors' inflation outlook were little changed on Thursday as domestic produce

Published 09 Aug, 2018 01:08pm

Managed Funds

US yields steady on solid demand for record 10-year supply

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields held firm on Wednesday as investors bought a hefty chunk of the record $26 billion sale

Published 08 Aug, 2018 11:18pm

Managed Funds

US bond yields rise on supply, Wall Street gains

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Tuesday as investors scaled back their bond holdings on higher Wall Street stoc

Published 08 Aug, 2018 01:20am

Managed Funds

JGBs steady to slightly weaker, 30-year yield hits 9-month high

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were steady to slightly weaker on Tuesday, with 30-year bond yield hitting a nine

Published 07 Aug, 2018 01:23pm

Managed Funds

US bond yields fall on trade tensions before refunding

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields dipped on Monday, with the 10-year yield hitting a two-week low on safe-haven demand st

Published 07 Aug, 2018 12:05am

Managed Funds

JGBs edge up on gains in Treasuries, caution on 30 year auction limits rise

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices edged higher on Monday, drawing support from a rise in US Treasuries, although ca

Published 06 Aug, 2018 12:24pm

Managed Funds

Italian bonds sell off further, analyst cites fresh election worries as cause

LONDON: Short-dated Italian government bonds sold off for a second day in a row on Friday on continued speculation over

Published 03 Aug, 2018 01:15pm

Managed Funds

Japanese foreign debt investors few ticks away from being lured back home

TOKYO: Japan's latest tweak to its ultra-easy monetary policy settings has nudged its bond yields higher but not nearly

Published 03 Aug, 2018 12:59pm

Managed Funds

JGBs rebound, but log worst week in 10 months after BoJ roils market

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were mostly higher on Friday, regaining some of its poise after the Bank of Japan

Published 03 Aug, 2018 12:45pm

Managed Funds

Romania sells 331mn lei of June 2021 bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a slightly more than planned 331 million lei ($83.26 million) worth of June 2021 treasury bonds

Published 02 Aug, 2018 03:05pm

Managed Funds

UK gilt yields fall despite BoE rate hike, investors stress dovish tone

LONDON: British government bond yields fell on Thursday despite the Bank of England raising borrowing costs to a new

Published 02 Aug, 2018 02:16pm

Managed Funds

US Treasury to introduce new 2-month bill, increase coupon sizes

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury said on Wednesday it will introduce a new benchmark 2-month bill starting in October 2018 an

Published 01 Aug, 2018 02:18pm

Managed Funds

Euro zone debt markets feel pain of JGB sell-off

LONDON: Government bond yields in Germany and France rose to seven-week highs on Wednesday, as a sell-off in Japanese go

Published 01 Aug, 2018 12:42pm

Managed Funds

Yields steady as Fed expected to hold rates steady

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were little changed in afternoon trading on Tuesday amid widespread expectations the Fe

Published 01 Aug, 2018 01:02am

Managed Funds

Trading cautious ahead of Bank of Japan announcement

NEW YORK: US Treasury bond yields on Monday afternoon were back to where they started the day as investors traded ca

Published 31 Jul, 2018 01:18am

Managed Funds

Euro zone bond yields rise as strong Italian auction boosts sentiment

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields rose across the board on Monday after a strong Italian auction boosted demand f

Published 30 Jul, 2018 12:03pm

Managed Funds

Yields fall as GDP fails to meet high expectations

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields retreated from six-week highs on Friday after data showed the US economy grew at its fa

Published 28 Jul, 2018 01:10am

Managed Funds

Dovish ECB underpins euro zone bond markets

LONDON: Borrowing costs in the euro zone's biggest economy, Germany, held below six-week highs on Friday, a day after th

Published 27 Jul, 2018 12:58pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise as traders await Friday's GDP report

NEW YORK: US benchmark Treasury yields traded at six-week highs on Thursday as investors waited for what many analys

Published 26 Jul, 2018 09:42pm

Managed Funds

US yield curve flattens after strong two-year auction

NEW YORK: The highest short-term yields in a decade helped the government sell $35 billion in two-year notes on Tues

Published 25 Jul, 2018 12:40am

Managed Funds

China to invest $14.7 billion in South Africa

PRETORIA: China would invest $14.7 billion in South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday after talks between

Published 24 Jul, 2018 01:23pm

Managed Funds

Italy bond rout showed the perils of relying on risk models

LONDON: Italy's recent bond market rout illustrates how popular risk- management models traders use can underestimate th

Published 24 Jul, 2018 12:10pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise to five-week highs as central banks less accommodative

NEW YORK: Benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yields rose to their highest in five weeks on Monday as the Federal Reserv

Published 23 Jul, 2018 11:45pm

Managed Funds

Belgium sells 3.6 billion euros in debt auction

BRUSSELS: Belgium sold 3.606 billion euros ($4.22 billion) of medium- and long-term debt at an auction on Monday, the co

Published 23 Jul, 2018 12:13pm

Managed Funds

Russia says dollar-denominated Eurobond more likely in 2018

MOSCOW: Russia is still interested in issuing a Eurobond denominated in euros, but a dollar-denominated Eurobond is more

Published 23 Jul, 2018 11:43am

Managed Funds

Average yields fall on Egypt's six-month and one-year T-bills

CAIRO: Average yields on Egypt's six-month and one-year treasury bills fell once more at an auction on Thursday, data fr

Published 19 Jul, 2018 08:11pm

Managed Funds

US yields near flat as Fed's Powell sticks to upbeat script

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were little changed on Wednesday with the yield curve remaining near its flattest in nearly

Published 18 Jul, 2018 08:27pm

Managed Funds

US yields steady ahead of Powell testimony before House panel

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields held steady on Wednesday with the yield curve remaining near its flattest in nearly 11

Published 18 Jul, 2018 04:33pm

Managed Funds

US yields edge up as Powell's remarks support rate-hike view

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Tuesday, with the two-year yield hovering near a decade high as Federal Reserve

Published 17 Jul, 2018 03:34pm

Managed Funds

JGBs steady to slightly softer, capped by rallying equities

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were steady to slightly lower on Tuesday as domestic equities rallied amid re

Published 17 Jul, 2018 12:49pm

Managed Funds

Argentina sells $1.6bn in 2020 peso bonds

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina sold 44.955 billion pesos ($1.6 billion) in peso-denominated Treasury bonds maturing in 2020 at

Published 16 Jul, 2018 09:38pm

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US bond yields rise as retail sales grow in June

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields increased on Monday with the two-year yield hitting a near decade peak as domestic reta

Published 16 Jul, 2018 05:19pm

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US bond prices higher, Fed emphasizes 'solid' growth

NEW YORK: Treasury prices moved higher on Friday after the Federal Reserve reinforced views of strong US economic growth

Published 13 Jul, 2018 09:40pm

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US hedge fund demands $770m from S. Korea over Samsung merger

SEOUL: A US hedge fund is demanding almost $800 million from South Korea at an international tribunal over the controver

Published 13 Jul, 2018 10:04am

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US yields higher as equities rise, trade fears ebb

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields edged higher on Thursday as investors turned from trade fears to stock market optimism

Published 12 Jul, 2018 03:13pm

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US bond prices rise, curve flattens as US-China trade war escalates

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices gained and the yield curve flattened further on Wednesday after the United States threa

Published 11 Jul, 2018 03:49pm

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Yield curve flattest since 2007 ahead of auctions

NEW YORK: The US yield curve flattened to its tightest spread since 2007 on Tuesday ahead of an afternoon auction fo

Published 10 Jul, 2018 03:01pm

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US yields up ahead of $69bn in new supply, ebbing trade fears

NEW YORK: Treasuries yields rose on Monday as investors moved into equities and freed up cash for new Treasuries auc

Published 09 Jul, 2018 04:04pm

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US yield curve stays historically flat after Fed minutes

NEW YORK: US shorter-dated Treasury yields increased slightly on Thursday following the Federal Reserve's release of

Published 06 Jul, 2018 12:30am

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US yields fall, curve flattest in over a decade

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields moved lower on Tuesday, pinning the yield curve at its flattest level in nearly 11 year

Published 03 Jul, 2018 04:09pm

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Trade worries keep US yield curve near flattest level since 2007

NEW YORK: The US yield curve held near its flattest level in over a decade on Monday as investors preferred longer-d

Published 02 Jul, 2018 03:29pm

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Speculators pare back US 10-year T-note net shorts-CFTC

NEW YORK: Speculators' bearish bets on US 10-year Treasury note futures fell in the latest week, according to Commodity

Published 29 Jun, 2018 09:14pm

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Long-dated notes gain on trade war, Europe concerns

NEW YORK: The US Treasury yield curve flattened to its lowest level in over 10 years on Monday as concerns about tra

Published 25 Jun, 2018 04:58pm

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Yields fall on worries over US-China trade spat, data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields dropped on Thursday, pressured by worries over a continuing US trade battle with China

Published 21 Jun, 2018 05:03pm

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Yields climbs as risk aversion eases, corporate bond supply rises

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields on Wednesday rebounded from sharp falls in the previous session, as expectations of further

Published 20 Jun, 2018 08:14pm

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Yields edge higher as Fed's Powell repeats case for gradual rate hikes

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the Fed should cont

Published 20 Jun, 2018 04:05pm

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Yields drop as US-China trade tension mounts

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields retreated on Tuesday as trade tensions between China and the United States intensified

Published 20 Jun, 2018 12:35am

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Denmark keeps target for 2018 government bond sales

COPENHAGEN: Denmark aims to sell 65 billion Danish crowns worth of government bonds this year, the same target for 2018

Published 19 Jun, 2018 02:36pm

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Long-term US yields edge higher in thin trade

NEW YORK: US long-dated Treasury yields drifted higher on Monday, as Wall Street shares trimmed losses, in a lull af

Published 19 Jun, 2018 12:40am

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Yields fall as ECB seen likely to take longer to raise rates

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Thursday after the European Central Bank signaled it will hold rates low for lo

Published 14 Jun, 2018 11:35pm

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US yields rise after Fed signals two more hikes this year

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields advanced on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates as expected, and

Published 14 Jun, 2018 12:53am

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Inflation hits Hungarian bonds, forint rebounds

BUDAPEST/BUCHAREST: Hungary's 10-year government bond yield hit 13-month highs on Tuesday as higher than expected inflat

Published 12 Jun, 2018 03:03pm

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Yields rise before Fed meeting; solid demand at auctions

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Monday before the Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates on Wednes

Published 12 Jun, 2018 12:55am

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Egypt sells $715mn in one-year dollar-denominated T-bills

CAIRO: Egypt auctioned $715 million in one-year dollar-denominated treasury bills to local and foreign institutions, the

Published 11 Jun, 2018 04:29pm

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Trade worries weigh on US yields in wild session

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Thursday in a volatile session, reversing the prior day's sell-off, as safe-hav

Published 07 Jun, 2018 08:21pm

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Romania sells 168.6mn lei of 182-day T-bills

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a lower than planned 168.6 million lei ($42.87 million) of six-month treasury bills on Thursday,

Published 07 Jun, 2018 03:51pm

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US yields jump on worries ECB might wind down stimulus

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Wednesday, with the 10-year yield hitting a 1-1/2-week high on worries that the

Published 07 Jun, 2018 12:56am

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Bond markets spooked as ECB set to debate stimulus exit next week

LONDON: Germany's bond yields were set for their biggest daily jump in nearly a year on Wednesday, with borrowing costs

Published 06 Jun, 2018 04:27pm

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US yields fall as worries about Italy resurface

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Tuesday as traders piled back into lower-risk government debt after Italy's new

Published 06 Jun, 2018 12:25am

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Croatia's T-bill auction misses target amid low yields

ZAGREB: Croatia sold 313 million kuna ($49.63 million) worth of bills at an auction on Tuesday, well below its 600-milli

Published 05 Jun, 2018 12:17pm

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Turkish bonds fall, lira weakens as central bank meeting nears

LONDON: Turkey's dollar-denominated bonds came under renewed pressure on Tuesday, with longer-dated securities suffering

Published 05 Jun, 2018 11:51am

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US yields rise as worries about Europe recede

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Monday with the 10-year yield hitting one-week highs as investors pared safe-ha

Published 05 Jun, 2018 12:25am

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Long-dated yields slide after US hits EU, Canada, Mexico with tariffs

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields on the long end of the curve fell on Thursday after the United States slapped tariffs o

Published 31 May, 2018 10:44pm

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Yields on long end fall after US slaps tariffs on EU, Canada, Mexico

NEW YORK: US long-dated Treasury yields fell on Thursday after the United States imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum i

Published 31 May, 2018 03:26pm

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US 10-year yields post largest one-day drop since Brexit

NEW YORK: US benchmark 10-year Treasury yields posted their largest one-day drop on Tuesday since Britain voted to e

Published 31 May, 2018 12:35am

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US yields sink, tracking European bonds on Italy turmoil

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields dropped to multi-week lows on Tuesday, pressured by declines in the European government

Published 30 May, 2018 12:10am

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US yields tumble in line with European bonds on Italy crisis

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell to multi-week lows on Tuesday, pressured by declines in the European government bond m

Published 29 May, 2018 02:49pm

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Spain's bond yields rise, stocks sink as PM faces no confidence vote

LONDON: Spain's borrowing costs climbed while stocks fell sharply on Friday after a no confidence motion was mooted agai

Published 25 May, 2018 11:52am

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UK short-dated bond yields hit 3-month lows as core European debt rallies

LONDON: Yields on short-dated British government bonds fell to a three-month low on Friday, as concerns about the incomi

Published 25 May, 2018 11:48am

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China's CITIC to settle Czech debt dispute

PRAGUE: China's state-run CITIC Group will buy out the debt owed by the European unit of Chinese private energy group CE

Published 25 May, 2018 10:53am

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US Treasury yields fall on North Korea concerns

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Thursday on safety buying after President Donald Trump called off a planned sum

Published 25 May, 2018 01:20am

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US 30-year mortgage rates post 7-year high

NEW YORK: Interest rates on US 30-year fixed-rate mortgages recorded seven-year highs even as Treasury yields have retre

Published 24 May, 2018 03:34pm

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Kenya's Treasury avoids dealing with rate cap in draft law

NAIROBI: Kenya's Treasury avoided mentioning a cap on commercial-bank lending rates in a draft law on the conduct of the

Published 24 May, 2018 01:22pm

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Indonesia sells 100 billion yen in samurai bonds

JAKARTA: Indonesia raised 100 billion yen ($911.66 million) in samurai bonds sales, the finance ministry said in a state

Published 24 May, 2018 12:35pm

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Italy's bond market wins respite but outlook uncertain

LONDON: Italy's government bond yields tumbled on Thursday, as the market won a respite from the political risks that ha

Published 24 May, 2018 11:49am

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Yields hold at lower levels after Fed minutes

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields held at lower levels on Wednesday after minutes of the Federal Reserve's May meeting sh

Published 24 May, 2018 01:10am

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Yields fall as Turkish lira sell-off sparks safety bid

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Wednesday as concerns about the tumbling Turkish lira boosted demand for lowd-risk

Published 23 May, 2018 02:56pm

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Dealers take large share of US 2-year note sale

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department sold $33 billion in two-year notes to fair demand on Tuesday, the first sale of

Published 23 May, 2018 01:10am

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Bonds steady ahead of new supply

NEW YORK: US Treasuries were steady on Monday as investors evaluated whether last week's selloff that sent benchmark

Published 22 May, 2018 01:05am

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Czechs raise quarterly limit, to auction up to CZK 35bn in bonds in June

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry will offer up to 35 billion crowns ($1.60 billion) worth of domestic government bonds

Published 21 May, 2018 12:24pm

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Romania sells 500mn lei of June 2023 bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a planned 500 million lei ($127.33 million) worth of June 2023 treasury bonds on Thursday, with

Published 17 May, 2018 12:13pm

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US 10-year yield near 7-year high as buying fades

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields ended slightly higher on Wednesday, with the 10-year yield touching near a seven-year h

Published 16 May, 2018 09:32pm

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Mauritius offers 3-year Treasury bond for sale

PORT LOUIS: Mauritius will sell a three-year Treasury bond worth 1.6 billion rupees ($46.65 million) next week, the cent

Published 16 May, 2018 09:58am

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Retail sales gain add fuel to US bond selloff

NEW YORK: A solid rise in US retail sales in April rocked a teetering US Treasuries market on Tuesday as a wave of s

Published 16 May, 2018 01:12am

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Romania sells 508.3mn lei of Oct. 2021 bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry sold a slightly more than planned 508.3 million lei ($131.54 million) worth of Oct

Published 14 May, 2018 11:12am

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Long-dated yields fall, curve flattens after muted inflation data

NEW YORK: Longer-dated US Treasury yields fell on Thursday, flattening the yield curve as a smaller-than-expected in

Published 11 May, 2018 01:55am

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Supply glut pushes 10-year yield back above 3 percent

NEW YORK: The benchmark US government note yield rose back above 3 percent on Wednesday morning, a level hit in Apri

Published 10 May, 2018 12:35am

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Demand shrinks for Czech 0.45/23 govt bonds in auction

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry sold 1.835 billion crowns ($85.14 million) worth of 0.45/23 government bonds in the f

Published 09 May, 2018 01:52pm

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Yield on Mauritius 20 year Treasury bond rises to 6.22pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 20-year Treasury bond rose to 6.22 percent at an auction on Wednesd

Published 09 May, 2018 12:48pm

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Flight to safety as US quits Iran deal drives yields down

NEW YORK: US government bond yields across maturities fell on Tuesday as demand for the safe-haven investment increa

Published 09 May, 2018 01:51am

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Belgium sells 2.6bn euros of short-term debt

BRUSSELS: Belgium raised 2.6 billion euros ($3.09 billion) of short-term debt at an auction of treasury bills on Tuesday

Published 08 May, 2018 02:39pm

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Yields flat ahead of auctions, CPI, as crude hits 4-year high

NEW YORK: Trading was light and Treasury yields were little changed on Monday ahead of this week's auctions of $73 b

Published 08 May, 2018 01:16am

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Portugal to auction 5-, 10-year bonds on Wednesday

LISBON: Portugal will offer a total of between 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) and 1.25 billion euros of five- and 10-yea

Published 04 May, 2018 12:50pm

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Yields slip in line with Europe, ahead of US jobs data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields slid on Thursday, pressured by falls in Europe after a surprising drop in euro zone inf

Published 04 May, 2018 12:15am

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Spain sells 4.5bn euros of debt at bond sale

MADRID: Spain sold 4.5 billion euros ($5.4 billion) of debt on Thursday at a four-bond auction with yields mixed as inve

Published 03 May, 2018 02:57pm

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Euro zone bond yields at 2-week lows as bloc's inflation slows unexpectedly

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields hit two-week lows on Thursday after April inflation in the single currency bloc

Published 03 May, 2018 02:39pm

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Romania sells less March 2022 bonds than planned

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a less than planned 324.3 million lei ($83.33 million) worth of March 2022 treasury bonds on Thu

Published 03 May, 2018 02:25pm

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US bill rates edge up after Treasury plan on 2-month supply

NEW YORK: Interest rates on US Treasury bills rose modestly on Wednesday after the Treasury Department said it planned t

Published 02 May, 2018 03:43pm

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Rising dollar, US yields call time on emerging market party

LONDON: Rising US bond yields and a resurgent dollar are kicking up a storm which threatens to rip through emerging mark

Published 02 May, 2018 02:35pm

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Belgium sells 1.85 billion euros of short-term debt

BRUSSELS: Belgium sold 1.845 billion euros ($2.22 billion) of short-term debt at an auction on Wednesday, the country's

Published 02 May, 2018 02:27pm

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Mauritius offers 20-year bond worth 1.5bn rupees

PORT LOUIS: Mauritius will sell a 20-year Treasury bond worth 1.5 billion rupees ($44.05 million) next week, the central

Published 02 May, 2018 01:17pm

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US/Germany bond yield gap near 29-year highs on Fed hike bets

LONDON: The gap between US and German 10-year benchmark bond yields was a shade off its widest level in nearly three dec

Published 01 May, 2018 12:07pm

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Italian bonds under pressure on prospect of early elections

LONDON: Italian bond yields rose on Monday, pushing the gap over top-rated German peers to the widest in almost two week

Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:45pm

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JP Morgan AM says 10-year bond bear market has begun

LONDON: Global bonds are in the early stages of what will be a decade-long bear market as a removal of post-crisis stimu

Published 27 Apr, 2018 02:50pm

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Spain sees growth slowing to 2.3pc by 2020, 2021

MADRID: Spain's government said on Friday it saw economic growth slowing to 2.3 percent by 2020 and 2021 while unemploym

Published 27 Apr, 2018 12:11pm

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Greece to auction 875mn euros of 6-month T-bills on May 2

ATHENS: Greece will sell 875 million euros of six-month treasury bills on May 2 to refinance a maturing issue, debt agen

Published 27 Apr, 2018 11:51am

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US 10-year yield dips below 3pc; 7-year auction solid

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Thursday, with the 10-year yield dipping below 3 percent as buyers emerged foll

Published 27 Apr, 2018 01:25am

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Supply concerns lift US 10-year yield above 3pc

NEW YORK: The benchmark US Treasury 10-year yield edged above 3 percent on Wednesday as jitters about growing federa

Published 26 Apr, 2018 01:40am

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Czechs sell CZK 3.98bn of 2.00/33 govt bonds

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry sold 3.975 billion crowns ($190.74 million) worth of 2.00/33 government bonds in the

Published 25 Apr, 2018 11:36am

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US 10-year yield hits 3pc as economy shows resilience

NEW YORK: The US benchmark 10-year Treasury yield rose to 3 percent for the first time in more than four years on Tu

Published 25 Apr, 2018 12:55am

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Euro zone yields steady but US Treasury landmark hangs over market

LONDON: Euro zone government bonds steadied on Tuesday as the prospect of heavy debt redemptions and a weaker economic c

Published 24 Apr, 2018 01:57pm

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Supply, inflation worry lift US 10-year yield to 4-year highs

NEW YORK: US bond prices fell on Monday, with the 10-year yield hitting its highest in over four years amid worries

Published 24 Apr, 2018 01:43am

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Euro zone debt, deficit drop in 2017 as economy grows

BRUSSELS: The euro zone's public debt and deficit dropped last year as the bloc's economy grew at a healthy rate, provis

Published 23 Apr, 2018 03:07pm

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Bond yields test multi-week highs, eyeing US, euro zone peers

BUDAPEST: Central European government bonds tested multi-week highs on Monday and the region's most liquid currencies ea

Published 23 Apr, 2018 03:01pm

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Czech Finance Ministry raises volume of bonds in April 25 auction

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry raised the volume of bonds to be auctioned on April 25 to 17 billion crowns ($819.59

Published 23 Apr, 2018 01:09pm

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US Treasury weighs emergency powers to curb Chinese investments

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury is considering ways to restrict sensitive Chinese investments in the United States by invoki

Published 20 Apr, 2018 12:34pm

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Norway's central bank to complete bond syndication Thursday or Friday

OSLO: The Norwegian central bank's inaugural syndicated 10-year benchmark bond issue will likely be concluded on April 1

Published 19 Apr, 2018 03:44pm

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Turkish longer-dated dollar bonds extend gains after snap election called

LONDON: Longer-dated Turkish sovereign dollar bonds extended gains on Thursday, with some issues hitting one-month highs

Published 19 Apr, 2018 03:23pm

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Bond yields rise, Polish industrial output growth slows

BUDAPEST: Central European government bond yields rose slightly on Thursday, tracking euro zone and US peers that were d

Published 19 Apr, 2018 03:12pm

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Romania sells 514mn lei of Oct. 2021 bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry sold a slightly more than planned 514 million lei ($136.57 million) worth of Oct.

Published 19 Apr, 2018 02:34pm

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Yield curve flattens further in range-bound trade

NEW YORK: Trading across US government bond maturities was range-bound on Wednesday, as the yield curve nevertheless

Published 19 Apr, 2018 01:50am

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Portugal sells 1.25bn euros of T-bills, yields steady

LISBON: Portugal sold all 1.25 billion euros ($1.55 billion) total on offer of three-month and 11-month Treasury bills i

Published 18 Apr, 2018 10:36am

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Indonesia sells 6.352 trillion rupiah of Islamic bonds, below target

JAKARTA: Indonesia's finance ministry sold 6.352 trillion rupiah ($461.46 million) of Islamic bonds at an auction on Tue

Published 17 Apr, 2018 10:39am

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Yield curve flattest in a decade as Clarida nominated for Fed deputy

NEW YORK: The US yield curve reached it flattest level in over a decade on Monday afternoon as the White House said

Published 17 Apr, 2018 01:05am

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US two-year Treasury yield rises to its highest in almost 10 years

LONDON: Short-dated US Treasury yields on Monday rose to their highest level in almost a decade as safe-haven bond marke

Published 16 Apr, 2018 01:16pm

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Bulgaria's inflation quickens to 2.2pc y/y in March

SOFIA: Bulgaria's consumer price inflation quickened by 2.2 percent on the year in March after February's 2.0 percent ri

Published 16 Apr, 2018 01:14pm

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Irish budget deficit on target at 0.3 percent of GDP

DUBLIN: Ireland's budget deficit fell to 0.3 percent of gross domestic product at the end of 2017, hitting the governmen

Published 16 Apr, 2018 12:39pm

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Yields advance as Syria worries fade, for now, after Trump comments

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields climbed on Thursday as risk appetite improved and geopolitical tensions eased after Pre

Published 13 Apr, 2018 01:40am

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Romania's finmin sells 280mn lei of April 2024 bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a less than planned 280 million lei ($74.13 million) worth of April 2024 treasury bonds on Thurs

Published 12 Apr, 2018 04:27pm

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Czechs sell CZK 433.8mn of 4.70/22 bonds in top-up sale

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry sold 433.83 million crowns ($21.14 million) worth of 4.70/22 government bonds in the

Published 12 Apr, 2018 03:58pm

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Russia's external debt up to $525bn as of April 1

MOSCOW: Russia's total foreign debt rose to $524.9 billion as of April 1 compared with $518.9 billion at the beginning o

Published 12 Apr, 2018 03:15pm

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Mauritius offers 3-year Treasury bond for sale

PORT LOUIS: Mauritius will sell a three-year Treasury bond worth 1.8 billion Mauritius rupees ($54 million) next week, t

Published 12 Apr, 2018 03:02pm

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US TIPS breakeven rates hold gains as import price growth stalls

NEW YORK: The US bond market's gauges of inflation expectations held earlier gains on Thursday even as import prices une

Published 12 Apr, 2018 02:37pm

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Yields retreat on Syria fears; curve flattest in 10 years

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields declined on Wednesday on escalating geopolitical tensions after President Donald Trump

Published 12 Apr, 2018 12:35am

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Romania finmin may propose making private pensions optional

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry aims to have a proposal to make a mandatory private pension scheme optional by the

Published 11 Apr, 2018 01:28pm

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Greece sells 3-month T-bills, yield drops to 0.79pc

ATHENS: Greece sold 813 million euros ($1.01 billion) of three-month treasury bills to refinance a maturing issue at a l

Published 11 Apr, 2018 12:53pm

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Yields rise after China allays trade fears, US inflation data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Tuesday, sparked by a rally in stocks after a friendlier tone from Chinese Pres

Published 11 Apr, 2018 01:40am

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US 10-yr yield rises as Trump expresses optimism on China tension

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields on most maturities edged higher on Monday, for the fourth time in the last five sessions, a

Published 10 Apr, 2018 07:20am

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US 10-yr yield rises as Trump expresses optimism on China tension

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields on most maturities edged higher on Monday, for the fourth time in the last five session

Published 09 Apr, 2018 11:08pm

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Russia CDS spike 17 bps in biggest 1-day rise since Sept. 2016

LONDON: The cost of insuring exposure to Russian debt jumped 17 basis points (bps) on Monday, the biggest one-day move s

Published 09 Apr, 2018 01:33pm

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Argentina implements capital gains taxes for foreign investors

BUENOS AIRES: Foreign investors will now pay Argentine capital gains rates of 5 percent or 15 percent depending on the t

Published 09 Apr, 2018 01:27pm

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JGBs tick up after BOJ operation draws limited selling

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds edged up on Monday after the Bank of Japan's bond purchase operation saw lower selling

Published 09 Apr, 2018 12:24pm

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Five-year JGBs supported as BOJ offers to buy medium-term bonds April

TOKYO: Five-year Japanese government bonds held steady on Friday, supported by the Bank of Japan's offer to buy medium-t

Published 06 Apr, 2018 11:44am

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Yields climb as easing trade fears boosts risk appetite

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose to one-week highs on Thursday as investors piled back into equities as reduced fea

Published 06 Apr, 2018 01:45am

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Euro zone bond markets suffer as stocks recover from trade war fears

LONDON: Borrowing costs in the euro zone rose on Thursday as an easing of Sino-US trade tensions curbed demand for safe-

Published 05 Apr, 2018 11:51am

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Demand picks up in Czech 26-week T-bill sale, yield steady

PRAGUE: Czechs sold 5.9 billion crowns ($286.16 million) worth of 26-week Treasury bills in an auction on Thursday after

Published 05 Apr, 2018 10:47am

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Bonds erase earlier price gains as stocks recover

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Wednesday and stocks recovered much of their earlier losses, after China retali

Published 05 Apr, 2018 12:40am

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Yields rise as stocks firm, investors look ahead to US jobs report

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Tuesday as stock markets firmed and as investors looked ahead to Friday's close

Published 04 Apr, 2018 01:05am

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JGBs rise on trade war fears, 20-year yield hits 16-month low

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds rose on Tuesday as worries over US-China trade tensions weighed on equities, with the b

Published 03 Apr, 2018 12:41pm

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Serbia raises 4 billion dinars in T-bond auction

BELGRADE: Serbia's debt agency said on Tuesday it had raised 3.982 billion dinars (33.75 million euros) in a reopening o

Published 03 Apr, 2018 11:36am

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South African close to 1.217 trillion rand revenue target for 2017/18

PRETORIA: South Africa's Treasury is very close to meeting its revenue collection target for the just ended financial ye

Published 03 Apr, 2018 11:26am

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Prices gain on safety buying as stocks slide

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell to two month lows on Monday on safety buying as stocks slid, and after a manufactu

Published 03 Apr, 2018 12:35am

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US Treasury to sell $55bn in one-month T-bills

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Monday said it will sell fewer one-month government bills on Tuesday, as the gov

Published 02 Apr, 2018 03:26pm

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Philippines rejects bids for 182-day, 364-day T-bills at tender

MANILA: The Philippines' Bureau of Treasury rejected all bids at a regular auction to sell 182-day and 364-day Treasury

Published 02 Apr, 2018 11:53am

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Saudis to list riyal government bonds on exchange next Sunday

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia authorities said on Sunday they would list local currency government bonds on the Saudi Stock Exchan

Published 01 Apr, 2018 02:48pm

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Mauritius 91-day T-bill yield slips

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 91-day Treasury bill fell to 3.63 percent at auction on Friday from

Published 30 Mar, 2018 12:33pm

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Greek construction group GEK Terna's bond sale raises 120mn euros

ATHENS: Greek construction group GEK Terna raised 120 million euros ($147.7 million) from a 7-year bond sale with a 3.95

Published 30 Mar, 2018 12:00pm

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China finance ministry sells 3-month bills at 2.9223pc

SHANGHAI: China's Ministry of Finance auctioned 10 billion yuan ($1.60 billion) of 3-month bills in the interbank market

Published 30 Mar, 2018 11:42am

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US bond market posts strong end to weak first quarter

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Thursday, posting a strong finish to a weak first quarter, as investors piled i

Published 30 Mar, 2018 01:54am

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France sells 3.5bn eur of new 2036 linker bond by syndication

PARIS: The French government has sold 3.5 billion euros ($4.31 billion)of a new 2036 bond with a yield linked to eurozon

Published 29 Mar, 2018 01:45pm

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US yield curve flattens on weak auction, stock market swings

NEW YORK: The margin between short- and long-dated US Treasury yields shrank on Wednesday as quarter-end buying for

Published 28 Mar, 2018 11:53pm

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Spain's debt-to-GDP ratio falls to 98.3pc in Q4

MADRID: Spain's debt as a ratio of its gross domestic product (GDP) stood at 98.3 percent in the fourth quarter, the Ban

Published 28 Mar, 2018 10:38am

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Sweden sells July T-bills at avg yield -0.8596pc

STOCKHOLM: Sweden sold 5 billion Swedish crowns ($602.95 million) of July treasury bills, the Debt Office said on Wednes

Published 28 Mar, 2018 10:19am

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US bond market rallies on stock losses, quarter-end buying

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Tuesday with 10-year yield hitting six-week lows as fund managers purchased bon

Published 28 Mar, 2018 01:55am

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Croatia sells T-bills below target, yield persistently flat

ZAGREB: Croatia sold 414 million kuna ($69.13 million) worth of one-year treasury bills on Tuesday, with the yield flat

Published 27 Mar, 2018 02:06pm

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Serbia raises 8.98 billion dinars in T-bond auction

BELGRADE: Serbia's debt agency said on Tuesday it had raised 8.979 billion dinars (75.85 million euros) in a reopening o

Published 27 Mar, 2018 01:16pm

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US bond yields rise on record supply, stock gains

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose and the yield curve flattened on Monday following a lackluster two-year note aucti

Published 27 Mar, 2018 01:25am

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Spanish bond yields near 15-month lows as second ‘A’ rating looms

LONDON: Spanish government bond yields were near their lowest in over a year ahead of a potential ratings upgrade later

Published 23 Mar, 2018 12:59pm

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Germany cuts debt issue plans due to buoyant tax revenues

BERLIN: Germany's debt agency on Thursday cut its debt issue plans for the second quarter by two billion euros after the

Published 22 Mar, 2018 12:24pm

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China finance ministry to auction 10bn yuan of 3 month bills on March 23

BEIJING: China's finance ministry said on Thursday it would auction 10 billion yuan ($1.58 billion) of three-month bills

Updated 22 Mar, 2018 02:11pm

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Yields retrace earlier rise as Fed sees 3 hikes this year

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were slightly lower on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates and fo

Published 21 Mar, 2018 11:50pm

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Two-year yields highest since 2008 as Fed meets

NEW YORK: Two-year Treasury note yields hit more than nine-year highs on Tuesday as investors awaited the conclusion

Published 21 Mar, 2018 12:49am

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Euro zone yields edge higher as market awaits sentiment indicators

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields on Tuesday came off lows hit in the previous session ahead of the release of in

Published 20 Mar, 2018 01:29pm

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Slovakia sells 1.2mn euros to top up 2023 bond sale

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia sold 1.2 million euros ($1.48 million) worth of 0.00 percent state bonds due in November 2023 in no

Published 20 Mar, 2018 11:44am

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Prices gain as tumbling stocks boosts safety buying

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices gained on Monday as stocks tumbled and as investors waited on the conclusion of the Fed

Published 19 Mar, 2018 10:45pm

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JGBs little changed in lean trade ahead of year-end book-closing

TOKYO: Japanese Government Bonds were little changed on Monday, with many Japanese market participants keeping to the si

Published 19 Mar, 2018 12:14pm

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Turkish 5-yr CDS at fresh 1-month high

LONDON: The cost of insuring exposure to Turkish sovereign debt hit a fresh one-month high on Monday as concerns about t

Published 19 Mar, 2018 11:44am

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Indonesia sells 8.44 trillion rupiah in retail sukuk

JAKARTA: The Indonesian government on Monday sold 8.44 trillion rupiah ($613.19 million) of Islamic bonds to local retai

Published 19 Mar, 2018 11:14am

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Average yields rise on Egypt's three- and nine-month T-bills

CAIRO: Average yields on Egypt's three- and nine-month treasury bills rose marginally at an auction on Sunday, central b

Published 18 Mar, 2018 01:35pm

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Spanish public debt inches higher in January

MADRID: Spanish gross public debt rose slightly in January, climbing by 1.2 billion euros ($1.5 billion) from a month ea

Published 16 Mar, 2018 01:28pm

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Rising Libor lifts two-year yield to decade high

NEW YORK: The Treasury bond yield curve continued to flatten on Thursday as the surging spread between Libor and the

Published 15 Mar, 2018 11:02pm

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Italy/Germany bond yield gap widens as election worries mount

LONDON: The gap between Italy and Germany's borrowing costs widened on Thursday, as the prospect of two radical parties

Published 15 Mar, 2018 01:26pm

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Dubai's Emirates sets final price guidance for dollar sukuk at 4.6 to 4.75pc

DUBAI: Emirates, the Dubai-based airline, has set the final price guidance for its planned US dollar-denominated sukuk a

Published 15 Mar, 2018 12:14pm

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Polish CPI eases, dents zloty, bond yields

BUDAPEST: The zloty weakened and Polish government bond yields fell on Thursday after fresh data from Warsaw confirmed t

Published 15 Mar, 2018 12:06pm

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Poland sells 5.2bn zlotys in bonds at switch tender

WARSAW: Poland sold a total of 5.2 billion zlotys ($1.52 billion) worth of bonds at a switch tender on Thursday, the fin

Published 15 Mar, 2018 11:36am

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Yield curve flattens as investors seek safe havens

NEW YORK: The US Treasury yield curve flattened on Wednesday as the market turned cautious over rising diplomatic te

Published 15 Mar, 2018 01:15am

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Yield curve flattens as demand depresses long end

NEW YORK: The US yield curve flattened on Tuesday as longer-dated bonds fell on strong demand for 30-year securities

Published 13 Mar, 2018 11:50pm

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Euro zone bond rally pauses as supply, US CPI loom

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields were largely steady on Tuesday, as investors braced for the first wave of this

Published 13 Mar, 2018 09:17am

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South Africa plans to tap ‘conducive’ bond markets shortly

LONDON: South Africa plans to use the current optimism around the political changes in the country to tap international

Published 13 Mar, 2018 08:59am

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Demand for Treasuries steady even with increased supply

NEW YORK: Increased supply did not quell demand for three- and 10-year Treasury notes auctioned Monday, a positive s

Published 12 Mar, 2018 11:40pm

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Euro zone bond yields dip as ECB's Coeure echoes dovish message

LONDON: Most government bond yields in the euro area fell on Monday after ECB executive board member Benoit Coeure said

Published 12 Mar, 2018 12:17pm

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Kuwait's Boubyan Bank plans capital increase or sukuk in 2019: CEO

KUWAIT: Kuwait's Boubyan Bank plans to increase capital or issue a sukuk for a minimum of $250 million in 2019, the bank

Published 11 Mar, 2018 11:18am

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US bond yield moves muted ahead of payrolls data

NEW YORK: The yield on the US benchmark government bond moved within a range of three basis points on Thursday, cont

Published 08 Mar, 2018 11:55pm

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Czechs sell CZK 130.0mn to top-up of 2.00/33 govt bonds

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry sold 130.0 million crowns ($6.33 million) worth of 2.00/33 government bonds in the se

Published 08 Mar, 2018 01:19pm

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Romania sells more Oct. 2021 bonds than planned

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry sold a more than planned 510 million lei ($135.55 million) of Oct. 2021 treasury b

Published 08 Mar, 2018 12:34pm

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Prices steady in choppy session as trade fears, rate hikes weighed

NEW YORK: Treasuries were little changed on the day Wednesday in choppy trading as investors weighed the risks of tr

Published 07 Mar, 2018 10:57pm

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Euro zone yields dip on US tariffs threat to ECB policy

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields dropped on Wednesday on speculation that planned US import tariffs including on

Published 07 Mar, 2018 01:05pm

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Bonds steady as trade war, North Korea fears ease

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were little changed on Tuesday in choppy trading as optimism grew that US President Don

Published 06 Mar, 2018 11:00pm

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Croatia sells T-bills above target, yield steady

ZAGREB: Croatia sold 1.12 billion kuna ($186 million) worth of one-year treasury bills taking up all bids on Tuesday, wi

Published 06 Mar, 2018 11:23am

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Spain to issue up to 5.5bn euros in T-bills on Tuesday

MADRID: Spain will issue between 4.5 billion and 5.5 billion euros ($5.5 billion-$6.8 billion) in 6- and 12-month T-bill

Published 05 Mar, 2018 01:10pm

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China finance ministry to auction 10bn yuan of 6-mth bills on March 9

BEIJING: China's finance ministry said on Friday that it would auction 10 billion yuan ($1.58 billion) of 6-month bills

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:44am

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Euro zone bonds sailing into weekend of key risk events

LONDON: Germany's 10-year government bond yield hit a five-week low on Friday, as an Italian election and a milestone in

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:33am

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US yields fall as tariffs trump Powell's less rosy view

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Thursday with the 10-year hitting near three-week lows as President Donald Trum

Published 01 Mar, 2018 10:58pm

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US yield curve flattens more on Powell's upbeat view

NEW YORK: The spread between short- and longer-dated US Treasury yields shrank further on Wednesday after Federal Re

Published 01 Mar, 2018 01:45am

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Mauritius offers 10-year Treasury bond worth 1.9bn rupees

PORT LOUIS: The Bank of Mauritius said on Wednesday it would auction a 10-year Treasury bond worth 1.9 billion rupees ($

Published 28 Feb, 2018 12:44pm

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Sweden sells September T-bills at avg yield -0.7483pc

STOCKHOLM: Sweden sold 5 billion crowns ($606.80 million) of treasury bills maturing in September, the Debt Office said

Published 28 Feb, 2018 12:32pm

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Greece sells 6-month T-bills, yield edges up to 1.19pc

ATHENS: Greece sold 1.138 billion euros ($1.39 billion) of six-month T-bills on Wednesday to refinance a maturing issue,

Published 28 Feb, 2018 12:26pm

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Romania aims to sell domestic debt worth 3.95bn lei in March

BUCHAREST: Romanian debt managers aim to sell leu currency bills and bonds worth 3.95 billion lei ($1.04 billion) in Mar

Published 28 Feb, 2018 11:59am

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Powell's upbeat economic view flattens US yield curve

NEW YORK: The margin between US shorter- and longer-dated yields narrowed on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman

Published 27 Feb, 2018 10:51pm

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US bond yields slip before Fed's Powell testimony

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Monday as traders reduced their bearish bond positions in advance of new Federa

Published 26 Feb, 2018 10:40pm

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Russian bonds rise, CDS fall after S&P ratings upgrade

LONDON: Russian sovereign dollar bonds rose across the curve and the cost of insuring exposure to Russian debt fell on M

Published 26 Feb, 2018 12:30pm

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Prices pare gains after soft seven-year auction

NEW YORK: US Treasuries pared price gains on Thursday after the US government sold new seven-year notes to slightly

Published 22 Feb, 2018 10:18pm

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Hungary raises 12-month bill offer, avg yield at 0.01pc

BUDAPEST: The Hungarian Government Debt Management Agency (AKK) sold 39.5 billion forints ($155.68 million) worth of 12-

Published 22 Feb, 2018 11:19am

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Yields climb as Fed minutes back multiple rate hike view

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields surged on Wednesday in choppy trading, after minutes of the latest Federal Reserve meet

Published 21 Feb, 2018 10:55pm

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Sweden stems bond sales, fears looming liquidity crunch

STOCKHOLM: Sweden will sell fewer bonds this year because of a burgeoning budget surplus, its Debt Office said on Wednes

Published 21 Feb, 2018 12:08pm

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Mauritius 5-year Treasury bond yield rises to 4.65pc

PORT LOUIS: Mauritius's five-year Treasury bond's weighted average yield rose to 4.65 percent at auction on Tuesday from

Published 20 Feb, 2018 12:34pm

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Croatia sells T-bills above target, yield flat again

ZAGREB: Croatia sold 1.5 billion kuna ($248.87 million) worth of one-year treasury bills on Tuesday, with yield remainin

Published 20 Feb, 2018 11:46am

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Mauritius 91-day Treasury bills yield rises to 2.81pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 91-day Treasury bills rose to 2.81 percent at auction on Monday fro

Published 19 Feb, 2018 02:46pm

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Slovakia sells 81.7 million euros of new 2047 bonds

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia sold 81.7 million euros ($101.39 million) worth of 2.000 percent state bonds due in October 2047 at

Published 19 Feb, 2018 01:22pm

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Romania sells planned 500mn lei of Oct. 2020 bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a planned 500 million lei ($133.29 million) worth of Oct. 2020 treasury bonds on Monday, at an a

Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:41pm

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Euro zone bond yields steady but inflation jitters linger

LONDON: Borrowing costs across the euro area were mostly steady on Friday, although expectations for higher inflation an

Published 16 Feb, 2018 11:49am

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Spain's public debt rises 5.9bn euros in December

MADRID: Spanish gross public debt rose slightly in December, climbing by 5.9 billion euros ($7.4 billion) from a month e

Published 16 Feb, 2018 11:46am

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US yields drift lower, but uptrend seen intact

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields slipped on Thursday after sizable gains in recent sessions, as investors took a breathe

Published 15 Feb, 2018 10:24pm

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Sweden sells 2022, 2032 linkers

STOCKHOLM: Sweden sold 500 million crowns ($62.99 million) of inflation-linked bonds maturing in 2022 and 2032, the Debt

Published 15 Feb, 2018 02:42pm

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Yields slip as investors brace for US inflation data

NEW YORK: US long-dated Treasury yields slipped on Tuesday in quiet, rangebound trading, as investors looked to Wedn

Published 13 Feb, 2018 10:17pm

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US 10-year yields hit 4-year high, as safe-haven trade fades

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Monday, with benchmark 10-year yields hitting a four-year high and those on 30-

Published 12 Feb, 2018 10:05pm

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South Africa's 3-month T-bill average yield falls to 7.27pc

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa sold 1.8 billion rand ($148.91 million) worth of three-month Treasury bills on Friday, at an

Published 09 Feb, 2018 02:14pm

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Mauritius offers 3-year Treasury bond worth 1.8bn rupees

PORT LOUIS: Mauritius will sell a three-year, re-opened Treasury bond worth 1.8 billion rupees next week, the central ba

Published 09 Feb, 2018 02:02pm

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Ireland sells 1.25bn euros of 10, 19-year bonds

DUBLIN: Ireland auctioned 800 million euros of 10-year debt at a higher yield on Thursday than when it first issued the

Published 08 Feb, 2018 02:35pm

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Euro zone yields creep higher on spending prospects in Germany, United States

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields edged further towards multi-year highs on Thursday as a budget agreement in the

Published 08 Feb, 2018 02:28pm

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Romania finmin sells 386.7mn lei of April 2024 T-bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania sold 386.7 million lei ($101.62 million) worth of April 2024 treasury bonds on Thursday against a pla

Published 08 Feb, 2018 01:50pm

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South Africa dollar bonds fall as Zuma deadlock continues

LONDON: South Africa's sovereign dollar bonds fell across the curve on Thursday with the 2041 issue down 1.7 cents to tr

Published 08 Feb, 2018 01:36pm

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Greece returns to debt market with seven-year bond

ATHENS: Greece on Thursday made another tentative return to markets with a seven-year bond, its first sale of the sort s

Published 08 Feb, 2018 12:12pm

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Prices fall before 10-yr auction, stock volatility could help demand

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices fell on Wednesday before the Treasury Department was due to auction new 10-year notes, thou

Published 07 Feb, 2018 03:12pm

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India bonds jump as some see central bank less hawkish on inflation

MUMBAI: Indian bonds gained the most in over two weeks on Wednesday after the central bank sounded less hawkish on infl

Published 07 Feb, 2018 11:46am

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Prices gain in choppy trading as stocks stay volatile

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices gained on the day on Tuesday as volatile equity markets led some investors to seek

Published 06 Feb, 2018 10:27pm

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Belgian yields dip in short-term debt auction

BRUSSELS: Belgium has sold 1.76 billion euros ($2.18 billion) of short-term debt, with yields falling on the most freque

Published 06 Feb, 2018 12:46pm

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Romania sells 306.6mn lei of Dec. 2022 treasury bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a less than planned 306.6 million lei ($82.36 million) worth of December 2022 treasury bonds on

Published 05 Feb, 2018 01:16pm

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Mauritius 91-day Treasury bill yield unchanged at 2.44pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 91-day Treasury bill was unchanged at 2.44 percent at auction on Fr

Published 02 Feb, 2018 04:07pm

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Robust jobs data intensifies US bond market sell-off

NEW YORK: A strong payrolls report on Friday raised concerns the Federal Reserve might hasten to increase interest rates

Published 02 Feb, 2018 03:56pm

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South Africa's 3-month T-bill average yield falls to 7.31pc

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa sold 1.8 billion rand ($150 million) worth of three-month Treasury bills on Friday, at an ave

Published 02 Feb, 2018 02:50pm

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US bond market rout bleeds into February

NEW YORK: The US Treasuries market started February on a sour note with the 10-year yield hitting a near four-year p

Published 01 Feb, 2018 09:08pm

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Average yields fall on Egyptian T-bills

CAIRO: Average yields on Egypt's six-month and one-year treasury bills fell at an auction on Thursday, data from the cen

Published 01 Feb, 2018 02:28pm

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US Treasury says will hit government debt limit Feb 28

WASHINGTON: The US government has enough cash to pay its bills through February 28 without hitting the debt limit, nearl

Published 31 Jan, 2018 02:52pm

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Poland's PKO BP plans subordinate bonds worth up to PLN 1bn

WARSAW: Poland's largest bank by assets PKO BP said on Tuesday it plans to issue 10-year subordinate bonds worth up to 1

Published 30 Jan, 2018 01:02pm

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Pooling eurozone countries' debts could cut risk: study

FRANKFURT AM MAIN: A reform allowing eurozone countries to pool their debts could reduce risks to financial stability in

Published 29 Jan, 2018 02:10pm

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Greece to launch 7-year bond next two weeks to raise 3bn euros

ATHENS: Greece plans to tap international markets with a seven-year bond in the coming two weeks to raise three billion

Published 29 Jan, 2018 12:57pm

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Euro zone yields flat as euro surge blunts inflation bets ahead of ECB meet

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields were largely steady ahead of a European Central Bank meeting, on expectations a

Published 25 Jan, 2018 04:32pm

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Mauritius 3-year Treasury note yield at 3.26pc

PORT LOUIS: A new benchmark three-year Mauritius Treasury note fetched a weighted average yield of 3.26 percent at aucti

Published 24 Jan, 2018 05:12pm

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Average yields fall on Egyptian T-bills

CAIRO: Average yields on Egypt's six-month and one-year treasury bills fell at an auction on Wednesday, data from the ce

Published 24 Jan, 2018 04:49pm

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Investors load up on US 2-year note supply

NEW YORK: Investors scrambled to buy $26 billion of US two-year government notes on Tuesday, signaling some support

Published 24 Jan, 2018 01:15am

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Yields slide in line with Japan government bonds, after BoJ decision

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt yields weakened on Tuesday in quiet trading, moving in tandem with Japanese government bo

Published 23 Jan, 2018 08:14pm

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Turkey taps 10-year benchmark bond at yield of 12.19 percent

ISTANBUL: The Turkish Treasury sold a net 612.3 million lira ($161 million) in a tap of its 10-year benchmark bond on Tu

Published 23 Jan, 2018 03:08pm

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Swedish debt office says debt market under growing strain from QE

STOCKHOLM: Liquidity in Sweden's government debt market is increasingly strained as a result of the central bank's bond

Published 23 Jan, 2018 02:31pm

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Spanish, Greek bonds shine after ratings upgrades

LONDON: Spain's borrowing costs fell to six-week lows and short-dated bond yields in Greece tumbled on Monday, after rat

Published 22 Jan, 2018 02:44pm

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UK 10-year gilt yields hit highest since Nov. 30

LONDON: The yield on 10-year British government bonds hit its highest level since late November on Monday as investors s

Published 22 Jan, 2018 02:10pm

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10-year JGB yield hits 6-mth high, before steadying on bargain-hunting

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices dipped on Thursday, with the benchmark 10-year yield briefly hitting a six-mo

Published 18 Jan, 2018 06:56am

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Greece plans three new bond sales to build post-bailout buffer

ATHENS: Greece wants to create a cash buffer of up to 19 billion euros ($23 billion) to cover debt repayments after it e

Published 16 Jan, 2018 12:31pm

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Bond yields fall on report ECB unlikely to ditch bond-buying pledge next week

LONDON: Borrowing costs across the euro area fell on Tuesday after a source-based report that the European Central Bank

Published 16 Jan, 2018 11:49am

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Average yields fall on Egypt's five- and 10-year T-bonds

CAIRO: Average yields on Egypt's five- and 10-year treasury bonds fell at an auction on Monday, central bank data showed

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:30pm

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Slovakia sells 101 million euros of 2037 bonds

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia sold 101 million euros ($123.88 million) worth of 1.875 percent state bonds due in March 2037 at an

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:24pm

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JGBs mostly inch lower; reaction to Kuroda comments muted

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds mostly edged down on Monday, though longer maturities were underpinned by the fact

Published 15 Jan, 2018 07:55am

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Mauritius 91-day Treasury bill yield rises to 2.39pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 91-day Treasury bill rose to 2.39 percent at auction on Friday from

Published 12 Jan, 2018 01:54pm

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ECB warning shot sends euro, bond yields higher

LONDON: The euro and bond market borrowing costs jumped on Thursday, as the European Central Bank signalled its 2.5 tril

Published 11 Jan, 2018 07:27pm

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European watchdog warns credit rating agencies over fees

LONDON: Europe's financial markets watchdog accused top credit rating agencies like S&P Global, Moody's and Fitch on

Published 11 Jan, 2018 07:20pm

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Average yields fall on Egypt's 6-month, 1-year T-bills

CAIRO: Average yields on Egypt's six-month and one-year treasury bills fell at an auction on Thursday, data from the cen

Published 11 Jan, 2018 07:06pm

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UK gilt yields briefly hit highest since Dec. 8

LONDON: Yields on two, five, 10 and 20-year British government bonds briefly hit their highest levels since Dec. 8 on We

Published 10 Jan, 2018 07:15pm

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JGBs skid, benchmark yields hit highest in more than 2 months

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds slipped on Wednesday, with 10-year futures dropping the most since late September a

Published 10 Jan, 2018 08:43am

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Euro zone yields steady amid year's first wave of high-grade supply

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields resisted upward pressure from new supply and a rise in US and Japanese peers on

Published 09 Jan, 2018 07:36pm

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BoJ bond tweak buoys yen, stocks rally rumbles on

LONDON: A tweak to the Bank of Japan's bond-buying programme shunted the yen higher on Tuesday, while gains from commodi

Published 09 Jan, 2018 07:27pm

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Benchmark yields hit 10-month high as BoJ cuts bond buys

NEW YORK: Yields on the benchmark US government bond hit a 10-month high on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan said it will

Published 09 Jan, 2018 07:25pm

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US bond spreads hit post-crisis lows

NEW YORK: The average US investment-grade corporate bond spread hit a new post-crisis low on Monday, tightening to 97bp

Published 09 Jan, 2018 07:14pm

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JGB yields up; 20- to 40-yr at 1 month high after BOJ trims buying

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices dipped on Tuesday, with yields on 20 to 40-year bonds hitting one-month highs

Published 09 Jan, 2018 07:41am

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China looks to tighten banks' NCD debt issuance

SHANGHAI: China's central bank has moved to restrict the issuance of negotiable certificates of deposit (NCDs) this year

Published 05 Jan, 2018 03:55pm

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Greek yields hit 12-year low as bailout exit beckons

LONDON: Greece's 10-year borrowing costs hit their lowest in 12 years on Friday, benefiting from expectations of an exit

Published 05 Jan, 2018 03:54pm

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Mauritius 91-day Treasury bill yield falls to 2.33pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 91-day Treasury bill fell to 2.33 percent at auction on Friday from

Published 05 Jan, 2018 03:46pm

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Greece to auction 625mn euros of three-month T-bills on Jan. 10

ATHENS: Greece will sell 625 million euros ($753.13 million) of three-month treasury bills on January 10 to refinance a

Published 05 Jan, 2018 02:44pm

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Average yields fall on Egypt's 3- and 9-month T-bills

CAIRO: Average yields on Egypt's three- and nine-month treasury bills fell at an auction on Thursday, central bank data

Published 04 Jan, 2018 08:55pm

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Spanish bond yields tumble after first bond sale of 2018

LONDON: Spain's government bond yields were set for their biggest daily fall in almost two months on Thursday, after the

Published 04 Jan, 2018 07:04pm

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JGBs dip in quiet trade as equities soar

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices dipped as soaring equities dented the allure of safe-haven debt, amid subdued

Published 04 Jan, 2018 06:51am

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Ireland plans 10-year (May 2028) euro bond

LONDON: Ireland has mandated Citigroup, Danske Bank, Davy, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Nomura as joint lead managers f

Published 02 Jan, 2018 03:23pm

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Average yields rise on Egypt's five- and 10-year T-bonds

CAIRO: Average yields on Egypt's five- and 10-year treasury bonds fell at an auction on Sunday, central bank data showed

Published 31 Dec, 2017 01:05pm

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Italian bond yields hit two-month high as election date confirmed

LONDON: Italian government bond yields climbed to two-months highs on Friday, a day after the president dissolved parlia

Published 29 Dec, 2017 04:32pm

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US 7-year notes sold at highest yield in 4 years

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Thursday sold $28 billion of seven-year government notes at a yield of 2.370 per

Published 28 Dec, 2017 09:46pm

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JGBs edge down, taking cue from Treasuries

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds edged lower on Wednesday, taking cue from higher U.S. Treasury yields in sparse yea

Published 27 Dec, 2017 06:46am

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JGBs edge down, underpinned by decent 2-year sale

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds edged down on Tuesday, underpinned by decent demand at a two-year auction, even as

Published 26 Dec, 2017 07:57am

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JGBs tick up, BOJ operations underscore tight supply conditions

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices edged up a tad on Monday as the Bank of Japan's bond-buying operation undersc

Published 25 Dec, 2017 07:20am

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Average yields fall on Egypt's 3- and 9-month T-bills

CAIRO: Average yields on Egypt's three- and nine-month treasury bills fell at an auction on Sunday, central bank data sh

Published 24 Dec, 2017 07:26pm

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Spanish bonds wobble after surprise Catalan separatist victory

LONDON: There will be no bond market report on Dec 25 and Dec 26 due to UK holidays. Spanish government bond yields h

Published 22 Dec, 2017 09:51pm

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Italy Treasury to offer new 5-, 7-, 10-year BTP and CTZ in Q1

MILAN: Italy's Treasury said on Thursday it would offer new five, seven and 10-year BTP bonds in the first quarter of ne

Published 21 Dec, 2017 09:02pm

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JGBs slip as Treasuries retreat after US tax bill

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices slipped across the board on Thursday, as Treasuries retreated on prospects of

Published 21 Dec, 2017 06:28am

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Portuguese bond yields at best level against peers since 2010

LONDON: Portugal saw its borrowing costs drop further below Italy's on Wednesday and the spread over other peers was at

Published 20 Dec, 2017 09:25pm

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JGBs yields up, track US bond yields on tax cut plan

TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields edged up on Wednesday, tracking US Treasury yields on expectations of the big

Published 20 Dec, 2017 07:14am

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US yields rise on housing starts data before tax bill vote

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Tuesday as domestic home construction unexpectedly accelerated to a 13-month high i

Published 19 Dec, 2017 09:15pm

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Italy's Banco BPM sells unsecured bad loans worth 1.8bn euros

MILAN: Italian lender Banco BPM said on Tuesday its board had approved the sale of two without-recourse, unsecured bad l

Published 19 Dec, 2017 08:25pm

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Benchmark JGBs edge slightly lower, superlong zone inches up

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds inched down on Tuesday while longer maturities were slightly higher, supp

Published 19 Dec, 2017 07:46am

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Portuguese bond rally dims after Fitch upgrade morning fever pitch

LONDON: Portugal's bond yields hit their lowest since early 2015 in early trading before inching up, after an unpreceden

Published 18 Dec, 2017 11:31pm

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Demand for US 3-month bill supply lowest since 2009

NEW YORK: Demand at a $45 billion auction of US three-month Treasury bill supply on Monday was the lowest since mid-2009

Published 18 Dec, 2017 11:26pm

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US yield curve flattening marches on

NEW YORK: The gap between US shorter-dated and longer-dated Treasury yields contracted to its smallest in a decade o

Published 18 Dec, 2017 04:37pm

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US yield curve turns flattest in a decade

NEW YORK: The margin between US shorter-dated and longer-dated Treasury yields shrank to its smallest in a decade on Fri

Published 15 Dec, 2017 08:25pm

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Average yields fall on Egypt's 6-month, one-year T-bills

CAIRO: Average yields on Egypt's six-month and one-year treasury bills fell at an auction on Thursday, data from the cen

Published 14 Dec, 2017 09:45pm

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Yields on Kenya's 15-yr, 10-yr Treasury bonds up at latest sale

NAIROBI: The weighted average yield on Kenya's 15-year bond rose slightly at auction on Thursday to 12.581 percent from

Published 14 Dec, 2017 09:09pm

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Nigeria to issue $29mn debut green bond next week

LAGOS: Nigeria plans to issue a 10.69 billion naira ($29 million) debut green bond next week, the first tranche of a 150

Published 14 Dec, 2017 08:50pm

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Denmark targets government bond sales of 95bn crowns in 2018

COPENHAGEN: Denmark's borrowing needs will be unchanged at 95 billion Danish crowns ($15.05 billion) next year, the cent

Published 14 Dec, 2017 08:21pm

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US yields hit session lows after Fed statement

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell to session lows on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised key interest rates by a

Published 13 Dec, 2017 09:40pm

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US yields rise as producer price data offsets 30-year auction

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Tuesday as stronger-than-forecast data on producer prices in November offset averag

Published 12 Dec, 2017 08:48pm

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Romania rejects all bids at tender to sell April 2023 T-bonds

BUCHAREST: Romanian debt managers rejected all bids at a tender to sell April 2023 treasury bonds on Monday, central ban

Published 11 Dec, 2017 10:14pm

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UK 10-year gilt yield falls back to 3-month low

LONDON: The yield on 10-year British government bonds fell on Monday to its lowest level in nearly three months as inves

Published 11 Dec, 2017 09:41pm

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JGBs dip slightly on caution ahead of auctions, Fed meeting

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices dipped slightly on Monday, though most investors stayed on the sidelines ahea

Published 11 Dec, 2017 05:58am

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Some Venezuela bondholders receive payments on PDVSA 2017N, 2010 bonds

CARACAS: Some bondholders have received late interest payments on Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA's 2017N and 2020 bo

Published 08 Dec, 2017 08:41pm

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JGBs edge lower as risk aversion eases

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices edged down on Thursday as risk aversion eased and dulled investor demand for

Published 07 Dec, 2017 09:02am

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JGBs steady, 30-year sale awaited

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were steady on Wednesday, underpinned by slumping equities, as investors looked to

Published 06 Dec, 2017 07:30am

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Russia FinMin to offer 25bn roubles of OFZ bonds on Weds

MOSCOW: Russia's Finance Ministry said on Tuesday it would offer 25 billion roubles ($425.84 million) worth of OFZ treas

Published 05 Dec, 2017 10:00pm

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JGBs slip, taking cues from lacklustre 10-year sale, Treasuries

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds slipped on Tuesday, pressured by U.S. Treasuries and weaker-than-expected demand at

Published 05 Dec, 2017 07:11am

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Euro zone bond yields rise as Eurogroup meeting looms

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields rose on Monday after the US Senate passed a tax bill over the weekend, increasing the chan

Published 04 Dec, 2017 10:46pm

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JGBs down as US Treasuries fall on tax cut hopes

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices slipped on Monday, taking cues from a fall in US Treasuries after the US Sena

Published 04 Dec, 2017 06:52am

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Average yields rise on Egypt's 3- and 9-month T-bills

CAIRO: Average yields on Egypt's three- and nine-month treasury bills rose at an auction on Sunday, central bank data sh

Published 03 Dec, 2017 03:10pm

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JGBs edge down; BOJ December purchase details awaited

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds edged down on Thursday as the market's attention turned from a two-year sale to det

Published 30 Nov, 2017 06:57am

Europe

UK two-year gilt yields hit post-Brexit vote high on reports of talks progress

LONDON: British two-year government bond yields touched their highest level since June 2016's Brexit vote on Wednesd

Published 29 Nov, 2017 09:21am

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Long-dated JGBs dip on lukewarm 40-year bond auction

TOKYO: Longer-dated Japanese government bond prices dipped on Tuesday, causing the yield curve to steepen slightly,

Published 28 Nov, 2017 08:21am

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Average yields on Egypt's 3- and 7-year T-bonds rise

CAIRO: The average yield on Egypt's three- and seven-year treasury bonds rose at an auction on Monday, central bank data

Published 27 Nov, 2017 04:11pm

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Croatia prices six-year domestic bond worth 5.8bn kuna

ZAGREB: Croatia priced a six-year domestic bond worth 5.8 billion kuna ($908 million) at 99.717 with yield to maturity o

Published 23 Nov, 2017 11:49pm

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Mauritius offers 3-year Treasury note worth 1.8bn rupees

PORT LOUIS: Mauritius will sell a three-year Treasury note worth 1.8 billion rupees ($53.11 million) next week, the cent

Published 23 Nov, 2017 10:58pm

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Romania rejects all bids at tender to sell 364-day T-bills

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry rejected all bids at a tender to sell one-year treasury bills on Thursday, central

Published 23 Nov, 2017 10:21pm

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Hungarian bond yields set record low ahead of auction

BUDAPEST: Hungarian long-term government bonds traded at record low yields on Thursday ahead of their first auction sinc

Published 23 Nov, 2017 09:46pm

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France to spend 10-12bn euros over 5 years on home insulation

PARIS: France will spend about 10-12 billion euros ($12-14 billion) on subsidies for housing insulation over the next fi

Published 23 Nov, 2017 09:06pm

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South Africa's Treasury says Fitch reprieve a chance to improve

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Treasury said on Thursday Fitch's decision not to change the country's credit rating from B

Published 23 Nov, 2017 07:56pm

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US bond fund investors stirred, not shaken

NEW YORK: US fund investors pumped millions into bond funds for a 50th straight week, the Investment Company Institute (

Published 22 Nov, 2017 09:45pm

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Germany's bond yield curve flattest in more than two months

LONDON: The yield curve in Germany, the euro zone's benchmark government bond issuer, flattened to its lowest level in m

Published 22 Nov, 2017 09:33pm

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Mauritius 3-year Treasury note yield rises to 2.75pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 3-year Treasury note rose to 2.75 percent at auction on Wednesday f

Published 22 Nov, 2017 09:08pm

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Sweden sells Feb T-bills at average yield -0.8586pc

STOCKHOLM: Sweden on Wednesday sold 10 billion crowns ($1.19 billion) of treasury bills maturing in February, the Debt O

Published 22 Nov, 2017 08:53pm

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Italian government debt 'reason for concern': EU

BRUSSELS: The European Commission sounded the alarm on Wednesday over Italy's high level of public debt, adding to conce

Published 22 Nov, 2017 01:31pm

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JGBs mostly steady, super-long yields dip on prospect of reduced issuance

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were mostly steady on Wednesday, with the exception of super-long yields which dipp

Published 22 Nov, 2017 04:43am

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Poland to offer 4.0bn zlotys in bonds on Thursday

WARSAW: Poland's finance ministry will offer treasury bonds worth 4.0 billion zlotys ($1.11 billion) at an auction on Th

Published 21 Nov, 2017 09:43pm

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Turkish Treasury sells 5-year bond at yield of 13.82 percent in tap

ISTANBUL: The Turkish Treasury sold a net 457.8 million lira ($116 million) at auction on Tuesday in a tap of its five-y

Published 21 Nov, 2017 04:20pm

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Spain to issue up to 4.5bn euros in T-bills on Tuesday

MADRID: Spain will issue between 3.5 billion and 4.5 billion euros ($4.1 billion-$5.30 billion) of debt at a scheduled a

Published 20 Nov, 2017 11:03pm

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Slovaks raise 2037 bond sale to EUR 106.5mn after top-up round

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia sold 106.5 million euros ($125.43 million) worth of 1.875 percent state bonds due in March 2037 in

Published 20 Nov, 2017 10:59pm

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Russia capital investment up 4.2pc y/y in Jan-Sept

MOSCOW: Capital investment by Russian companies rose by 4.2 percent year on year in the first nine months of 2017 after

Published 20 Nov, 2017 10:54pm

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Romania sells planned 200mn lei of June 2021 treasury bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a planned 200 million lei ($50.69 million) worth of June 2021 treasury bonds on Monday, with the

Published 20 Nov, 2017 10:53pm

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India's central bank cancels open market bond sale in surprise move

BENGALURU: India's central bank, in a rare move, cancelled a bond sale via open market operation (OMO) worth 100 billio

Published 17 Nov, 2017 11:00pm

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Mauritius 91-day Treasury bill yield rises to 1.85pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 91-day Treasury bill rose to 1.85 percent at auction on Friday, the

Published 17 Nov, 2017 02:41pm

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Canada sells C$500mn of ultra-long bonds at 2.251pc yield

TORONTO: Canada sold C$500 million of its ultra-long bonds at a 2.251 percent allotment yield, the Bank of Canada said a

Published 16 Nov, 2017 08:13pm

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JGBs inch down slightly as Nikkei rallies

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds inched slightly lower on Thursday in the face of rallying equities, though decent d

Published 16 Nov, 2017 07:32am

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Sweden sells 2028 nominal bonds

STOCKHOLM: Sweden sold 2 billion Swedish crowns ($237.70 million) of government bonds maturing in 2028, the Debt Office

Published 16 Nov, 2017 01:05am

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Mauritius offers 3-year Treasury note worth 1.6bn rupees

PORT LOUIS: Mauritius will sell a three-year Treasury note worth 1.6 billion rupees ($47.16 million) next week, the cent

Published 15 Nov, 2017 09:42pm

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Americans' debt level rises in third quarter

WASHINGTON: Americans' debt level rose during the third quarter, driven by an increase in mortgage loans, according to a

Published 14 Nov, 2017 11:04pm

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Portugal stands out as euro zone bond star once again

LONDON: The premium investors demand for holding Portuguese government bonds over their top-rated German peers fell to i

Published 14 Nov, 2017 08:57pm

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Russia FinMin to offer 20bn roubles of OFZ bonds on Weds

MOSCOW: Russia's Finance Ministry said on Tuesday it would offer 20 billion roubles ($334.5 million) worth of OFZ treasu

Published 14 Nov, 2017 01:36pm

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China downplays Venezuela debt risks

BEIJING: China said Tuesday that cooperation with Venezuela on its massive loans was "proceeding smoothly", voicing conf

Published 14 Nov, 2017 01:19pm

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Denmark sells 7.84bn DKK worth of T-bills at auction

COPENHAGEN: Denmark's central bank sold 7.84 billion Danish crowns ($1.23 billion) worth of treasury bills at an auction

Published 14 Nov, 2017 12:15am

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Romania finmin rejects bids at tender to sell March 2022 T-bonds

BUCHAREST: Romanian debt managers rejected all bids at a tender to sell March 2022 treasury bonds on Monday, central ban

Published 13 Nov, 2017 07:55pm

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Italy's bond auction delayed further to 1300 GMT

MILAN: A deadline to submit bids for up to 6 billion euros ($7 billion)in bonds Italy is offering at auction on Monday h

Published 13 Nov, 2017 04:32pm

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China Oct total social financing falls to 1.04 trillion yuan

BEIJING: China's total social financing (TSF), a broad measure of credit and liquidity in the economy, fell to 1.04 tril

Published 13 Nov, 2017 04:19pm

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JGBs follow Treasuries lower, losses capped by stalling Tokyo stocks

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices fell across the board on Monday, following a drop by U.S. Treasuries, althoug

Published 13 Nov, 2017 05:35am

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Ghana sells $221.4mn worth of domestic dollar bonds

ACCRA: Ghana scooped all $221.4 million tendered for a three-year domestic dollar bond at a 6.25 percent yield on Thursd

Published 09 Nov, 2017 11:55pm

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US yields rise as debt supply offsets tax plan concerns

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Thursday, with 10-year yields bouncing from near three-week lows, due to this week'

Published 09 Nov, 2017 08:34pm

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Average yields rise on Egypt's six-month, one-year T-bills

CAIRO: Average yields on Egypt's six-month and one-year treasury bills rose at an auction on Thursday, data from the cen

Published 09 Nov, 2017 07:38pm

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JGBs largely down, underpinned by volatile stocks

TOKYO: Most Japanese government bonds edged down on Thursday, while superlong maturities came off their highs after

Published 09 Nov, 2017 07:52am

Managed Funds

Mauritius 10-year Treasury bond yield at 4.47pc

PORT LOUIS: A Mauritius 10-year Treasury bond fetched a yield of 4.47 percent at auction on Wednesday from, the central

Published 08 Nov, 2017 10:57pm

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US yields trim rise after 10-year note sale

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields on Wednesday afternoon pared their earlier gain following solid demand at a $23 billion auc

Published 08 Nov, 2017 06:47pm

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German bond curve flattens more as longer-maturity yields drop

LONDON: German bond yields extended their decline on Wednesday, led by falling yields on longer-maturity debt as a globa

Published 08 Nov, 2017 02:40pm

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JGBs track Treasuries higher, pause in Nikkei rally helps

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices tracked gains by U.S. Treasuries and rose on Wednesday, with a pause in long

Published 08 Nov, 2017 07:59am

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US 3-year note sold at highest yield since 2010

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sold $24 billion of three-year government notes at a yield of 1.750 perc

Published 07 Nov, 2017 09:39pm

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Bids at Croatia's 5-yr repo auction at 530mn HRK

ZAGREB: The Croatian central bank said on Tuesday it had accepted all bids from banks worth 530 million kuna ($81.34 mil

Published 07 Nov, 2017 03:14pm

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Lebanese bonds fall, CDS jump as political crisis escalates

LONDON: Lebanon's dollar bonds fell and the cost of insuring exposure to its debt jumped on Tuesday, as Saudi Arabia acc

Published 07 Nov, 2017 03:09pm

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ECB data cheers bond markets, Italy, Portugal yields at new lows

LONDON: Southern Europe led a fall in bond yields in the single currency bloc on Tuesday after latest ECB data highlight

Published 07 Nov, 2017 02:09pm

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JGBs mostly higher on strong auction, equity rally limits gains

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were mostly stronger on Tuesday following robust results in a liquidity-enhan

Published 07 Nov, 2017 07:33am

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Serbia raises 14.69 billion dinars in T-bond auction

BELGRADE: Serbia's debt agency said on Monday it had raised 14.695 billion dinars ($143.96 million) in a reopening of Ap

Published 06 Nov, 2017 01:44pm

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Yields rise on Egypt's five- and 10-year T-bonds

CAIRO: Average yields on Egypt's five- and 10-year treasury bonds rose at an auction on Monday, central bank data showed

Published 06 Nov, 2017 01:37pm

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Apple Inc announces six-part us dollar bond sale

NEW YORK: Apple Inc has announced a six-part US dollar bond sale ahead of expected pricing on Monday. The tech giant,

Published 06 Nov, 2017 01:14pm

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JGBs gain on short-covering after long weekend

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds rose on Monday, with the benchmark yield dropping to a more than one-month low as

Published 06 Nov, 2017 08:41am

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Greece to auction 875 mln euros of three-month T-bills on Nov. 8

ATHENS: Greece will sell 875 million euros ($1.02 billion) of three-month treasury bills on November 8 to refinance a ma

Published 03 Nov, 2017 06:23pm

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Long-term yields fall on less worry over central bank hawks

BUDAPEST: Central European government bond yields fell on Friday after the British and Czech central banks signalled a s

Published 03 Nov, 2017 04:26pm

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Italy-Spain yield spread shrinks as politics discounted

LONDON: The premium investors demand to hold Italian debt over Spanish hit its narrowest level in over a year on Friday

Published 03 Nov, 2017 04:19pm

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Yields fall after wages data for October disappoints

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell to two-week lows on Friday after the government's jobs report for October showed that

Published 03 Nov, 2017 04:02pm

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US TIPS breakeven rates extend fall as wage growth stalls

NEW YORK: The US bond market's gauges of inflation expectations declined further on Friday as data showed average hourly

Published 03 Nov, 2017 03:57pm

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Venezuela bonds plunge after Maduro's restructuring vow

CARACAS: Venezuelan bonds tumbled on Friday after socialist President Nicolas Maduro announced plans to restructure the

Published 03 Nov, 2017 03:40pm

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US TIPS breakeven rates hold steady after productivity data

NEW YORK: The US bond market's gauges of inflation expectations held steady on Thursday as the fastest quarterly rise in

Published 02 Nov, 2017 07:18pm

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Average yields fall on Egypt's six-month, one-year T-bills

CAIRO: Average yields on Egypt's six-month and one-year treasury bills dipped at an auction on Thursday, data from the c

Published 02 Nov, 2017 07:17pm

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UK bond yields nosedive as BoE charts ‘very gradual’ rate hike path

LONDON: British government bond yields plunged on Thursday after the Bank of England raised interest rates for the first

Published 02 Nov, 2017 05:23pm

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JGBs flat ahead of US tax bill, Fed chief nomination

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were little changed on Thursday as a wait-and-see mood prevailed ahead of key

Published 02 Nov, 2017 06:27am

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Differing central bank prospects push US and German yields apart

LONDON: The gap between German and United States 10-year bond yields was close to its widest level since April on Wednes

Published 01 Nov, 2017 08:50pm

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Turkish Treasury says sees 2018 domestic borrowing at 134.3bn lira

ISTANBUL: Turkey's Treasury said on Tuesday it expects 2018 domestic borrowing at 134.3 billion lira ($35.27 billion), a

Published 31 Oct, 2017 10:30pm

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US Treasury expects to borrow $275bn in fourth quarter

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury said on Monday it expects to borrow much less in the last three months of the year than prev

Published 30 Oct, 2017 09:52pm

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Spain to issue up to 5.25bn euros in bonds on Thursday

MADRID: Spain will issue bonds worth between 3.75 billion and 5.25 billion euros ($4.4 billion-$6.1 billion) at a schedu

Published 30 Oct, 2017 07:03pm

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JGBs steady with BOJ, Fed in focus

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were steady on Monday, as investors awaited the outcomes of this week's U.S. and Ja

Published 30 Oct, 2017 09:58am

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Currencies, bonds rebound as ECB extends asset buying

BUDAPEST/PRAGUE: Central European currencies and government bonds rebounded on Thursday as the European Central Bank (EC

Published 26 Oct, 2017 09:15pm

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Sweden sells 2025 linkers at avg yield -1.4397pc

STOCKHOLM: Sweden sold 750 million Swedish crowns ($91.10 million) of inflation-linked bonds maturing in 2025, the Debt

Published 26 Oct, 2017 06:36pm

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Hungary lifts bond sale, yields drop from previous auctions

BUDAPEST: Hungary sold 65 billion forints ($246.95 million) worth of government bonds at an auction on Thursday, 15 bill

Published 26 Oct, 2017 05:59pm

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JGBs little changed ahead of ECB, Fed chair choice

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were mostly flat on Thursday as market players looked to the European Central Bank'

Published 26 Oct, 2017 07:40am

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JGBs track Treasuries lower, BOJ buying operation limits losses

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices slipped on Wednesday, following a retreat in U.S. Treasuries, although a regu

Published 25 Oct, 2017 05:46am

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US 10-year yields touch 5-1/2-month peaks as risk appetite grows

NEW YORK: US benchmark 10-year Treasury note yields rose to their highest in more than five months on Tuesday, in line w

Published 24 Oct, 2017 07:23pm

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Longer-dated JGBs edge up after auction attracts ample demand

TOKYO: Longer-dated Japanese government bond prices edged up on Tuesday after a regularly held auction to enhance ma

Published 24 Oct, 2017 05:11am

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Prices rise after recent sell-off in light volume

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices rose on Monday in thin volume, tracking gains in the European bond market, as investors add

Published 23 Oct, 2017 11:19pm

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JGBs shed early losses as Abe's victory underlines easy BOJ policy

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices erased early losses on Monday after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc s

Published 23 Oct, 2017 06:21am

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US 2-year yield pulls back from nine-year peak

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Thursday with the two-year yield scaling back from a near nine-year peak as some tr

Published 19 Oct, 2017 09:00pm

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Benchmark JGBs steady, 5-year sale awaited

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds were steady on Wednesday, while shorter maturities weakened slightly ahea

Published 18 Oct, 2017 07:36am

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Yield curve flattens as 2-year yields hit nearly 9-year high

NEW YORK: The US Treasury yield curve flattened on Tuesday as 2-year yields rose to their highest level since November 2

Published 17 Oct, 2017 08:13pm

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Spain to issue up to 9bn euros in debt this week

MADRID: Spain plans to issue between 7 billion and 9 billion euros ($8.3 billion-$10.6 billion) in auctions of T-bills a

Published 16 Oct, 2017 08:41pm

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Yields rise at Egyptian T-bond sale

CAIRO: The average yield on Egypt's three- and seven-year treasury bonds rose at an auction on Monday continuing a recen

Published 16 Oct, 2017 04:43pm

Managed Funds

Spain to issue bonds due 2021, 2025, 2027 and 2046 on Thursday

MADRID: Spain will issue four bonds at the scheduled auction on Thursday, includes bonds due 2021, 2025, 2027 and 2046,

Published 13 Oct, 2017 01:59pm

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Prices gain after strong auction, before CPI data

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices gained on Thursday after the Treasury Department's $12 billion bond sale drew strong demand

Published 12 Oct, 2017 08:15pm

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US 3-year note sold at highest yield since 2010

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Wednesday sold $24 billion of three-year government notes at a yield of 1.657 pe

Published 11 Oct, 2017 10:20pm

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JGBs mostly edge down, 30-year sale provides some support

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds mostly edged down on Wednesday, though a decent demand at a 30-year auction underpi

Published 11 Oct, 2017 09:11am

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JGBs dip as Tokyo stocks hit 2-year high

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices dipped on Tuesday as Tokyo stocks hit a two-year high and reduced investor de

Published 10 Oct, 2017 06:27am

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Yields rise on Egypt's five- and 10-year T-bonds

CAIRO: Average yields on Egypt's five- and 10-year treasury bonds rose at an auction on Monday, central bank data showed

Published 09 Oct, 2017 06:23pm

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Romania rejects all bids for Feb. 2019 treasury bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania rejected all bids at a tender to sell Feb. 2019 treasury bonds on Thursday, central bank data showed.

Published 05 Oct, 2017 11:43pm

Managed Funds

JGBs edge higher, investors cautious ahead of US jobs data

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds edged slightly higher on Thursday in a cautious market as investors await

Published 05 Oct, 2017 08:03am

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Mauritius offers 3-year Treasury bonds worth 1.6bn rupees

PORT LOUIS: Mauritius will sell a three-year Treasury bond worth 1.6 billion rupees next week, the central bank said on

Published 04 Oct, 2017 09:55pm

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Euro zone bond yields rise as upbeat data boosts Fed-hike bets

LONDON: Germany led a rise in bond yields across the euro zone on Tuesday as strong US data reinforced expectations of a

Published 04 Oct, 2017 12:38am

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JGB yields follow US peers higher, 10-yr auction draws lukewarm demand

TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields tracked a rise in their US peers and rose on Tuesday, with a 10-year bond auc

Published 03 Oct, 2017 07:22am

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South Africa's 3-month T-bill average yield rises to 7.24 percent

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa sold 3.555 billion rand ($263 million) worth of three-month Treasury bills on Friday, at an a

Published 30 Sep, 2017 01:04am

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JGBs tumble most in 3 months on deficit worries

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices dropped on Thursday, with the benchmark futures posting their biggest daily f

Published 28 Sep, 2017 06:41am

Managed Funds

Yellen, Trump tax plan push up euro zone bond yields

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields rose sharply on Wednesday after US Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen confirmed the outloo

Published 27 Sep, 2017 10:09pm

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US yields rise before Yellen speech, two-year supply

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Tuesday ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and a $26 billion s

Published 26 Sep, 2017 11:03pm

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Yields drop on Egypt's five-, 10-year T-bonds

CAIRO: Average yields on Egypt's five- and 10-year treasury bonds dropped sharply at an auction on Monday, central bank

Published 25 Sep, 2017 11:40pm

Managed Funds

Benchmark JGBs steady; muted reaction to snap election hopes

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds were steady on Monday, with the market having a muted reaction to the pos

Published 25 Sep, 2017 07:02am

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South Africa's 3-month T-bill average yield flat at 7.2 percent

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa sold 3.555 billion rand ($270 million) worth of three-month Treasury bills on Friday, at an a

Published 22 Sep, 2017 03:24pm

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Yield curve flattest since July on possible December rate hike

NEW YORK: The US Treasury yield curve flattened to two-and-a-half month lows on Thursday as investors adjusted for the l

Published 21 Sep, 2017 08:45pm

Managed Funds

Mauritius offers 3-year Treasury bond worth 1.6bn rupees

PORT LOUIS: Mauritius will sell a three-year, re-opened Treasury bond worth 1.6 billion rupees ($48.09 million) next wee

Published 20 Sep, 2017 09:53pm

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Treasury yields, dollar gain; Fed keeps Dec rate hike on table

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields and the dollar gained on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve signaled it expects one more U

Published 20 Sep, 2017 09:40pm

Managed Funds

Argentine plans two more bond issues in 2017

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina will come to market with two more bond issues this year, Finance Minister Luis Caputo said in re

Published 20 Sep, 2017 09:28pm

Managed Funds

Euro crisis over, Portugal's investment-grade comeback cuts bond yields

LONDON: Portugal's 10-year bond yield hit its lowest level since January 2016 on Monday, driven by the country regaining

Published 18 Sep, 2017 04:21pm

Managed Funds

Yields climb to one-week highs as North Korea tensions ease

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Monday after a quiet weekend unmarred by expectations of negative news about North

Published 11 Sep, 2017 09:14pm

Managed Funds

JGB yields pull away from lows as investors' risk appetite rises

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds slipped on Monday, pulling yields away from recent lows, as investors' risk aversio

Published 11 Sep, 2017 07:02am

Managed Funds

Yields slide on US data, hurricane concerns

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Thursday, as weak US jobless claims data and worries about the impact of hurricanes

Published 07 Sep, 2017 05:16pm

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Mauritius offers 20-year bond worth 1.5 billion rupees

PORT LOUIS: Mauritius will sell a 20-year Treasury bond worth 1.5 billion rupees ($46 million) next week, the central ba

Published 06 Sep, 2017 08:05pm

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US yields rise as fiscal plan gains Trump's support

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Wednesday as a congressional fiscal plan that includes a three-month suspension of

Published 06 Sep, 2017 07:26pm

Managed Funds

JGBs mostly firm, taking cue from US Treasuries

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds were mostly firm on Wednesday, taking their cues from firm US Treasuries

Published 06 Sep, 2017 06:50am

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US bond market rallies on North Korea jitters

NEW YORK: The US Treasuries market rallied on Tuesday with the 10-year yield hitting a near 10-month low as worries abou

Published 05 Sep, 2017 07:55pm

Managed Funds

US 1-month bill yields jump after dismal auction

NEW YORK: The yields on US Treasury bills turned higher on Tuesday after a dismal auction where investors fretted whethe

Published 05 Sep, 2017 07:47pm

Managed Funds

JGBs edge lower, 10-year auction met with lukewarm demand

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices edged lower on Tuesday with an auction for 10-year debt drawing lukewarm dema

Published 05 Sep, 2017 05:45am

Managed Funds

N.Korea nuclear test pushes German bond yields towards two-month low

LONDON: Germany's benchmark 10-year government bond yield fell back towards recent two-month lows on Monday after th

Published 04 Sep, 2017 08:13am

Managed Funds

JGBs gain even after BOJ trims purchases, 10-year yield turns negative

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds firmed on Friday, with the benchmark 10-year yield turning negative for the first t

Published 01 Sep, 2017 07:07am

Managed Funds

JGB yields pull back from lows after subdued BOJ operation results

TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields pulled back from recent lows as soft results to the Bank of Japan's debt-buyi

Published 28 Aug, 2017 10:31am

Managed Funds

Egypt to hold treasury bill auctions before Eid holiday, bonds after

CAIRO: Egypt will hold several treasury bill sales on Wednesday, replacing auctions originally scheduled during the comi

Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:52pm

Managed Funds

Portugal's bond yields record one of year's biggest weekly jumps

LONDON: Portugal's benchmark bond yield hit its highest level in almost a month on Friday to cap one its biggest weekly

Published 25 Aug, 2017 06:23pm

Managed Funds

Yields dip as Yellen avoids monetary policy in speech

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields dipped slightly on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen did not mention monetary

Published 25 Aug, 2017 03:28pm

Managed Funds

Average yields fall on Egypt's six-month, one-year T-bills

CAIRO: Average yields on Egypt's six-month and one-year treasury bills fell at an auction on Thursday, central bank data

Published 24 Aug, 2017 07:12pm

Managed Funds

Benchmark JGBs steady, longer maturities edge down

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds were steady on Wednesday, while the prices of longer maturities edged dow

Published 23 Aug, 2017 07:35am

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Argentina to issue up to $4.5bn in bonds for renewable energy

BUENOS AIRES: The Argentine government will issue treasury bonds for up to $4.498 billion for the Fund for the Developme

Published 22 Aug, 2017 07:35pm

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UK to sell 2065 gilt in syndication in week starting Sept. 4

LONDON: Britain's government debt agency said on Tuesday it had picked the July 2065 gilt to sell at its next syndicatio

Published 22 Aug, 2017 05:17pm

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Yields mixed at Egyptian three and seven-year T-bond auction

CAIRO: Yields on Egypt's three-year treasury bonds fell while yields on the seven-year bonds rose at an auction on Monda

Published 21 Aug, 2017 07:36pm

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Euro zone yields dip on ECB and Fed caution

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields fell across the board on Thursday after published remarks from policymakers in

Published 17 Aug, 2017 07:56pm

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US bond market stutters on Cohn resignation rumor

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were little changed on Thursday as yields swung in a tight range due to uncertainty over US

Published 17 Aug, 2017 07:27pm

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US yields little changed ahead of Fed minutes

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were little changed on Wednesday with benchmark yields hovering at one-week highs in advanc

Published 16 Aug, 2017 07:26pm

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10-year JGBs gain even as BOJ trims buying, superlongs sag

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds of up to 10 years to maturity firmed on Wednesday on solid results of the Bank of J

Published 16 Aug, 2017 07:33am

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US yields rise on reduced US-North Korea tension, strong data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Tuesday, with benchmark yields hitting one-week highs as investors further pared lo

Published 15 Aug, 2017 07:33pm

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JGBs little changed; receding risk aversion halts advance

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were little changed on Tuesday, while the market's advance was curbed by rece

Published 15 Aug, 2017 09:44am

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Yields mixed on Egypt's 3-month, 9-month T-bills

CAIRO: The average yields on Egypt's three- and nine-month treasury bills were mixed at an auction on Sunday, central ba

Published 13 Aug, 2017 02:38pm

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Mauritius 91-day Treasury bills yield rises to 1.82pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 91-day Treasury bill rose to 1.82 percent at auction on Friday, the

Published 11 Aug, 2017 01:09pm

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Spain Treasury cancels Aug 17 bond auction

MADRID: Spain's Treasury on Friday said the bond auction scheduled for Aug 17 would not take place. The next bond auc

Published 11 Aug, 2017 12:58pm

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German bonds in demand as Pyongyang unveils missile plan

LONDON: Europe's top-rated German bond yield held near a six-week low on Thursday as North Korea outlined detailed plans

Published 10 Aug, 2017 08:48pm

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Benchmark JGBs steady ahead of Japan long weekend

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds were flat on Thursday, as investors adjusted positions ahead of a long ho

Published 10 Aug, 2017 10:22am

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US yields sink as North Korea tensions mount

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Wednesday, with those on the benchmark 10-year note hitting a six-week low, as heig

Published 09 Aug, 2017 07:20pm

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Yields advance in narrow trading ranges ahead of US auction

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose in a largely range-bound session as investors held off taking significant bets ahead o

Published 08 Aug, 2017 07:03pm

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Romania sells planned 200mn lei of July 2027 treasury bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a planned 200 million lei ($51.75 million) of July 2027 treasury bonds on Monday, with the avera

Published 07 Aug, 2017 07:35pm

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German 10-year bond yields take lead from US Treasuries

LONDON: Germany's benchmark 10-year bond yield nudged up from one-month lows on Monday, following US Treasury yields hig

Published 07 Aug, 2017 05:54pm

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Average yields on Egypt's 3- and 9-month T-bills drop

CAIRO: The average yields on Egypt's three- and nine-month treasury bills fell sharply in an auction on Sunday, central

Published 06 Aug, 2017 01:11pm

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JGBs steady to touch higher following gains in Treasuries

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were steady to slightly higher on Thursday, with the market drawing mild supp

Published 03 Aug, 2017 10:43am

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Mauritius 3-year Treasury bond yield rises to 2.61pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 3-year Treasury bond rose to 2.61 percent at auction on Wednesday f

Published 02 Aug, 2017 07:31pm

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China finance ministry to reopen 64bn yuan of bonds on Aug 9

BEIJING: China's Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday that it would reopen an issue of two-year bonds from June 15, auc

Published 02 Aug, 2017 07:20pm

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Spain to issue up to 4.75bn euros in debt this week

MADRID: Spain plans to issue between 3.25 billion and 4.75 billion euros ($3.8 billion-$5.6 billion) in four bonds this

Published 31 Jul, 2017 07:23pm

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JGBs dip ahead of BOJ's August debt-purchase plan

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices dipped on Monday as some nervousness prevailed ahead of the Bank of Japan's d

Published 31 Jul, 2017 07:58am

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JGBs slip after fall in US bonds, selling in futures adds pressure

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices eased on Wednesday in sympathy with falls in US bonds as markets awaited the

Published 26 Jul, 2017 06:23am

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Saudi raises $4.53bn in oversubscribed bond issue

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has raised $4.53 billion from a local Islamic bond issue that was three times oversubscribed, it sa

Published 25 Jul, 2017 05:41pm

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Yields rise on healthcare hopes, before Fed

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Tuesday as expectations that legislators in Washington may pass a healthcare overha

Published 25 Jul, 2017 03:41pm

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Yields rise as investors focus on Fed meeting, data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields edged higher on Monday as investors awaited Wednesday's statement from the Federal Reserve'

Published 24 Jul, 2017 04:30pm

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JGBs tick up even as BOJ reduces buying in 5-10 yr bonds

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices ticked up slightly on Monday, supported by firmness in overseas peers even af

Published 24 Jul, 2017 08:53am

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US yields pare fall in early US trading

NEW YORK: The yields on US medium and longer-dated Treasuries pared their earlier drop in early US trading on Friday aft

Published 21 Jul, 2017 03:10pm

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Canada's bond market signals inflation shortfall

TORONTO: Canada's bond market is signaling the Bank of Canada will not reach its 2 percent inflation target anytime soon

Published 20 Jul, 2017 10:32pm

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Mauritius 3-year Treasury bond yield at 2.56pc

PORT LOUIS: A new Mauritius' three-year Treasury bond fetched a weighted yield of 2.56 percent at auction on Thursday, t

Published 20 Jul, 2017 05:33pm

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US yields fall as ECB sticks to easy policy stance

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields declined on Thursday with benchmark yields hitting three-week lows as the European Central

Published 20 Jul, 2017 05:15pm

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JGBs steady as BOJ trims inflation forecast

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds were steady on Thursday as the Bank of Japan maintained its monetary poli

Published 20 Jul, 2017 06:57am

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Yields on Ugandan Treasuries decline on all maturities

KAMPALA: Yields on Uganda's Treasury bills declined across all tenors at an auction on Wednesday where a total of 180 bi

Published 19 Jul, 2017 02:22pm

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JGBs edge down slightly as outcome of BOJ meeting awaited

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds edged down slightly on Wednesday, with activity thin as investors awaited the outco

Published 19 Jul, 2017 07:16am

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Tame inflation comforts uneasy bond markets as ECB countdown begins

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields fell on Monday, as tepid inflation numbers lifted expectations of a cautious st

Published 17 Jul, 2017 07:55pm

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Average yields on Egypt's five- and 10-year T-bonds rise

CAIRO: The average yield on Egypt's five- and 10-year treasury bonds rose at an auction on Monday, central bank data sho

Published 17 Jul, 2017 07:21pm

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Yields flat to slightly higher in thin trading

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were little changed to slightly higher on Monday, trading in narrow ranges, after a fairly

Published 17 Jul, 2017 07:02pm

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German yields back above 0.50pc after report on ECB tapering

LONDON: Germany's benchmark 10-year bond yield gave up all of its early falls and was back firmly above 0.50 percent on

Published 13 Jul, 2017 05:51pm

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Mauritius offers 3- and 5-year Treasury bonds for sale

PORT LOUIS: Mauritius is planning to sell three-year and five-year Treasury bonds worth a combined 3.8 billion Mauritius

Published 13 Jul, 2017 05:36pm

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Yields rise on Egypt's six-month, one-year T-bills; foreign demand high

CAIRO: The average yields on Egypt's six-month and one-year treasury bills rose in an auction on Thursday, data from the

Published 13 Jul, 2017 05:03pm

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Nigeria plans issue of 10-year note of $8.9bn to offset debts

ABUJA: Nigeria plans to issue a 10-year promissory note to offset 2.7 trillion naira ($8.85 billion) owed to government

Published 12 Jul, 2017 06:13pm

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US yields inch higher in line with Europe, ahead of Fed's Yellen

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields edged higher on Tuesday in quiet trading, tracking modest gains in Europe, as investors foc

Published 11 Jul, 2017 03:56pm

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US yields inch lower in line with global markets

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields slipped on Monday, in line with weak European markets, as sharp gains following Friday's st

Published 10 Jul, 2017 10:05pm

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US yields fall in line with global markets

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields slipped on Monday after rising for more than a week, in line with weakness in European mark

Published 10 Jul, 2017 04:19pm

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JGB market braces for BOJ response as 5-yield hits 1-1/2-yr high

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds came under renewed pressure on Monday, with the five-year yield hitting its highest

Published 10 Jul, 2017 07:53am

Managed Funds

Average yields on Egypt's three- and nine-month T-bills jumps

CAIRO: Average yields on Egypt's three- and nine-month treasury bills rose at an auction on Sunday, data from the centra

Published 09 Jul, 2017 02:26pm

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France to sell 10 billion euros worth of state assets

PARIS: France will sell 10 billion euros ($11.40 billion) worth of state assets to finance projects geared towards innov

Published 07 Jul, 2017 04:15pm

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Most US yields rise as jobs data keeps hawkish policy bets alive

NEW YORK: Most US Treasury yields rose on Friday, with longer-dated yields briefly hitting multi-week highs, after mixed

Published 07 Jul, 2017 03:08pm

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UK 10-year gilt yield hits almost 5-month high in wake of ECB minutes

LONDON: British 10-year borrowing costs hit an almost five-month high on Thursday, dragged up by German Bund yields afte

Published 06 Jul, 2017 03:17pm

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France to sell 10bn euros in stakes of firms to finance innovation programme

PARIS: Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday France would sell some 10 billion euros ($11.34 billion) worth

Published 05 Jul, 2017 07:18pm

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Croatia prices 15-year $460mn domestic kuna bond

ZAGREB: Croatia priced a 15-year domestic bond worth 3 billion kuna ($460 million) at 99.412 with a yield to maturity of

Published 05 Jul, 2017 05:14pm

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Yield on Uganda's benchmark 91-day Treasury bill declines

KAMPALA: The yield on Uganda's benchmark 91-day Treasury bill declined at an auction on Wednesday where a total of 165 b

Published 05 Jul, 2017 04:22pm

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Croatia to issue domestic bond on July 7

ZAGREB: Croatia will issue a domestic bond on July 7, with the size determined by the level of demand, one of the arrang

Published 04 Jul, 2017 03:50pm

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Long-dated JGB yields edge up on global tightening fears

TOKYO: Long-dated Japanese government bonds eased slightly on Tuesday as worries that the world's central banks may

Published 04 Jul, 2017 06:26am

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Average yields on Egypt's 3- and 9-month T-bills rise

CAIRO: Average yields on Egypt's 3- and 9-month treasury bills rose at an auction on Monday, data from the central bank

Published 03 Jul, 2017 03:21pm

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China opens up $10trn bond market in liberalisation step

SHANGHAI: China on Monday widened access to its $10 trillion bond market, which analysts said will boost Beijing's d

Published 03 Jul, 2017 01:48pm

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Greece to auction 1.25bn euros of six-month T-bills on July 5

ATHENS: Greece will sell 1.25 billion euros ($1.43 billion) of six-month treasury bills on July 5 to refinance a maturin

Published 30 Jun, 2017 01:12pm

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JGBs slightly lower in thin trade as investors await BOJ plans

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds edged down in thin activity on Thursday, as investors waited for the Bank of Japan

Published 29 Jun, 2017 08:30am

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Euro, bond yields fall after sources say Draghi comments overinterpreted

LONDON: The euro dipped and government bond yields across the single-currency bloc gave up earlier rises on Wednesday af

Published 28 Jun, 2017 01:27pm

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Long-dated JGB yield ticks up in sympathy with global trends

TOKYO: Yields on long-dated Japanese Government bonds edged up on Wednesday after European and U.S. bond yields soar

Published 28 Jun, 2017 09:38am

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French yields near 7-month low Macron awaits first rating review

LONDON: French benchmark government bond yields held near a seven-month low on Friday on hopes of a credit outlook upgra

Published 23 Jun, 2017 03:59pm

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Poland to offer new 5-year bond at next tender

WARSAW: Poland will likely offer a new 5-year zloty-denominated treasury benchmark at an upcoming tender next month, Dep

Published 22 Jun, 2017 12:52pm

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Falling inflation expectations keep euro zone yields near multi-month lows

LONDON: Many euro zone government bond yields were close to multi-month lows on Thursday as falling oil prices added to

Published 22 Jun, 2017 12:47pm

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Mauritius 3-year Treasury bond yield falls to 3.0pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 3-year Treasury bond fell to 3.0 percent at auction on Wednesday fr

Published 21 Jun, 2017 03:01pm

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Greek two-year bond yield falls to lowest since early 2010

LONDON: Greek government borrowing costs fell to their lowest level since early 2010 on Wednesday, the latest leg lower

Published 21 Jun, 2017 02:21pm

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Long bonds outperform on inflation concerns

NEW YORK: The US Treasury yield curve held near 10-year lows on Wednesday as investors evaluated the impact of hawkish F

Published 21 Jun, 2017 01:53pm

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UK gilt yields slide as BoE's Carney makes case against rate hike

LONDON: Short-dated British government bond yields on Tuesday staged one of their biggest one-day falls this year after

Published 20 Jun, 2017 12:43pm

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Two-year UK gilt yields briefly touch highest since January

LONDON: British government bond prices extended the previous day's steep losses on Friday, taking two-year yields to the

Published 16 Jun, 2017 01:24pm

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UK gilt yields climb after Bank of England rate vote surprise

LONDON: The yield on 10-year British government bonds jumped by as much as seven basis points after the Bank of England

Published 15 Jun, 2017 12:56pm

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Greece rolls over 3-month T-bills, yield steady

ATHENS: Greece sold 1.3 billion euros ($1.46 billion) of three-month T-bills to refinance a maturing issue, the country'

Published 14 Jun, 2017 01:02pm

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China finance ministry to auction 40bn yuan of 7-year bonds on June 21

BEIJING: China's Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday that it would auction 40 billion yuan ($5.9 billion) in 7-year bo

Published 14 Jun, 2017 11:59am

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China to encourage investors to participate in 'green financing'

BEIJING: China will encourage domestic and overseas investors to participate in what it call "green financing", state ra

Published 14 Jun, 2017 11:20am

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No Fed dread for bond markets with yields near multi-week lows

LONDON: Europe's benchmark bond yield held near seven-week lows as analysts said weak growth and inflation may encou

Published 14 Jun, 2017 09:38am

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Italy's debt costs hit 5-month low at auction on easing political risks

MILAN: Italy's bond yields fell at auction on Tuesday as a local election defeat for the anti-establishment 5-Star Movem

Published 13 Jun, 2017 04:04pm

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Turkey taps benchmark two-year bond at 11.11 percent yield

ISTANBUL: The Turkish Treasury sold a net 1,423.9 million lira ($405 million) in a tap of its benchmark two-year bond on

Published 13 Jun, 2017 12:28pm

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US 10-year note sold at lowest yield since November

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Monday sold $20 billion of 10-year government notes to average demand

Published 12 Jun, 2017 05:29pm

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Yields rise as traders await debt auctions, Fed meeting

NEW YORK: Short-dated US Treasury yields hit multi-week peaks on Monday ahead of three- and 10-year note auctions, while

Published 12 Jun, 2017 03:56pm

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UK 10-year gilt yield falls to lowest since October

LONDON: The yield on British 10-year gilts touched its lowest level since October on Monday amid broad demand for invest

Published 12 Jun, 2017 12:57pm

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French, Italian bond yields plunge after Macron win, 5-Star setback

LONDON: Prospects of victory for French President Emmanuel Macron's fledgling party and a setback for Italy's populist 5

Published 12 Jun, 2017 12:41pm

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Italy's NTV to issue 500mn euro senior secured bond

MILAN: Italian rail operator Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (NTV) said on Monday it would offer a 500 million euro ($56

Published 12 Jun, 2017 09:54am

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China primary money rates slip this week, but Shanghai interbank ones rise

SHANGHAI: China's primary money rates edged lower for the week after the central bank injected fresh funds thr

Published 09 Jun, 2017 02:48pm

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Spain to sell bonds due 2022, 2027, 2032 and 2037 on Thursday

MADRID: Spain will issue bonds due 2022, 2027, 2032 and 2037 next Thursday at a quadruple debt auction, the Tr

Published 09 Jun, 2017 02:03pm

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Qatari bonds extend losses after S&P downgrade, CDS rise

LONDON: Qatari sovereign dollar bonds extended losses on Thursday to approach three-month lows and the cost of insuring

Published 08 Jun, 2017 12:50pm

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Egypt to issue $650mn one-year dollar-denominated treasury bill

CAIRO: Egypt's Finance Ministry plans to sell $650 million in one-year dollar-denominated treasury bills to lo

Published 08 Jun, 2017 12:02pm

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Greece sells three and six-month T-bills at steady yields

ATHENS: Greece sold 2.925 billion euros ($3.28 billion) of three-month and six-month T-bills on Wednesday to refinance m

Published 07 Jun, 2017 04:33pm

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Prices slip as investors look to ECB, other events on Thursday

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices fell on Wednesday, with yields trading within narrow ranges, as investors consolidated

Published 07 Jun, 2017 03:02pm

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Croatia sells more T-bills than planned, yield unchanged

ZAGREB: Croatia's Treasury bill sale surpassed targets at an auction on Tuesday with an unchanged yield, finance ministr

Published 06 Jun, 2017 01:04pm

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Romania sells planned 200mn lei of Sept. 2031 bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a planned 200 million lei ($49.28 million) worth of Sept. 2031 treasury bonds on Tuesday, with t

Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:33pm

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Euro zone bond yields sink as geopolitics sow inflation doubts

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields hit multi-week lows on Tuesday as geopolitical tensions from the Middle East to

Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:21pm

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Greece to auction 2.25bn euros of T-bills on June 7

ATHENS: Greece will sell 2.25 billion euros ($2.52 billion) of three- and six-month treasury bills on June 7 t

Published 02 Jun, 2017 12:14pm

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Russia's O1 group to bid for Immofinanz Moscow assets

VIENNA/MOSCOW: Russian investment group O1 is looking to bid for five Moscow shopping centres Austrian real estate compa

Published 01 Jun, 2017 01:22pm

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Average yields fall on Egyptian six-month and one-year T-bills

CAIRO: Average yields on Egypt's six-month and one-year treasury bills fell at an auction on Thursday, data fr

Published 01 Jun, 2017 01:04pm

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Euro zone bond sales nudge yields away from multi-month lows

LONDON: Euro zone bond markets came under some selling pressure on Thursday as countries prepared to auction debt but be

Published 01 Jun, 2017 08:57am

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Egypt keeps customs exchange rate at 16.5 pounds/dlr in June

CAIRO: Egypt will keep its customs exchange rate steady at 16.5 pounds per dollar, about 9 percent below the market pric

Published 31 May, 2017 11:26am

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Indonesia raises 100bn yen in Samurai bonds

JAKARTA: The Indonesian government raised 100 billion yen ($902.53 million) through Samurai bonds, the first time it has

Published 31 May, 2017 11:25am

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Canada's private lenders feast on Home Capital scraps

TORONTO: The struggles of Canadian lender Home Capital Group are pushing more borrowers towards less regulated mortgage

Published 31 May, 2017 11:17am

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German bond yields hits one-month low as inflation slows

LONDON: German government bond yields fell to their lowest level in more than a month on Tuesday as inflation slowed in

Published 30 May, 2017 05:34pm

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Yields on Egypt 3-year and 7-year T-bonds rise

CAIRO: Average yields on Egypt's three-year and seven-year treasury bonds rose at an auction on Monday, data f

Published 29 May, 2017 11:23am

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US bond yields slip before 7-year note sale

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Thursday ahead of a $28 billion sale of seven-year notes, the final part of $88 bil

Published 25 May, 2017 06:26pm

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US 10-year yield slips to session lows in early trade

NEW YORK: US 10-year Treasury yields fell to session lows in early US trading on Wednesday, underpinned by some safe-hav

Published 24 May, 2017 01:42pm

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Colombia's Cementos Argos to issue $345.4mn in local bonds

BOGOTA; Colombia's Cementos Argos will issue up to a trillion pesos ($345.4 million) of bonds on the local mar

Published 23 May, 2017 04:55pm

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Greek bond yields jump, stocks fall after debt deal hopes dashed

ATHENS/LONDON: Greek government bond yields rose sharply and banking stocks fell on Tuesday after euro zone finance mini

Published 23 May, 2017 04:39pm

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Yields fall on US, Brazilian political uncertainty

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Thursday as investors worried that allegations against US President Donald Trump wo

Published 18 May, 2017 07:01pm

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US Treasury vows no special treatment for Trump in investment reviews

WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday pledged to treat "very seriously" any business dealings Pre

Published 18 May, 2017 04:53pm

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German yields at two-week lows on US woes, ECB tempers sentiment

\ LONDON: Germany's benchmark 10-year Bund yield fell to a two-week low on Thursday as political strife in

Published 18 May, 2017 08:58am

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Yield on Kenyan 15-year bond rises at auction, 10-year yield falls

NAIROBI: The weighted average yield on Kenya's 15-year Treasury bond rose slightly to 13.141 percent at an auction on We

Published 17 May, 2017 05:46pm

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Portuguese bond yields tumble, gap to Germany tightest in a year

LONDON: Portugal's borrowing costs tumbled on Wednesday to their lowest level since late October, extending recent falls

Published 17 May, 2017 01:51pm

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Greek debt relief up to ministers after euro zone, IMF officials fail to break deadlock

BRUSSELS: Euro zone lenders and the International Monetary Fund remain far apart on how to provide debt relief for Greec

Published 16 May, 2017 04:20pm

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Egypt cancels 7-year T-bond sale, 3-year yields rise

CAIRO: Egypt cancelled the sale of its seven-year treasury bonds at an auction on Monday, data from the centra

Published 15 May, 2017 04:28pm

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ECB's bond-for-cash scheme stuck at less than half of capacity

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank's bond-for-cash scheme, through which government debt bought as part of the ECB's s

Published 15 May, 2017 03:52pm

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US TIPS breakeven rates rise with oil futures

NEW YORK: The US bond market's gauges on inflation expectations rose on Monday, recovering a bit following Friday's stee

Published 15 May, 2017 03:51pm

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US bond yields extend fall as CPI, retail sales data miss forecasts

NEW YORK: The decline in US Treasury yields accelerated on Friday as the increases in domestic retail sales and consumer

Published 12 May, 2017 02:01pm

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Portugal's bond yields slide in auction

LISBON: Portugal's borrowing costs fell sharply in a bond auction on Wednesday where the country sold all 1.25 billion e

Published 10 May, 2017 01:59pm

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Greek government bond yield lowest since 2012 debt restructuring

LONDON: Greek government borrowing costs hit their lowest level in more than five years on Wednesday as Athens

Published 10 May, 2017 01:06pm

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Egypt issues $1.2bn in one-year treasury bills, average yield at 3.488pc

CAIRO: Egypt sold $1.2 billion worth of one-year treasury bills denominated in US dollars to local and foreign

Published 08 May, 2017 04:49pm

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US bond yields rise ahead of supply

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Monday in advance of $62 billion in bond supply at this week's quarterly refunding

Published 08 May, 2017 04:25pm

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Yield curve flattens as jobs data keeps June rate hike open

NEW YORK: The US Treasury yield curve flattened on Friday after jobs growth in April rebounded and the unemployment rate

Published 05 May, 2017 05:33pm

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Romania sells 445.2mn lei of April 2024 bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a more than planned 445.2 million lei ($107.13 million) worth of April 2024 treasury bonds on Th

Published 04 May, 2017 03:27pm

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Yields hit session highs after US Q1 GDP data

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt yields across the curve rose to session highs on Friday after data showed the US economy in t

Published 28 Apr, 2017 03:28pm

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Romania aims to sell 4.1bn lei of leu debt in May

BUCHAREST: Romania aims to sell 3.7 billion lei ($888.04 million) worth of leu currency bills and bonds in May and an ad

Published 27 Apr, 2017 05:51pm

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Euro zone bond yields, euro tumble on cautious Draghi

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields tumbled and the euro hit session lows after European Central Bank chief Mario D

Published 27 Apr, 2017 04:29pm

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Hungarian bonds draw strong demand on loose monetary policy, ECB

BUDAPEST: Hungarian government bond prices jumped at an auction on Thursday, with demand boosted by a combinat

Published 27 Apr, 2017 01:57pm

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Average yields on Egyptian T-bills fall at auction

CAIRO: Average yields on Egypt's six-month and one-year treasury bills fell at auction on Thursday, central bank data sh

Published 27 Apr, 2017 01:56pm

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Uganda's 91-day Treasury bill yield falls at auction

KAMPALA: The yield on Uganda's benchmark 91-day Treasury bill declined at auction on Wednesday where a total of 165 bill

Published 26 Apr, 2017 05:20pm

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Euro, govt bond yields lifted by hints of ECB policy shift

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields rose broadly and the euro firmed on Tuesday after Reuters reported that Europea

Published 25 Apr, 2017 04:08pm

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Poland sells 9bn zlotys worth of bonds at tender

WARSAW: Poland sold five different series of treasury bonds worth 8.97 billion zlotys ($2.31 billion) in total at a tend

Published 25 Apr, 2017 02:19pm

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Egypt to hold treasury bill sales ahead of labour day holiday

CAIRO: Egypt will hold several treasury bill sales on Sunday to compensate for auctions originally scheduled t

Published 24 Apr, 2017 03:53pm

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French yields slide on election relief, ECB outlook hammers German bonds

LONDON: Election relief spread across French government bond markets on Monday, bringing with it pain for Europe's bench

Published 24 Apr, 2017 12:22pm

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Ireland raises 610mn euros in first inflation-linked bond

DUBLIN: Ireland raised 609.5 million euros through its first ever inflation-linked bond in a private placement that foll

Published 20 Apr, 2017 05:43pm

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Average yields on Egyptian T-bills fall at auction

CAIRO: Average yields on Egypt's six-month and one-year treasury bills fell at an auction on Thursday, data from the cen

Published 20 Apr, 2017 05:37pm

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Colombia's ISA to offer $243.7mn in local bonds

BOGOTA: Colombian electricity company ISA said it will offer 700 billion pesos ($243.7 million) in local bonds

Published 17 Apr, 2017 05:27pm

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Qatar sells 5.58bn riyals of govt bonds, focuses on long end of curve

DUBAI: Qatar's central bank said on Monday it had sold 5.575 billion riyals ($1.53 billion) of domestic bonds,

Published 17 Apr, 2017 02:24pm

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Mauritius 91-day T-bills yield rises to 2.73pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 91-day Treasury bill rose to 2.73 percent at auction on Friday from

Published 14 Apr, 2017 05:21pm

Managed Funds

Euro, sterling bonds lure emerging debt funds with juicier yields

LONDON: Peruvian and Indonesian euro-denominated bonds and Mexican sterling issues are just some of the more esoteric ha

Published 13 Apr, 2017 05:52pm

Managed Funds

US yields hit session highs after consumer sentiment data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields hit session highs on Thursday, pulling further from near five-month lows, in the

Published 13 Apr, 2017 05:39pm

Managed Funds

Nigeria to delay green bond sale until 2017 budget passed

ABUJA: Nigeria will delay the issuance of a green bond until the 2017 budget has been passed, the environment minister s

Published 12 Apr, 2017 05:33pm

Managed Funds

US bond yields steady ahead of 30-year Treasury sale

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were little changed on Wednesday as safe-haven demand tied to international political worri

Published 12 Apr, 2017 05:29pm

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US yields' fall pared further after 10-year auction

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields on Tuesday retreated from earlier lows in the wake of soft results at a $20 billion 10-year

Published 11 Apr, 2017 06:43pm

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Italian 10-year bond spread with German bunds ends at highest since Feb 2014

MILAN: Italian 10-year government bonds closed lower on Tuesday as nervous investors sought shelter in safe-haven assets

Published 11 Apr, 2017 04:12pm

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Mauritius 91-day T-bills yield rises to 2.64pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 91-day Treasury bill rose to 2.64 percent at auction on Friday from

Published 07 Apr, 2017 02:31pm

Managed Funds

Four euro zone countries to sell debt next week

LONDON: The Netherlands, Italy, Germany and Ireland are scheduled to sell bonds at auction in the coming week.

Published 07 Apr, 2017 01:00pm

Managed Funds

Mauritius 3-year Treasury bond yield rises to 3.65pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 3-year Treasury bond rose to 3.65 percent at auction on W

Published 06 Apr, 2017 03:08pm

Managed Funds

Indian bonds see biggest fall in two months; rupee gains on RBI

MUMBAI: Indian bond yields on Thursday saw their biggest spike in two months, while the rupee hit a 20-month high agains

Published 06 Apr, 2017 01:38pm

Managed Funds

Russia finance ministry to offer 42.9bn roubles of OFZ bonds on Weds

MOSCOW: Russia's finance ministry said on Tuesday it would offer 42.9 billion roubles ($761.8 million) worth o

Published 04 Apr, 2017 08:05pm

Managed Funds

Benchmark yields hit multi-week lows on doubts over Trump agenda

NEW YORK: Benchmark US Treasury yields touched their lowest in more than five weeks on Tuesday before edging higher to t

Published 04 Apr, 2017 07:09pm

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JGBs mostly higher, underpinned by solid demand at 10-year sale

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds mostly gained on Tuesday, bolstered by safe-haven buying as equities dipped and on dece

Published 04 Apr, 2017 06:32am

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Yields on Egypt's seven-year bonds rise, while three-year bonds fall

CAIRO: Average yields on Egypt's three-year bonds fell while seven-year treasury bond yields rose at an auctio

Published 03 Apr, 2017 08:40pm

Managed Funds

Italian and German yields diverge as ECB trims stimulus

LONDON: Italy and Portugal saw their borrowing costs rise on Monday as investors braced for a reduction in ECB stimulus

Published 03 Apr, 2017 06:06pm

Managed Funds

JGBs mostly steady, short-end sags after BOJ tweaks operations

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were mostly steady on Monday following gains by U.S. Treasuries, althou

Published 03 Apr, 2017 06:46am

Managed Funds

Yields edge higher after final Q4 US GDP data

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt yields drifted higher on Thursday after data showed the final US gross domestic product numbe

Published 30 Mar, 2017 03:19pm

Europe

Euro zone bonds steady as Brexit gets under way

LONDON: High-rated government bond yields edged lower but the moves were fairly contained as optimism about th

Published 29 Mar, 2017 01:01pm

Managed Funds

Greece's primary surplus in 2016 higher than forecast: EU

BRUSSELS: Euro zone lenders estimate Greece had a primary surplus between 2 and 3 percent of its gross domestic product

Published 24 Mar, 2017 02:53pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise as traders reverse reaction to Fed decision

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Thursday from more than one-week lows on the view that they had fallen too sharply in the prior session after the Federal Reserve maintained its outlook for only a gradual pace of interest rate increases this year.

Published 16 Mar, 2017 04:34pm

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Yields plunge after Fed hikes rates, sticks to outlook

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields plummeted on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the second time in three months as expected, but did not flag any plan to accelerate the pace of monetary tightening.

Published 15 Mar, 2017 08:08pm

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Short-term yields hit multi-year highs ahead of Fed

NEW YORK: The US Treasury yield curve flattened on Wednesday, with two-year yields touching their highest since mid-2009 and long-dated yields falling, as investors braced for a Federal Reserve rate increase and the potential for a more aggressive pace of

Published 15 Mar, 2017 04:06pm

Managed Funds

US 1-month bill sold at highest rate since Sept 2008

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sold $55 billion of one-month bills at an interest rate of 0.

Published 14 Mar, 2017 05:59pm

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Euro zone bond yields fall, spotlight on Draghi

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields retreated from multi-week highs on Monday as investors looked to a speech by European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi for more policy details after he signalled last week that the urgency for further action was wan

Published 13 Mar, 2017 01:59pm

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US 30-year mortgage rates highest since December

NEW YORK: US 30-year mortgage rates rose to their highest since late December in line with a spike in Treasury yields due to growing expectations the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next week, according to mortgage finance agency Freddie Mac on

Published 09 Mar, 2017 07:14pm

Managed Funds

German-US bond yield spread near 8-week high before ECB meeting

LONDON: The gap between German and US government bond yields held near eight-week highs as investors awaited news from Thursday's ECB meeting, which is expected to highlight the monetary policy divergence between the two regions.

Published 09 Mar, 2017 10:28am

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Greece rolls over 3-month T-bills at steady yield

ATHENS: Greece sold 1.

Published 08 Mar, 2017 11:49am

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US 1-month bills sold to solid demand

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sold $15 billion of one-month bills to solid demand as it has reduced the supply of this short-dated debt maturity in advance of a possible reinstatement of the federal debt ceiling on March 15.

Published 07 Mar, 2017 05:59pm

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Turkish Treasury sells 5-year bond at yield of 11.49pc in auction

ISTANBUL: The Turkish Treasury sold a net 1,928.

Published 06 Mar, 2017 01:09pm

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South Africa's 3-month T-bill average yield slips to 7.3pc

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa sold 2.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:53pm

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Nigeria sells Treasury bills at yields below inflation

LAGOS: Nigeria raised 310.

Published 02 Mar, 2017 01:20pm

Managed Funds

German-US bond yield gap widest since dawn of millennium

LONDON: The gap between short-dated German and US government bond yields stood at its widest in nearly 17 years on Wednesday as the former fell to record lows and the latter nudged up in anticipation of rate increase signals.

Published 22 Feb, 2017 01:46pm

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Romania sells 323.7mn lei of Dec. 2022 T-bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a slightly more than planned 323.

Published 06 Feb, 2017 01:49pm

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German yields dip from day's highs on stable core inflation

LONDON: Yields on higher-rated euro zone government bonds fell from the day's highs on Tuesday after data showing core inflation in the bloc held stable.

Published 31 Jan, 2017 04:39pm

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Egypt's five-year bond yield drops, 10-year yield rises at auction

CAIRO: Egypt sold five-year treasury bonds at a slightly lower yield on Monday than at the previous sale, while the 10-year yield rose at the same auction, data from the central bank showed.

Published 30 Jan, 2017 03:22pm

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Euro zone yields hit one-year highs on expectations of Trump growth policies

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields hit one-year highs on Thursday as investors took money out of bonds and piled into stocks on signs of a reviving world economy and expectations US President Donald Trump will adopt inflation and growth-boosting policies.

Published 26 Jan, 2017 01:02pm

Managed Funds

France issues first 'green bonds' with record 7bn euro sale

PARIS: France has issued its first "green bonds" with a record seven billion euro ($7.

Published 25 Jan, 2017 07:34am

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Italian yields hit six-week high, safe-haven Bund yields fall on Trump

LONDON: Italian government bond yields hit six-week highs on Monday, bucking a broader fall in euro zone debt yields, before a hearing on the legitimacy of new electoral law.

Published 23 Jan, 2017 04:48pm

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Russia's Rusal looks for benchmark size Eurobond issue

MOSCOW: Russian aluminium giant Rusal is looking for a benchmark size for its debut US-dollar denominated Eurobond issue, two financial market sources told Reuters.

Published 21 Jan, 2017 10:49am

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Yields rise at Egypt's six-month and one-year T-bills auction

CAIRO: Average yields on Egyptian six-month and one-year Treasury bills rose at an auction on Thursday, central bank data showed.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 05:04pm

Managed Funds

Bonds ease on Yellen, Hungarian auction draws robust demand

BUDAPEST/PRAGUE: Central European government debt yields mostly rose on Thursday after Fed signals of continuing US rate hikes and Czech central bankers played down speculation they would rush to end the crown cap.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 04:49pm

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Mauritius offers 3-year Treasury bond worth 1.8bn rupees

PORT LOUIS: Mauritius will sell a three-year Treasury bond worth 1.

Published 18 Jan, 2017 03:39pm

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Mauritius 91-day T-bills yield falls to 2.69pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 91-day Treasury bill fell to 2.

Published 13 Jan, 2017 01:11pm

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Euro zone yields edge higher on Fed warnings, Italy rating review looms

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields rose on Friday after comments from US policymakers overnight prompted concerns that monetary policy in the world's largest economy could tighten faster than previously expected, though poor Chinese export data kept a cap

Published 13 Jan, 2017 12:54pm

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Euro zone bond yields tumble, reflation trades suffer setback after Trump

LONDON: German bond yields moved further away from recent three-week highs on Thursday, after U.

Published 12 Jan, 2017 11:53am

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Benchmark JGBs steady, curve steepens as investors await Trump

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds were steady on Wednesday, as investors shrugged off a decent 30-year sale and awaited President-elect Donald Trump's news conference later in the day.

Published 11 Jan, 2017 08:21am

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Euro zone yields fall as politics outweigh supply expectations

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields dipped on Tuesday as concerns that Britain faced a "hard Brexit" when it leaves the European Union and the prospect of unpredictable elections in major European economies outweighed inflation and supply expectations.

Published 10 Jan, 2017 01:06pm

Managed Funds

Indonesia sells 6.58trn rupiah of Islamic bonds, above target

JAKARTA: Indonesia's finance ministry sold 6.

Published 10 Jan, 2017 10:01am

Europe

Euro zone yields fall on hard Brexit expectations

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields fell on Monday after comments by British Prime Minister Theresa May fuelled expectations of a "hard Brexit" and increased demand for safe haven assets.

Published 09 Jan, 2017 06:44pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise across the board after solid US jobs data

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt yields rallied from multi-week lows on Friday after data showed a rebound in US wages last month despite a smaller-than-expected jobs gain, which could drive the Federal Reserve to consider raising interest rates as early as the

Published 06 Jan, 2017 02:29pm

Managed Funds

Mauritius 91-day Treasury bill yield edges down to 2.75pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 91-day Treasury bill inched down to 2.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 12:40pm

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'Bonds are back' for a little while, at least

LONDON: Investors piled back into bonds in the past week, directing the largest inflow into these funds for three months, although the pause in the bond market selloff will probably only be fleeting, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said on Friday.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 10:51am

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Taiwan sells 2 years govt bonds at 0.608pc yield, below forecast

TAIPEI: Taiwan auctioned T$25 billion ($780 million) in two-year government bonds at a yield of 0.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 08:15am

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Portuguese yields rise to highest in almost a year as supply looms

LONDON: Spanish and Portuguese borrowing costs rose on Thursday, as bond sales from France and Spain turned investors' attention to hefty supply in the region this month.

Published 05 Jan, 2017 05:46pm

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Euro zone yields steady after inflation-induced spike

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields steadied after a recent increase on Wednesday as investors digested more data confirming rising inflation across the region.

Published 04 Jan, 2017 05:22pm

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UK gilt yields drop, pressured by weak US data and Italy doubts

LONDON: Short-dated British government bond yields, pressured by weak US economic data and doubts about the health of Italy's banking sector, dipped sharply in early deals on Thursday before recovering to trade little changed.

Published 29 Dec, 2016 01:19pm

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Italian bond yields fall to two-week low before auction test

LONDON: Italy's borrowing costs fell to two-week lows on Thursday before a final bond auction of the year seen as a test of investor appetite for Italian debt as the country grapples with a crisis in its banking sector.

Published 29 Dec, 2016 09:05am

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China to permit special debt-to-equity bonds in new rules

SHANGHAI: China has drawn up new guidelines allowing institutions to issue special bonds to finance debt-to-equity swaps, the state planning agency's official news website said.

Published 24 Dec, 2016 07:12am

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Nigeria sells 40bn naira in treasury bills at flat yields

LAGOS: Nigeria raised 39.

Published 23 Dec, 2016 02:00pm

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Bonds steady as volumes thin ahead of holiday

NEW YORK: US Treasuries were steady in light trading volumes before the Christmas holiday with no new economic data due on Wednesday, as investors evaluated how many times the Federal Reserve is likely to raise interest rates next year.

Published 21 Dec, 2016 08:02pm

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Ukraine dollar-bonds hit 6-week highs as budget boosts IMF tranche hopes

LONDON: Ukrainian sovereign dollar bonds rallied across the curve on Wednesday after the passage of the 2017 budget boosted chances of securing the next tranche of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) $17.

Published 21 Dec, 2016 12:51pm

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Romania sells less 5-month T-bills than planned

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a less than planned 356 million lei ($82.

Published 19 Dec, 2016 07:40pm

Managed Funds

Japan mulls less government bond sales FY2017 for a 4th year

TOKYO: Japan is considering selling some 141 trillion yen ($1.

Published 16 Dec, 2016 10:20am

Europe

UK gilt bond yields hit post-Brexit highs after Fed rate signal

LONDON: Long-dated British government bond yields hit their highest levels since the country's Brexit vote after the U.

Published 15 Dec, 2016 10:19am

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US bond yields hit session lows after retail sales data

NEW YORK: Yields on longer-dated US Treasuries touched session lows early Wednesday as weaker-than-forecast rise in retail sales in November reduced expectations of a pickup in US consumer spending in the fourth quarter.

Published 14 Dec, 2016 08:19pm

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Long-dated euro zone bond yields fall with Fed rate hike priced in

LONDON: Long-dated euro zone bond yields fell on Wednesday ahead of a U.

Published 14 Dec, 2016 09:11am

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US sells 1-month bills at highest rate since 2008

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sold $45 billion of one-month bills at an interest rate of 0.

Published 13 Dec, 2016 06:39pm

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Mauritius 91-day T-bills yield rises to 2.70pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 91-day Treasury bill rose to 2.

Published 09 Dec, 2016 01:15pm

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Euro zone bonds yields head back down after ECB

LONDON: Most euro zone government bond yields fell in early Friday trade, reversing increases made the previous session after the ECB reduced its asset purchases but promised protracted stimulus to support a recovery.

Published 09 Dec, 2016 07:34am

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China's money rates rise for week on tight liquidity

SHANGHAI: China's primary money rates were up sharply for the week on tight liquidity after days of net fund drains by t

Published 02 Dec, 2016 08:12am

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Tunisia to issue 1bn euro Eurobond in January

TUNIS: Tunisia plans to issue a Eurobond worth 1 billion euros in January as it seeks funding to cover its deficit, a government source said on Monday.

Published 28 Nov, 2016 01:09pm

Managed Funds

Development Bank of Kazakhstan to buy back up to $200mn in bonds

MOSCOW: State-owned Development Bank of Kazakhstan (DBK) offered on Monday to buy back up to $200 million in 2022 Eurobonds out of a $1.

Published 28 Nov, 2016 01:07pm

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Indian bond yields jump after RBI hikes cash reserve ratio

MUMBAI: Indian bonds slumped on Monday, with the benchmark 10-year bond yield up as much as 15 basis points, after the central bank ordered banks to boost cash deposits with it in a bid to absorb excess liquidity generated by a government ban on larger no

Published 28 Nov, 2016 07:11am

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Egypt's three and nine-month t-bill prices fall in weekly auction

CAIRO: Yields on Egypt's three- and nine-month Treasury bills rose at an auction on Sunday, data from the central bank showed.

Published 27 Nov, 2016 07:36pm

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Zimbabwe to start circulating new bond notes on Monday

HARARE: Zimbabwe's central bank said on Saturday it will circulate $10 million worth of new bond notes on Monday, a quasi-currency that authorities expect to ease a serious cash crunch, but will limit withdrawals to curb any abuses.

Published 26 Nov, 2016 04:41pm

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France to sell 2.5-3.5bn eur of OATs at auction next week

PARIS: France will sell up to 3.

Published 25 Nov, 2016 05:28pm

Managed Funds

China's finance ministry sells 3-month bills at 2.1092pc

SHANGHAI: China's Ministry of Finance auctioned 12 billion yuan ($1.

Published 25 Nov, 2016 07:44am

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Japan's GPIF posts $20.9bn investment gain in July-Sept quarter

TOKYO: Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund, the world's largest pension fund, posted a gain of 2.

Published 25 Nov, 2016 07:12am

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Rosneft approves $17 billion rouble bond programme

MOSCOW: Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft is to return to the county's domestic bond market after a two-year absence with a programme worth 1.

Published 24 Nov, 2016 03:36pm

Managed Funds

Italian bonds rally as ECB soothes nerves ahead of referendum

LONDON: Low-rated euro zone government bond yields fell sharply and Italy's spread to German equivalents came off recent highs on Thursday on growing confidence the ECB will support the market in a difficult political environment.

Published 24 Nov, 2016 01:11pm

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Etihad Airways sets final size of five-year sukuk at $1.5bn

DUBAI: Etihad Airways has set its planned five-year sukuk at $1.

Published 23 Nov, 2016 03:55pm

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Etihad Airways sets spread for $1.25bn-$1.5bn sukuk sale

DUBAI: Etihad Airways has set the final spread for its five-year sukuk bond sale at 210 basis points over midswaps, according to a document released by the banks leading the transaction and seen by Reuters.

Published 23 Nov, 2016 12:28pm

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Saudi long bond shines in volatility after Trump win

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's 30-year bonds are outperforming other Gulf debt during volatility triggered by Donald Trump's election as US president, a sign of unsatisfied demand for Saudi debt and a good omen for issuance expected from Riyadh next year.

Published 23 Nov, 2016 11:49am

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Germany's two-year bond yield hits record low on scarcity fears

LONDON: Germany's two-year government bond yield hit a fresh record low on Wednesday on expectations that the European Central Bank will extend its asset purchase programme beyond March 2017 and exacerbate a scarcity of tradable debt in the market.

Published 23 Nov, 2016 07:34am

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Czechs to auction up to CZK 16bn in bonds in December

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry will offer up to 16 billion crowns ($630.

Published 21 Nov, 2016 02:17pm

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JGB yields rise to 9-month high, feeling the tug of US Treasuries

TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields rose to nine-month highs on Friday, feeling the strong tug of their surging US counterparts, in developments expected to test the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) resolve to control the yield curve.

Published 18 Nov, 2016 08:29am

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Romania sells April 2024 treasury bonds at 3.13pc yield

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a lower than planned 154 million lei ($36.

Published 17 Nov, 2016 02:02pm

Managed Funds

Euro zone bond yields fall after BOJ fires warning shot to markets

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields fell on Thursday, pulling away from multi-month highs after the Bank of Japan fired a warning shot to markets not to push borrowing costs too high following Donald Trump's unexpected win last week in the U.

Published 17 Nov, 2016 09:33am

Managed Funds

Mauritius 10-year Treasury bond yield falls to 5.04pc

NAIROBI: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 10-year Treasury bonds fell to 5.

Published 16 Nov, 2016 03:42pm

Managed Funds

Euro zone government bond yields fall 3-6 bps as sell-off pauses

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields fell 3-6 basis points (bps) across the board, ending a six-week sell-off, at least for the time being.

Published 15 Nov, 2016 09:56am

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UK 10-year yields head for biggest one-day rise since 2015

LONDON: British government bond prices tumbled on Thursday after the release of stronger-than-expected third-quarter eco

Published 27 Oct, 2016 05:11pm

Europe

Gilt yields hit post-Brexit highs after UK GDP data, sterling drops

LONDON: British gilt yields surged to a post-Brexit peak on Thursday, after data showed the economy had grown faster tha

Published 27 Oct, 2016 05:06pm

Managed Funds

Austria joins ultra-long bond foray with first 70-year issue

LONDON: Austria's government borrowing costs pushed towards 16-month highs on Tuesday as the country sold a 70-year

Published 25 Oct, 2016 12:17pm

Managed Funds

UK 2065 gilt syndication draws over 15bn stg in orders

LONDON: Investors have placed orders totalling more than 15 billion pounds ($18.3 billion) for a British government bond

Published 25 Oct, 2016 10:31am

Managed Funds

Portugal passes key ratings test, Spain's yields fall on politics

LONDON: Portugal's borrowing costs tumbled to six-week lows on Monday after it passed a crucial ratings test, while

Published 24 Oct, 2016 04:25pm

Managed Funds

Vietcombank to sell non-convertible bonds worth about $90mn

HANOI: Vietnamese lender Vietcombank has secured approval to sell non-convertible bonds worth 2 trillion dong ($89.6 mil

Published 24 Oct, 2016 11:41am

Managed Funds

Romania sells 500mn lei of Dec. 2022 treasury bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a planned 500 million lei ($120.90 million) worth of Dec. 2022 treasury bonds on Monday, with th

Published 24 Oct, 2016 11:31am

Managed Funds

Portugal's bond yields near six-week lows ahead of ratings test

LONDON: Portugal's government bond yields held just above six-week lows on Friday, with analysts expecting Lisbon to

Published 21 Oct, 2016 08:34am

Managed Funds

Euro, bond yields briefly rise as ECB says no talk of QE extension

LONDON: The euro briefly rose and bond yields touched a one-month high on Thursday after ECB President Mario Draghi said

Published 20 Oct, 2016 03:54pm

Managed Funds

Saudi Arabia borrows $17.5bn in first international bond offering: HSBC

PARIS: Saudi Arabia borrowed $17.5 billion in its first international bond issue, HSBC announced Thursday, after the ban

Published 20 Oct, 2016 12:56pm

Managed Funds

Euro zone bond yields edge higher before ECB meeting

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields edged higher in a jittery start to Thursday trade, as markets sought direction from the Eu

Published 20 Oct, 2016 08:18am

Managed Funds

UK 10-year yields move lower after solid demand at auction

LONDON: British 10-year government bonds made modest gains on Wednesday after solid demand at an auction of 2.5 billion

Published 19 Oct, 2016 01:02pm

Managed Funds

Portugal T-bill yields edge up in auction ahead of rating review

LISBON: Portugal sold all of its planned amount of 1.25 billion euros of three- and 11-month treasury bills at an auctio

Published 19 Oct, 2016 12:44pm

Managed Funds

Portugal continues surge ahead of crucial DBRS review

LONDON: Portugal's government bond yields hit one-month lows on Tuesday ahead of a crucial ratings review from DBRS

Published 18 Oct, 2016 03:55pm

Managed Funds

US TIPS breakeven rates rise before Sept CPI data

NEW YORK: The US bond market's gauges of investors' inflation expectations rose on Tuesday to their highest leve

Published 18 Oct, 2016 03:43pm

Managed Funds

Bund yields back above 0.1pc as ECB countdown begins

LONDON: German 10-year bond yields topped 0.1 percent on Monday for the first time since the results of the Brexit refer

Published 17 Oct, 2016 03:33pm

Managed Funds

Portugal's bond yields hit 1 month low after govt cuts deficit target

LONDON: Portugal's borrowing costs fell to a one-month low on Monday after the government slashed its deficit target

Published 17 Oct, 2016 03:20pm

Managed Funds

US bond prices add gains after N.Y. Fed business data

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices extended their earlier rise on Monday after the New York Federal Reserve's "Empire" ind

Published 17 Oct, 2016 02:51pm

Managed Funds

German bond yields touch highest since June, ECB meeting looms

LONDON: German bond yields rose to their highest level in almost four months on Monday, facing upward pressure from a ri

Published 17 Oct, 2016 09:58am

Managed Funds

Short-dated JGBs gain after strong 5 years auction

TOKYO: Short-dated Japanese government bonds rose in price on Friday after an auction of five-year JGBs drew strong dema

Published 14 Oct, 2016 07:58am

Managed Funds

Yields rise at Egypt's six-month, one-year T-bill auction

CAIRO: Yields on Egypt's six-month and one-year treasury bills rose at an auction on Thursday, data from the central

Published 13 Oct, 2016 05:15pm

Managed Funds

Romania sells planned 600mn lei of Feb. 2020 T-Bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a planned 600 million lei ($149.15 million) worth of Feb. 2020 treasury bonds on Monday, with th

Published 10 Oct, 2016 02:34pm

Managed Funds

UK gilt spread over Bunds extends rise on inflation worries

LONDON: The premium that 10-year British government bonds offer over German debt rose to its highest since early July as

Published 10 Oct, 2016 08:46am

Managed Funds

UK 10-year gilt yield hits highest since June 30 as sterling falls

LONDON: The yield on 10-year British government bonds rose on Friday to its highest level since the days immediately aft

Published 07 Oct, 2016 08:18am

Managed Funds

Italy's bond yields set for biggest weekly rise since last December

LONDON: Italian bond yields were poised on Friday to notch up their biggest weekly rise since December 2015, reflecting

Published 07 Oct, 2016 08:13am

Managed Funds

Gilt sell-off, US data nudge German yields briefly above zero

LONDON: Europe's benchmark German bond yield edged briefly back above zero on Thursday, reversing earlier falls, as

Published 06 Oct, 2016 03:52pm

Managed Funds

German yields back below zero as focus shifts to ECB minutes

LONDON: Europe's benchmark bond yield edged back below zero on Thursday as investors looked towards minutes of the E

Published 06 Oct, 2016 10:59am

Managed Funds

Euro zone bond yields rise to two-week highs

LONDON: Most euro zone government bond yields rose to two-week highs in early Wednesday trade, with investors on edge a

Published 05 Oct, 2016 06:59am

Managed Funds

Nigeria plans to raise 105bn naira with local bond issue next week

LAGOS: Nigeria plans to raise 105 billion naira ($345 million) in local-currency denominated bonds at an auction on Oct.

Published 04 Oct, 2016 07:20pm

Managed Funds

Mexico's Pemex issues $4bn in bonds, makes debt swap

MEXICO CITY: Mexican state oil company has issued $4 billion in bonds and done a debt repurchase worth $1.5 billion as p

Published 03 Oct, 2016 03:50pm

Managed Funds

BOJ to trim Oct buying of super-long JGBs to 2-year low

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan said on Friday it plans to trim buying in long-dated Japanese government bonds (JGBs) in market

Published 30 Sep, 2016 10:41am

Managed Funds

US yields slip on Deutsche Bank concerns

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt yields retreated on Thursday, as risk appetite faded amid fresh concerns about Deutsche Bank

Published 29 Sep, 2016 09:43pm

Managed Funds

France sells 4bn euros of new 30-year inflation-linked bond

PARIS: France sold by syndicate on Wednesday 4 billion euros ($4.48 billion) of its new 30-year bond indexed to European

Published 28 Sep, 2016 07:22pm

Managed Funds

Mauritius 3-year Treasury bond yield unchanged at 3.20pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 3-year Treasury bond was unchanged at 3.20 percent at auction o

Published 28 Sep, 2016 03:05pm

Managed Funds

US yields drop on Deutsche jitters, Fed rate outlook

NEW YORK: US long-dated Treasury debt yields fell to three-week lows on Tuesday on concerns about ongoing problems at De

Published 27 Sep, 2016 10:02pm

Managed Funds

Bund yields fall as focus switches to US presidential showdown

LONDON: Safe-haven German bond yields fell to their lowest in more than two weeks on Monday as attention turned from cen

Published 26 Sep, 2016 08:08pm

Managed Funds

JGBs yield curve steepens ahead of 40-year JGB auction

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds yield curve steepened slightly on Monday as long-dated debt yields rose ahead of an auc

Published 26 Sep, 2016 09:11am

Managed Funds

Euro zone bond yields edge up as bloc's economy grows gradually

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields edged up on Friday as investors turned their focus to the gradually expanding euro zone ec

Published 23 Sep, 2016 10:04am

Managed Funds

US yields fall on bets for gradual Fed rate hikes

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields declined on Thursday with benchmark yields hitting near two-week lows on revived bets the F

Published 22 Sep, 2016 07:20pm

Managed Funds

Euro zone bond yields tumble on hesitant Fed

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields hit two-week lows on Thursday, with Germany's firmly back below zero percent as Federa

Published 22 Sep, 2016 12:07pm

Managed Funds

Germany's 10-year Bund yield hits two-week low after Fed

LONDON: Germany's benchmark 10-year Bund yield fell to two-week lows on Thursday, moving decisively back into negati

Published 22 Sep, 2016 06:48am

Managed Funds

Euro zone yield curves steepen in brief nod to Japan policy shift

LONDON: Long-term euro zone bond yields initially rose and curves steepened on Wednesday after the Bank of Japan set a l

Published 21 Sep, 2016 09:36pm

Managed Funds

Mauritius offers 3-year Treasury bond worth 1.5bn rupees

PORT LOUIS: Mauritius will sell a three year Treasury bond worth 1.5 billion rupees ($42.34 million) next week, the cent

Published 21 Sep, 2016 03:03pm

Managed Funds

US yields slip on uncertainty over BoJ stimulus

NEW YORK: US Treasuries' yields fell on Tuesday as traders bought longer-dated bonds on uncertainty over whether the

Published 20 Sep, 2016 09:17pm

Managed Funds

US yields fall further after August housing starts data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields slipped further on Tuesday as data on domestic housing construction fell short of expectati

Published 20 Sep, 2016 07:05pm

Managed Funds

US yields edge down as profits booked before Fed, BoJ meetings

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields slipped on Monday as traders booked profits made on curve-steepening bets ahead of moneta

Published 19 Sep, 2016 07:38pm

Managed Funds

US yields slip as profits booked before central bank meetings

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields fell on Monday as traders booked profits made on curve-steepening bets ahead of monetary

Published 19 Sep, 2016 06:57pm

Managed Funds

Bund yield holds above zero percent as Fed, BoJ move into sight

LONDON: Germany's benchmark 10-year bond yield held above zero percent on Monday, with the market's focus firmly

Published 19 Sep, 2016 04:39pm

Managed Funds

German Bund yields rise further into positive territory

LONDON: Germany's benchmark 10-year Bund yield rose further into positive territory on Monday, hitting its highest l

Published 12 Sep, 2016 09:05am

Managed Funds

Euro, bond yields rise, stocks fall after Draghi says QE extension not discussed

LONDON: The euro hit a two-week high, bond yields across the euro zone rose and stock markets in the region fell after E

Published 08 Sep, 2016 03:45pm

Managed Funds

ECB's bond-buying options in focus as council meeting looms

LONDON: A slight rise in euro zone bond yields in recent weeks has eased immediate pressure on the European Central Bank

Published 05 Sep, 2016 05:09pm

Managed Funds

Egyptian T-bill yields rise at Sunday's auction

CAIRO: Yields on Egypt's three-month and nine-month treasury bills rose at Sunday's auction, data from the centr

Published 04 Sep, 2016 04:23pm

Managed Funds

US data, Spanish vote, Portuguese ratings on radar for euro zone bond market

LONDON: Euro zone bond markets braced for a number of potentially market-moving events on Friday including a Moody's

Published 02 Sep, 2016 11:10am

Managed Funds

Long-dated gilt yields hit four-week high, boosted by factory PMI

LONDON: Long-dated British government bond yields rose to their highest level in almost a month on Thursday, boosted by

Published 01 Sep, 2016 08:39pm

Managed Funds

US Treasury amends closing time of 4-week bill sale next week

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury on Thursday said it had earlier misstated the closing times for its four-week bill auction o

Published 01 Sep, 2016 07:28pm

Managed Funds

Benchmark yields headed for best month in over a year

NEW YORK: Yields on benchmark US 10-year Treasury notes were little moved on Wednesday but on track for their largest mo

Published 31 Aug, 2016 05:57pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise at Egypt's T-bond auction

CAIRO: Yields rose on Egypt's five- and ten-year treasury bonds at an auction on Monday, data from the central bank

Published 29 Aug, 2016 07:08pm

Managed Funds

Hawkish Fed lifts German Bund yields to two-month highs

LONDON: Germany's 10-year Bund yield on Monday rose to its highest level since Britain's vote to leave the Europ

Published 29 Aug, 2016 02:35pm

Managed Funds

JGBs sag on lacklustre BOJ operation outcome, weaker Treasuries

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices slipped across the board on Monday, with lacklustre results for the Bank of Japan

Published 29 Aug, 2016 06:56am

Managed Funds

Prices gain before highly anticipated speech by Fed's Yellen

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices gained on Friday as investors waited on a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen fo

Published 26 Aug, 2016 01:51pm

Managed Funds

Atlanta Fed pares US Q3 GDP growth view to 3.4pc

NEW YORK: The US economy is on track to grow at a 3.4 percent annualized rate in the third quarter, the Atlanta Federal

Published 25 Aug, 2016 07:37pm

Managed Funds

Croatia to offer 400mn HRK, 5mn EUR in T-bills next week

ZAGREB: Croatia will offer 400 million kuna ($60.26 million) and five million euros ($5.64 million) worth of one-year tr

Published 25 Aug, 2016 07:32pm

Managed Funds

Portuguese yields retreat from 1-month highs as bank deal brings respite

LONDON: Portugal's borrowing costs pulled away from one-month highs on Thursday after an agreement on the recapitali

Published 25 Aug, 2016 07:31pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise after durable goods orders rebound

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields rose on Thursday after data showed new orders for US manufactured capital goods increased

Published 25 Aug, 2016 01:54pm

Managed Funds

Yields on Kenyan Treasuries rise in auction

NAIROBI: The weighted average yield on Kenya's 364-day Treasury bill rose to 11.982 percent in auction on Wednesday

Published 24 Aug, 2016 07:35pm

Managed Funds

BoE's bond-buying struggles reverberate across euro zone markets

LONDON: German bond yields fell to a one-week low on Tuesday after the Bank of England had to pay up to prise long-dated

Published 23 Aug, 2016 07:25pm

Managed Funds

Saudi govt selling up to 20bn riyals of bonds

RIYADH: The Saudi Arabian government is raising up to 20 billion riyals ($5.3 billion) from banks in this month's sa

Published 23 Aug, 2016 08:30am

Managed Funds

Euro zone yields creep up after resilient German, French data

LONDON: Germany's benchmark 10-year bond yield nudged off a one-week low on Tuesday after strong data from the euro

Published 23 Aug, 2016 08:17am

Managed Funds

Portugal's bond yields recede from 3-week high as rating fears ebb

LONDON: Portugal's 10-year bond yield edged back from a three-week high on Monday after the country passed a ratings

Published 22 Aug, 2016 05:22pm

Managed Funds

Yields fall as Yellen speech in focus for rate view

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices gained slightly on Monday as investors waited on a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Ye

Published 22 Aug, 2016 03:38pm

Managed Funds

India bonds, rupee fall after Patel chosen to head RBI

MUMBAI: Indian bonds and currency fell on Monday as investors took the appointment of Urjit Patel as the next governor o

Published 22 Aug, 2016 06:50am

Managed Funds

Romania reaps 8.4mn tonnes wheat crop in 2016

BUCHAREST: Romania reaped a bumper wheat crop of 8.4 million tonnes this year, 7 percent up from 2015 at a 10-year recor

Published 21 Aug, 2016 07:35pm

Managed Funds

US yields fall on gradual Fed rate-hike view

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields slipped on Thursday on bets the Federal Reserve is in no hurry to raise interest rates with

Published 18 Aug, 2016 08:07pm

Managed Funds

Spanish 10-year bond yield hits record low on hopes of end to political stalemate

LONDON: The yield on Spain's 10-year government bond fell to a record low on Thursday, pushed down by signs of progr

Published 18 Aug, 2016 08:02pm

Managed Funds

US 5-year TIPS supply sells at negative yield

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Thursday sold $14 billion of five-year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities a

Published 18 Aug, 2016 05:37pm

Managed Funds

Yields on Kenyan Treasuries rise at auction

NAIROBI: The weighted average yield on Kenya's 364-day Treasury bill rose at auction on Wednesday to 11.865 percent

Published 17 Aug, 2016 07:43pm

Managed Funds

US bond prices steady ahead of Fed minutes

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices were little changed on Wednesday with the two-year yield hitting a three-week high, as trad

Published 17 Aug, 2016 04:50pm

Managed Funds

Japanese bond investors place their hopes, and bets, on a steeper yield curve

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan's pledge to conduct a "comprehensive assessment" on the impact of its stimulus measures is

Published 17 Aug, 2016 06:58am

Managed Funds

Portugal's bond yields surge after DBRS warns on rating

LONDON: Portuguese government bond yields were set on Tuesday for their biggest daily rise since Britain's vote to l

Published 16 Aug, 2016 07:20pm

Managed Funds

US yield curve flattens on Fed's Dudley's remarks

NEW YORK: Longer-dated US Treasury yields fell more than shorter-dated yields on Tuesday after New York Federal Reserve

Published 16 Aug, 2016 03:40pm

Managed Funds

Indonesia sells 18trn rupiah of bonds at auction, above target

JAKARTA: Indonesia sold 18 trillion rupiah ($1.37 billion) of bonds at an auction on Tuesday, above the indicative targe

Published 16 Aug, 2016 09:32am

Managed Funds

Euro zone bond yields pull away from record lows, firm stocks weigh

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields pulled away from record lows on Monday as rallying equities dented the appeal o

Published 15 Aug, 2016 07:34pm

Managed Funds

Euro zone bonds stay near record lows on poor economic data from Asia

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields held around record lows as poor economic data from Asia kept the onus on centra

Published 15 Aug, 2016 10:42am

Managed Funds

Euro zone bond yields rise on oil surge, US rate hike prospects

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields edged back from record lows on Friday, helped by Thursday's almost 5-percent rise in o

Published 12 Aug, 2016 12:11pm

Managed Funds

Spanish bond yields hit record low as coalition talks progress

LONDON: Spanish government bond yields dropped to a record low on Thursday as acting prime minister Mariano Rajoy edged

Published 11 Aug, 2016 08:24pm

Managed Funds

US high-grade bond market sets record for August

NEW YORK: The red-hot US investment-grade bond market set a record Wednesday for the biggest August of issuance ever, to

Published 10 Aug, 2016 08:58pm

Managed Funds

British yields make one of biggest forays into negative territory in 300-year history

LONDON: British gilt yields made one of their biggest forays into negative territory in their 300-year history on Wednes

Published 10 Aug, 2016 07:52pm

Managed Funds

Prices rise in line with global bonds as BOE covers auction

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices edged up on Wednesday in line with global bonds, as limited economic data and concern about

Published 10 Aug, 2016 04:11pm

Managed Funds

Yields mixed at Egypt's T-bond auction

CAIRO: Yields rose on Egypt's 1-1/2-year zero-coupon bond and on its three-year Treasury bond but dropped on the sev

Published 08 Aug, 2016 09:25pm

Managed Funds

New Bank of England bond purchase programme finds no lack of sellers

LONDON: Investors rushed to sell bonds to the Bank of England on Monday after it revived its quantitative easing asset p

Published 08 Aug, 2016 05:19pm

Managed Funds

Euro zone yields nudge higher as focus shifts to US jobs data

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields edged up on Friday as investors waited to see whether jobs data from the United States wou

Published 05 Aug, 2016 08:47am

Managed Funds

UK government bond yields plunge to new lows after BoE cuts rates

LONDON: British government bond yields plunged to all-time lows on Thursday after the Bank of England cut interest rates

Published 04 Aug, 2016 07:25pm

Managed Funds

US yields tumble on Bank of England stimulus measures

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Thursday, with some short- and medium-term issues hitting their lowest levels in mo

Published 04 Aug, 2016 03:54pm

Managed Funds

Britain's 10-year borrowing costs soar as global bond yields surge

LONDON: A global surge in bond yields prompted the biggest rise in British 10-year borrowing costs since June's Brex

Published 02 Aug, 2016 08:55pm

Managed Funds

US Treasury to borrow $201 billion in July-September quarter

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury Department said on Monday it expects to borrow $201 billion in net marketable debt in the Ju

Published 01 Aug, 2016 10:24pm

Managed Funds

Italian yields hit 17-month low on Monte dei Paschi rescue plan

LONDON: Italy's government borrowing costs touched a 17-month low on Monday after its third largest bank unveiled a

Published 01 Aug, 2016 07:45pm

Managed Funds

France to sell up to 6.75bn euros bonds at Thursday auction

PARIS: France will sell up to 6.75 billion euros ($7.49 billion) of long-term and inflation-linked bonds at a bond aucti

Published 29 Jul, 2016 10:04am

Managed Funds

US bond market rallies as Fed holds rates steady

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices rose on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve, as expected, left policy rates unchanged and o

Published 27 Jul, 2016 09:07pm

Managed Funds

US bond prices rise on weak data before FOMC

NEW YORK: A disappointing report on durable goods orders in June lifted US Treasury prices on Wednesday as investors awa

Published 27 Jul, 2016 04:19pm

Managed Funds

JGBs mostly rise on hopes of further BOJ easing steps

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds mostly rose on Wednesday, with the 2- and 5-year yields falling to record lows on expec

Published 27 Jul, 2016 07:42am

Managed Funds

US bond yields rise before auction as Fed meets

NEW YORK: Yields on US government bonds edged higher on Tuesday ahead of a $34 billion auction of five-year notes, while

Published 26 Jul, 2016 04:47pm

Managed Funds

Brexit a danger to US financial stability: Treasury

WASHINGTON: Britain's vote last month to exit the European Union has raised the danger level for US financial stabil

Published 25 Jul, 2016 09:10pm

Managed Funds

US short-dated yields rise on weak auction before FOMC

NEW YORK: Short-dated US Treasury yields climbed on Monday to four-week highs following a weak $26 billion two-year note

Published 25 Jul, 2016 08:29pm

Managed Funds

US short-dated yields rise before 2-year note sale

NEW YORK: Short-dated US Treasury yields edged up on Monday to four-week highs in advance of a $26 billion two-year note

Published 25 Jul, 2016 04:40pm

Managed Funds

Emerging bond fund inflows hit new weekly record high: JPM

LONDON: Flows into emerging market bond funds set a new record high of $4.7 billion in the past week, and combined equit

Published 22 Jul, 2016 08:31am

Managed Funds

US 10-year TIPS supply fetches solid demand

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Thursday sold $13 billion of 10-year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities to

Published 21 Jul, 2016 07:13pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year yields hit four-week high after US data

NEW YORK: US Treasury long-dated debt yields rose on Thursday, boosted by generally upbeat US economic data as well as r

Published 21 Jul, 2016 03:31pm

Managed Funds

Spanish bond yields turn negative at 3.1bn euros auction

MADRID: Spain sold 3.1 billion euros ($3.42 billion) in bonds on Thursday, with yields dipping into negative territory f

Published 21 Jul, 2016 10:33am

Managed Funds

Euro zone bond yields rise as risk rally dents safe-haven demand

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields rose on Wednesday, giving up early falls as upbeat company earnings boosted US and Europea

Published 20 Jul, 2016 07:40pm

Europe

Yields fall ahead of first major post-Brexit euro area data

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields fell on Wednesday ahead of the clearest measure yet of how Britain's shock vote to lea

Published 20 Jul, 2016 08:58am

Managed Funds

Prices rise as risk appetite slides with weak stocks, oil

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices gained on Tuesday as risk appetite waned following declines in stocks, hurt by the dro

Published 19 Jul, 2016 10:40pm

Managed Funds

Indonesia sells 18trn rupiah of bonds at auction, above target

JAKARTA: Indonesia sold 18 trillion rupiah ($1.38 billion) of bonds at an auction on Tuesday, well above the indicative

Published 19 Jul, 2016 09:30am

Managed Funds

JGBs mostly edge down, taking cues from stronger stocks

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds mostly edged lower on Tuesday as stock market gains lessened the appeal of fixed income

Published 19 Jul, 2016 08:39am

Managed Funds

Yields little changed, touched 4-week highs as Turkey coup fails

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields ended little changed after hitting four-week highs on Monday, as stocks posted a small boun

Published 18 Jul, 2016 09:07pm

Managed Funds

Prices edge higher on geopolitical risk concerns

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Monday, after two days of losses, as a failed coup attempt in Turkey over the

Published 18 Jul, 2016 04:39pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise at Egypt T-bill auction

CAIRO: Yields on Egypt's three-month and nine-month treasury bills rose at Sunday's auction, data from the centr

Published 17 Jul, 2016 04:09pm

Managed Funds

Spain to issue bonds due 2019, 2021 and 2046 on Thursday

MADRID: Spain's Treasury plans to issue bonds due 2019, 2021 and 2046 at its scheduled debt auction on Thursday, the

Published 15 Jul, 2016 03:08pm

Managed Funds

German bonds set for worst week in almost three months

LONDON: German bond yields were set on Friday for their biggest weekly rise in almost three months, ending their longest

Published 15 Jul, 2016 11:36am

Managed Funds

UK government bond yields hit 10-day high after BoE unexpectedly holds rates

LONDON: British government bond yields rose to a 10-day high on Thursday after the Bank of the England wrong-footed inve

Published 14 Jul, 2016 06:50pm

Europe

Euro zone bond yields rise as Britain holds rates post-Brexit

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields rose on Thursday after the Bank of England wrong-footed investors by holding interest rate

Published 14 Jul, 2016 02:48pm

Managed Funds

Venezuela's PDVSA issued $831mn debt to pay providers this year

CARACAS: Venezuela state oil company PDVSA has issued $831 million in promissory notes this year to repay debts to servi

Published 13 Jul, 2016 03:17pm

Managed Funds

European bond trading volumes -4pc in Q2

LONDON: European fixed income trading volumes fell in the three months to June, dragged down by slowing activity in gove

Published 12 Jul, 2016 04:00pm

Managed Funds

JGBs slip after weak 30-year auction, rebounding stocks

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were mostly down on Tuesday as weak demand at a 30-year auction undermined already shak

Published 12 Jul, 2016 08:03am

Managed Funds

Sri Lanka launches 5.5 years bond at 5.75pc; 10 years bond at 6.825pc

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka launched a $500 million, 5.5-year bond at a yield of 5.75 percent and a $1 billion, 10-year bond at 6

Published 11 Jul, 2016 04:04pm

Managed Funds

US 10-Year Treasury yield falls to record low

LONDON: The US 10-year Treasury yield, a benchmark for borrowing costs across the globe, fell to a record low on Monday

Published 05 Jul, 2016 08:36am

Managed Funds

Yield on Egypt's 5-year bond rises at Monday's auction

CAIRO: Yields on Egyptian government five-year bonds rose at an auction on Monday. The average yield on the five-year bo

Published 04 Jul, 2016 02:18pm

Europe

Euro zone yields rise as focus shifts from Brexit to supply

LONDON: Borrowing costs in the euro zone rose for the first time in more than a week on Monday as investors took prices

Published 04 Jul, 2016 08:37am

Managed Funds

US bonds rally, 30-year yield hits lowest since 1950s

NEW YORK: The US Treasuries market rallied on Friday, with the 30-year yield hitting its lowest since the 1950s in a wor

Published 01 Jul, 2016 05:03pm

Managed Funds

Portugal to offer up to 4.5bn euros in T-bill this quarter

LISBON: Portugal plans to offer up to 4.5 billion euros ($5.01 billion) of Treasury bills this quarter in monthly sales

Published 01 Jul, 2016 03:15pm

Managed Funds

African Bank offers to buy back $500mn of bonds

JOHANNESBURG: Bailed-out South African lender African Bank has launched an offer to buy back up to $500 million worth of

Published 01 Jul, 2016 11:32am

Managed Funds

Portugal swaps 1bn euros of bonds for longer maturities

LISBON: Portugal swapped around 1 billion euros in bonds expiring between 2017 and 2019 for much longer maturities on Fr

Published 01 Jul, 2016 11:29am

Managed Funds

Portugal offers to swap bonds for longer maturities on Friday

LISBON: Portugal will offer to buy back bonds maturing next year, in 2018 and 2019 on Friday and swap them for longer-da

Published 30 Jun, 2016 01:00pm

Managed Funds

Bulgaria's 2016 deficit will be well below 2pc of GDP

SOFIA: Bulgaria's fiscal deficit this year will be well below its target of 2 percent of gross domestic product due

Published 30 Jun, 2016 12:44pm

Managed Funds

Italy sells 6.75bn euros in three bonds, pays record low 5-years yield

MILAN: Italy sold the top planned amount at a bond auction on Thursday paying record-low yields on a five-year note than

Published 30 Jun, 2016 10:04am

Managed Funds

European bond market goes back to business

LONDON: The European bond market cranked back into action on Wednesday, putting an end to almost a week of no supply as

Published 29 Jun, 2016 05:51pm

Managed Funds

US 30-year yield approaches all-time low

NEW YORK: The yield on US 30-year Treasury bonds on Wednesday fell to its lowest since February 2015, closing in on its

Published 29 Jun, 2016 12:15pm

Managed Funds

UK gilt future extend Friday's gains after Brexit

LONDON: British government bond prices rose at the start of trading on Monday, extending Friday's hefty gains as Bri

Published 27 Jun, 2016 08:40am

Managed Funds

German bond yields turn negative as investors seek post-Brexit safety

PARIS: German government bond prices rose sharply on Friday as money poured in from investors seeking safety after Brita

Published 24 Jun, 2016 07:20am

Managed Funds

German 30 year Bund yield lowest on record in auction

BERLIN/LONDON: Germany's Federal Finance Agency said on Wednesday that the average yield fetched at a top-up auction

Published 22 Jun, 2016 03:59pm

Managed Funds

Mauritius 3-year Treasury note yield rises to 3.62pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on a three-year government Treasury note rose to 3.62 percent at an auction on We

Published 22 Jun, 2016 03:05pm

Managed Funds

German 30-year Bund yield lowest on record in auction

BERLIN/LONDON: Germany's Federal Finance Agency said on Wednesday that the average yield fetched at a top-up auction

Published 22 Jun, 2016 10:56am

Europe

German court ruling on ECB powers tests bond markets as vote on Brexit looms

LONDON: A ruling on Tuesday by Germany's top court on the legality of an emergency ECB bond-buying scheme looks set

Published 21 Jun, 2016 08:00am

Europe

US yields climb on reduced Brexit fears

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Monday with longer-dated yields hitting their highest in more than week, as traders

Published 20 Jun, 2016 04:05pm

Managed Funds

Goldman says it's too early to short US Treasuries

NEW YORK: Goldman Sachs said on Monday it was too early to bet on US Treasury prices falling before the outcome of Brita

Published 20 Jun, 2016 03:35pm

Managed Funds

Yields fall at Belgian long-term debt auction

BRUSSELS: Belgium sold 3.2 billion euros ($3.63 billion) of long-term debt, with yields for the 10 and 15-year benchmark

Published 20 Jun, 2016 12:44pm

Europe

Fractures in euro zone bond markets heal with ebbing Brexit fear

LONDON: A split in euro zone bond markets, created by worries around Britain's upcoming referendum on its EU members

Published 20 Jun, 2016 12:31pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise on Egypt's 91-day, 266-day T-bills

CAIRO: Yields on Egypt's three-month and nine-month treasury bills rose at an auction on Sunday, data from the centr

Published 19 Jun, 2016 02:10pm

Managed Funds

Investors in a bind over Bunds

LONDON: Investors were left despairing this week after 10-year German Bund yields, the benchmark instrument for European

Published 17 Jun, 2016 02:03pm

Managed Funds

Mauritius 91-day Treasury bill yield falls to 1.87pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 91-day Treasury bill fell to 1.87 percent at auction on Friday

Published 17 Jun, 2016 01:36pm

Managed Funds

South Africa's 3-month T-bill average yield unchanged at 7.32pc

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa sold 2.555 billion rand ($168 million) worth of three-month Treasury bills on Friday, at an a

Published 17 Jun, 2016 01:27pm

Managed Funds

Spanish public debt inches lower in April: Bank of Spain

MADRID: Spanish gross public debt dropped by 16.33 billion euros ($18.37 billion) in April from a month earlier to 1.08

Published 17 Jun, 2016 01:26pm

Europe

Euro zone bond markets steady as Brexit chances seen receding

LONDON: A sell-off in southern European bonds abated on Friday and yields on safe-haven German Bunds nudged back above z

Published 17 Jun, 2016 10:52am

Managed Funds

Dovish Fed tips German 10-year bond yield to record low

LONDON: Germany's 10-year bond yield hit a record low of below zero on Thursday as global bond markets rallied on fa

Published 16 Jun, 2016 08:15am

Managed Funds

China's Bohai steel says has paid interest on bonds due 2017

HONG KONG: China's Bohai Steel Group said it had paid the coupon on its yuan-denominated bonds, which was due on Wed

Published 15 Jun, 2016 12:35pm

Europe

Neighbour Ireland feels Brexit tremors in bond market

LONDON: The premium Ireland would pay to borrow compared with euro zone benchmark Germany hit its highest level in nearl

Published 15 Jun, 2016 11:50am

Managed Funds

Greece rolls over 3-month T-bills, yield steady

ATHENS: Greece sold 1.3 billion euros ($1.46 billion) of three-month T-bills to refinance a maturing issue, the country&

Published 15 Jun, 2016 11:42am

Managed Funds

Tumbling yields mean ECB has just months left for German bond buys

LONDON: A slide in German bond yields into negative territory means the European Central Bank risks running out of Germa

Published 14 Jun, 2016 04:15pm

Managed Funds

US yields pare losses after strong retail sales data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields pared their losses on Tuesday after the release of a stronger-than-expected US retail sales

Published 14 Jun, 2016 01:49pm

Managed Funds

Norwegian high-yield bond market reopening raises revival hopes

OSLO: A reawakening of Norwegian high-yield corporate bonds has raised hopes of an eventual resurgence for the multi-bil

Published 14 Jun, 2016 12:30pm

Managed Funds

Belgian short-term debt yields hit new record low at auction

BRUSSELS: Belgium sold 1.895 billion euros ($2.12 billion) of short-term debt on Tuesday, with yields on three-month and

Published 14 Jun, 2016 11:15am

Europe

Brexit fears drive German bond yields to below zero

FRANKFURT: Investors on Tuesday started paying for the privilege of owning rock-solid German government bonds as fears o

Published 14 Jun, 2016 10:49am

Managed Funds

German 10-year Bund yield negative for first time ever

FRANKFURT: Yields on Germany's benchmark 10-year debt fell into negative territory for the first time in its history

Published 14 Jun, 2016 07:50am

Managed Funds

UK gilt yields at new lows as EU vote doubts grip market

LONDON: British government bond yields struck new record lows on Monday, pushed down by uncertainty about the outcome of

Published 13 Jun, 2016 05:22pm

Managed Funds

Italy sells top amount at auction, 3 year yields rise

MILAN: Italy sold 7 billion euros ($7.9 billion) in bonds on Monday, paying higher yields compared to a month ago on the

Published 13 Jun, 2016 02:47pm

Managed Funds

Romania sells than planned Dec. 2022 bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a less than planned 293.5 million lei ($73.29 million) worth of Dec. 2022 treasury bonds on Mond

Published 13 Jun, 2016 01:58pm

Managed Funds

Egypt issues $745.4mn in one-year US dollar denominated treasury bills

CAIRO: Egypt's Finance Ministry issued $745.4 million in one-year dollar-denominated treasury bills with an average

Published 13 Jun, 2016 12:37pm

Managed Funds

Romania sells than planned Dec. 2022 bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a less than planned 293.5 million lei ($73.29 million) worth of Dec. 2022 treasury bonds on Mond

Published 13 Jun, 2016 11:23am

Europe

Southern euro zone bonds feel Brexit heat after surprise poll

LONDON: Bond yields in Europe's southern peripheral countries crept higher on Monday after a poll late on Friday sho

Published 13 Jun, 2016 08:56am

Managed Funds

Greece's Titan increases bond issue to 300mn euros

ATHENS: Greece's cement maker Titan said on Friday it was issuing bonds worth 300 million euros ($338 million) after

Published 10 Jun, 2016 06:14pm

Managed Funds

France to sell up to 7.25bn euros of bonds at Thursday auction

PARIS: France will sell up to 7.25 billion euros ($8.2 billion) of medium-term and inflation-linked bonds at debt auctio

Published 10 Jun, 2016 01:27pm

Managed Funds

Mauritius' 91-day Treasury bill yield falls to 1.96pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 91-day Treasury bill fell to 1.96 percent at an auction on Frid

Published 10 Jun, 2016 12:36pm

Managed Funds

Bund yields head closer to zero in global bond market rally

LONDON: Germany's 10-year Bund yield hit a new record on Friday and was within striking distance of zero as risk ave

Published 10 Jun, 2016 07:57am

Managed Funds

UK gilt yields hit new all-time low in global bonds rally

LONDON: British gilt yields struck a new all-time low on Thursday, dragged down by a rally in global government bonds as

Published 09 Jun, 2016 03:27pm

Europe

Bund yields would be at least 0.2 percent without Brexit risk

LONDON: Germany's 10-year Bund yield would be between 0.2 and 0.5 percent without the risk that Britons could vote t

Published 09 Jun, 2016 03:17pm

Managed Funds

Egypt to issue $700mn in US dollar denominated one-year treasury bill on June 14

CAIRO: Egypt's Finance Ministry will issue $700 million in one-year dollar-denominated treasury bills to local banks

Published 09 Jun, 2016 01:48pm

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Nordic Investment Bank launches 500mn euro green bond

LONDON: The Nordic Investment Bank said on Thursday it had launched an eight-year 500 million euro ($567 million) green

Published 09 Jun, 2016 11:53am

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German Bund yield at new record low, test of zero looms

LONDON: Germany's 10-year Bund yield hit a new record low on Thursday, pushing closer to negative territory as a ral

Published 09 Jun, 2016 11:39am

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German Bund yields near record lows, test of zero looms

LONDON: Germany's 10-year bond yield fell towards record lows on Thursday, with a firm tone in the U.S. Treasury mar

Published 09 Jun, 2016 07:29am

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ECB pours cash into company bonds to boost eurozone

BERLIN: The European Central Bank on Wednesday took the unprecedented step of buying corporate bonds, its latest weapon

Published 08 Jun, 2016 12:37pm

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German 10-year bund yield hits new record low

LONDON: The yield on Germany's 10-year government bond fell on Wednesday to a new record low below 0.04 percent, acc

Published 08 Jun, 2016 09:21am

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US 3-year notes sold at highest yield since March

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sold $24 billion of three-year notes at a yield of 0.930 percent, the hi

Published 07 Jun, 2016 05:30pm

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German Bund yield hits more than one-year low as political risk mounts

LONDON: Germany's benchmark 10-year Bund yield fell to its lowest level in more than a year on Tuesday, pushing clos

Published 07 Jun, 2016 03:56pm

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Nigeria to raise 105bn naira in local currency bonds

LAGOS: Nigeria plans to raise 105 billion naira ($527.6 million) in local currency-denominated bonds with maturities of

Published 07 Jun, 2016 12:16pm

Europe

Weak US jobs data, Brexit fears pin Bund yields near record lows

LONDON: Weak jobs data that has dashed expectations for an imminent rise in US interest rates and growing concerns over

Published 06 Jun, 2016 09:17am

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Taiwan sells 10-year govt bonds at 0.802pc yield

TAIPEI: Taiwan auctioned T$30 billion ($920 million) in 10-year government bonds at a yield of 0.802 percent, the centra

Published 04 Jun, 2016 06:40am

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US debt yields stumble on weak jobs data

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt yields tumbled on Friday, as prices rallied after data showed the world's largest economy

Published 03 Jun, 2016 07:41pm

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China finance minister auctions 3-month bills at 2.1886pc yield

SHANGHAI: China's Ministry of Finance auctioned 10 billion yuan ($1.52 billion) of three-month bills in the interban

Published 03 Jun, 2016 11:24am

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Yields on Kenya T-bills fall at latest sale

NAIROBI: The weighted average yield on Kenya's 91-day Treasury bills fell to 7.477 percent at auction on Thursday fr

Published 02 Jun, 2016 08:00pm

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Yields on Kenya T-bills fall at latest sale

NAIROBI: The weighted average yield on Kenya's 91-day Treasury bills fell to 7.477 percent at auction on Thursday fr

Published 02 Jun, 2016 04:09pm

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ECB to start buying corporate bonds next week

VIENNA: The European Central Bank said Thursday it will begin purchasing corporate bonds under its programme of quantita

Published 02 Jun, 2016 02:56pm

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Qatar Financial Centre sees new law on foreign investment by year end

DUBAI: A law governing the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), aimed at simplifying procedures for foreign investors, will hop

Published 01 Jun, 2016 03:10pm

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Russia central bank says sold 119.9bn roubles of OFZs in April-May

MOSCOW: The Russian central bank said on Wednesday it had sold 119.9 billion roubles ($1.8 billion) of OFZ government bo

Published 01 Jun, 2016 02:58pm

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Euro zone yields rise as ECB reviews inflation outlook

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields rose on Tuesday ahead of consumer price data set to firm expectations that the European Ce

Published 31 May, 2016 08:08am

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Euro zone yields higher as Yellen supports case for summer rate hike

LONDON: Euro zone government bonds yields rose on Monday after comments from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen boosted

Published 30 May, 2016 10:00am

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Greek two-year yields post biggest monthly decline since August

LONDON: Short-dated Greek yields touched six-month lows on Friday, having enjoyed their biggest monthly fall since Augus

Published 27 May, 2016 09:12pm

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JGBs edge higher, underpinned by month-end buying

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds edged up on Friday, bolstered by month-end buying and the Bank of Japan's asset pur

Published 27 May, 2016 09:41am

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German yields hit 10-day trough as chances of US June hike diminish

LONDON: German yields fell to a 10-day low on Friday, with this week's weaker-than-expected data and Britain's u

Published 27 May, 2016 09:34am

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US bond prices rise ahead of 7-year note sale

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices rose on Thursday with short- and medium-dated yields retreating from 10-week highs, ahead o

Published 26 May, 2016 08:03pm

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US bond prices rise ahead of 7-year note sale

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices rose on Thursday with short- and medium-dated yields retreating from 10-week highs, ahead o

Published 26 May, 2016 04:39pm

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German yields nudge up as oil prices clear $50 a barrel

LONDON: Europe's benchmark German bond yield nudged up on Thursday as oil prices cleared $50 for the first time in 2

Published 26 May, 2016 09:12am

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US bond prices flat ahead of 5-year note sale

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices were little changed on Wednesday, paring initial losses, in advance of a $34 billion auctio

Published 25 May, 2016 05:59pm

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Poland sells 718.5mn zlotys in bonds at top-up tender

WARSAW: Poland sold a total of 718.5 million zlotys ($181.38 million) in bonds due July 2021 and August 2023 at a top-up

Published 25 May, 2016 03:04pm

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Croatia to offer 700mn HRK in T-bills next week

ZAGREB: Croatia will offer 700 million kuna ($105 million) worth of treasury bills at an auction next week, the Finance

Published 25 May, 2016 02:07pm

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Indonesia sells 9.99trn rupiah of bonds at auction, below target

JAKARTA: Indonesia sold 9.99 trillion rupiah ($730.26 million) worth of bonds at an auction on Tuesday, below the indica

Published 24 May, 2016 09:20am

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Demand for Russia's Eurobond amounts to around $6.3bn

MOSCOW: Investor demand for Russia's 10-year dollar-denominated Eurobond has amounted to around $6.3 billion, IFR re

Published 24 May, 2016 09:13am

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Russia to sell US dollar bonds through VTB Capital

LONDON: Russia's first US dollar bond since 2013 has generated demand of US$3bn, according to a source away from the

Published 23 May, 2016 09:29pm

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Short-dated US yields edge up on rate-hike bets

NEW YORK: Short-dated US Treasury yields rose on Monday, with the two-year yield hovering at its highest in two months,

Published 23 May, 2016 03:36pm

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Greek bond yields hit six-month low as reforms open door to aid

LONDON: Greek government borrowing costs fell to a six-month low on Monday after Athens agreed a series of reforms that

Published 23 May, 2016 09:19am

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Rising German Bund yields set for biggest weekly gain in a month

LONDON: German Bund yields edged up on Friday and were on track for their biggest weekly rise in a month on growing talk

Published 20 May, 2016 08:23pm

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Bund yields erase gains as Fed's message fails to convince

LONDON: Germany's benchmark 10-year Bund yield fell back after hitting a two-week high on Thursday, with investors u

Published 19 May, 2016 09:22pm

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Prices rebound as markets cut odds of June rate hike

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices rose on Thursday as markets rebounded from Wednesday's sell-off and priced down the odd

Published 19 May, 2016 08:51pm

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Prices rebound ahead of remarks by NY Fed's Dudley

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices rose on Thursday as markets rebounded from Wednesday's selloff ahead of remarks by New

Published 19 May, 2016 04:39pm

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Temasek says retail bond issue remains a possibility

SINGAPORE: Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings said on Thursday it remains open to a retail bond offering in due c

Published 19 May, 2016 11:04am

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Gilts suffer biggest fall for four weeks as Brexit odds lengthen

LONDON: British government bond prices suffered their biggest one-day fall for four weeks on Wednesday, after pressure f

Published 18 May, 2016 10:32pm

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Romanian 2017 gross funding needs seen at 47.6bn lei

BUCHAREST: Romania may tap bonds worth 2.5 billion euros ($2.81 billion) and $0.7 billion from foreign markets in 2017 a

Published 18 May, 2016 08:51pm

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Russia to use Reserve Fund to offset smaller Gazprom dividends

MOSCOW: Russian Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseev said on Wednesday that the government would tap the country's

Published 18 May, 2016 04:21pm

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Euro zone bond yields dip as US data weighs on risk sentiment

LONDON: Bond yields across the euro zone dipped on Tuesday, with German Bund yields giving up early gains as stock marke

Published 17 May, 2016 07:49pm

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Yields little moved as investors unimpressed by US data

NEW YORK: US Treasuries were little changed on Tuesday as investors reversed early selling spurred by stronger-than-expe

Published 17 May, 2016 04:03pm

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Indonesia sells 6.51trn rupiah of Islamic bonds, above target

JAKARTA: Indonesia's finance ministry sold 6.51 trillion rupiah ($489.66 million) of Islamic bonds at an auction, ab

Published 17 May, 2016 09:46am

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Yields rise with oil prices; curve flattens on inflation expectations

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Monday as a jump in oil prices to near $50 a barrel stifled demand for safe-haven U

Published 16 May, 2016 09:24pm

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Yields rise with oil prices; curve flattens on inflation expectations

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Monday as a jump in oil prices to near $50 a barrel stifled demand for safe-haven U

Published 16 May, 2016 04:25pm

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Irish 10-year bond yields hit one-month low after ratings upgrade

LONDON: Ireland's government borrowing costs fell to their lowest level in over a month on Monday after Moody's

Published 16 May, 2016 08:06am

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JGBs edge down, 5-year sale awaited

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds edged down slightly on Monday, with the 30-year zone still feeling the effects of lackl

Published 16 May, 2016 08:02am

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China April investment growth cools to 10.5pc year-on-year, missing forecasts

SHANGHAI: China's fixed-asset investment growth eased to 10.5 percent year-on-year in the January-April period, miss

Published 14 May, 2016 09:54am

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Yield curve flattens on stronger US economic data

NEW YORK: The US yield curve flattened to the lowest levels in two months on Friday after data showed US retail sales ro

Published 13 May, 2016 04:08pm

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Ireland 10-year bond yield hits one-month low on rating upgrade hopes

LONDON: Ireland's 10-year government bond yield fell to a one-month low on Friday, outperforming euro zone peers ahe

Published 13 May, 2016 01:23pm

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Long-end JGB slip on soft auction results, curve steepens

TOKYO: Long-dated Japanese government bond prices dropped on Friday after an auction of 30-year bonds the previous day,

Published 13 May, 2016 08:47am

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Ireland's 10-year bond yield hits 1-month low, seen set for ratings upgrade

LONDON: Irish 10-year bond yields hit their lowest level in almost a month on Friday, outpacing euro zone peers before a

Published 13 May, 2016 08:39am

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Prices fall as Fed's Rosengren bullish on economy

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices fell on Thursday after a Federal Reserve official said the US central bank should raise int

Published 12 May, 2016 10:12pm

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Bund yields bounce off one-month low, fail to break 0.10 percent

LONDON: German 10-year bond yields tried and failed to break below 0.10 percent on Thursday, reflecting a wariness among

Published 12 May, 2016 05:02pm

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Romania sells 328mn lei of Feb. 2025 T-bond; yields up

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a more than planned 328 million lei ($83.07 million) of February 2025 treasury bonds on Thursday

Published 12 May, 2016 01:46pm

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Yields fall after strong 10-year note auction

NEW YORK: Treasury yields fell on Wednesday after the US government saw strong demand for its $23 billion auction of 10-

Published 11 May, 2016 10:22pm

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Nigeria to raise 111bn naira in Treasury bills

LAGOS: Nigeria plans to sell 110.93 billion naira ($558.00 million) of Treasury bills with maturities ranging between th

Published 11 May, 2016 03:17pm

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Denmark sells 5.0bn DKK worth of T-bills at auction

COPENHAGEN: Denmark's central bank sold 5.0 billion Danish crowns ($765.6 million) worth of treasury bills at an auc

Published 11 May, 2016 08:54am

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Bonds steady after strong three-year note sale

NEW YORK: The US government saw strong demand for its $24 billion auction of three-year notes on Tuesday, the first sale

Published 10 May, 2016 10:07pm

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US sells 1-month bills at highest rate since March

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sold $45 billion of one-month bills at an interest rate of 0.245 percent

Published 10 May, 2016 05:51pm

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Belgian short-term debt yields hit new record low at auction

BRUSSELS: Belgium sold 1.921 billion euros ($2.19 billion) of short-term debt on Tuesday, with yields on three-month and

Published 10 May, 2016 04:48pm

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Russia Finance Ministry to offer 30bn roubles of OFZ bonds on Weds

MOSCOW: Russia's Finance Ministry said on Tuesday it would offer 30 billion roubles ($452 million) worth of OFZ trea

Published 10 May, 2016 04:35pm

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Greek bond yields drop, stocks hit 2016 peak after debt relief offer

LONDON: Greece's long-term government borrowing costs fell below 8 percent for the first time in over six months and

Published 10 May, 2016 01:19pm

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Greek bond yields drop below 8pc after debt relief offer

LONDON: Greece's 10-year bond yields fell below 8 percent for the first time in over six months on Tuesday after eur

Published 10 May, 2016 09:37am

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China cash injection eases corporate bond crunch

SHANGHAI: China's 715 billion yuan ($110 billion) cash injection into its financial system last month has helped ave

Published 10 May, 2016 08:11am

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Romania sells 520.4mn lei of Feb. 2020 T-Bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a slightly more than planned 520.4 million lei ($132.14 million) worth of Feb. 2020 treasury bon

Published 09 May, 2016 03:33pm

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Yields fall on Egyptian debt at Monday auction

CAIRO: Yields on the Egyptian government's five-year bonds fell at an auction on Monday, data from the central bank

Published 09 May, 2016 01:13pm

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Egypt's yields on 91-day, 266-day T-bills fall at auction

CAIRO: Yields on Egypt's three-month and nine-month treasury bills fell at auction on Sunday, central bank data show

Published 08 May, 2016 03:16pm

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China April FX reserves rise to $3.22 trillion

BEIJING: China's foreign exchange reserves rose in April to $3.22 trillion, central bank data showed on Saturday, ma

Published 07 May, 2016 10:50am

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Longer-dated yields rise on signs of wage growth

NEW YORK: Longer-dated US Treasury yields edged up on Friday after April's US employment report showed signs of wage

Published 06 May, 2016 04:06pm

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Bund yields set for biggest weekly fall since January

LONDON: German Bund yields hit a two-week low on Friday and were set for their biggest weekly fall since late January ag

Published 06 May, 2016 11:12am

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Yields hit lowest in over 2 weeks ahead of April jobs report

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell to their lowest in more than two weeks on Thursday as investors positioned for a weake

Published 05 May, 2016 09:25pm

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Spain sells 4bn euros at quadruple bond sale, yields mixed

MADRID: Spain sold 4 billion euros ($4.6 billion) of bonds at auction on Thursday at mixed yields as investors eye Spain

Published 05 May, 2016 01:08pm

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Zimbabweans queue at banks as US$ 'bond notes' planned

HARARE: Zimbabweans formed long queues outside banks Thursday after the government slapped new limits on cash withdrawal

Published 05 May, 2016 11:01am

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Yields edge down with equities after mixed US data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields edged lower on Wednesday as a spate of economic data offered scant clarity on the health of

Published 04 May, 2016 09:14pm

Managed Funds

Biggest daily fall in German 10-year bond yields in 2016

LONDON: German Bund yields recorded their biggest daily fall in 2016 on Tuesday as concerns about the global economy out

Published 03 May, 2016 04:32pm

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Yields rise as US manufacturing sector expands

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Monday after data showed that the US manufacturing sector expanded, albeit at a slo

Published 02 May, 2016 05:21pm

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Yields rise as investors evaluate Fed policy

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Monday as investors evaluated when the Federal Reserve is likely to next raise inte

Published 02 May, 2016 02:00pm

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Puerto Rico to default on $422mn debt payment

SAN JUAN: Puerto Rico's financial crisis deepened Sunday as Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla announced the US commo

Published 02 May, 2016 07:16am

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Bund yields near six-week highs on anniversary of historic sell-off

LONDON: Germany's 10-year bond yield rose sharply on Friday towards six-week highs as stronger oil prices and hawkis

Published 29 Apr, 2016 04:15pm

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Mauritius 91-day Treasury bill yield rises to 2.34pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius's 91-day Treasury bills rose to 2.84 percent at auction on Frida

Published 29 Apr, 2016 02:23pm

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Spain to issue bonds due 2021, 2026, 2030 and 2040 on Thursday

MADRID: Spain plans to auction four bonds at the scheduled auction on Thursday, including an inflation-linked bond due 2

Published 29 Apr, 2016 02:11pm

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Kenya's 91-day T-bill yield falls to 8.526pc

NAIROBI: The weighted average yield on Kenya's 91-day Treasury bills fell to 8.526 percent at auction on Thursday fr

Published 28 Apr, 2016 05:18pm

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Portugal's 10-year bond yield reverses falls on court's Novo Banco decision

LONDON: Portugal's 10-year bond yield reversed falls on Thursday after reports that a Lisbon court has provisionally

Published 28 Apr, 2016 05:00pm

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German bond yields fall after BoJ surprise, tight-lipped Fed

LONDON: German bond yields dropped on Thursday after the Bank of Japan surprised markets by leaving policy unchanged and

Published 28 Apr, 2016 02:01pm

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Turkey marketing tap of US$1.5bn February 2045 at 5.5pc area

LONDON: The Republic of Turkey is tapping its US$1.5bn 6.625pc February 2045 Global bond, according to a source. Books a

Published 28 Apr, 2016 01:39pm

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Croatia to offer 400mn HRK in T-bills next week

ZAGREB: Croatia will offer 400 million kuna ($60.70 million) worth of treasury bills at an auction next week, the Financ

Published 28 Apr, 2016 12:47pm

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US bonds hold gains after pending home sales data

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices clung to earlier gains on Wednesday with longer-dated maturities hovering at session highs

Published 27 Apr, 2016 03:22pm

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US yields edge up as weak domestic data offset supply

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields nudged higher on Tuesday, with the 10-year yield hitting its highest level in nearly five w

Published 26 Apr, 2016 04:10pm

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Chinese firms scrap 99.5bn yuan of bond issuance in April

SHANGHAI: Chinese firms have cancelled or delayed at least 99.5 billion yuan ($15.32 billion) of planned bond issuance s

Published 26 Apr, 2016 10:25am

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US yields hit 4-week highs before 2-year auction

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose to four-week highs on Monday in advance of a $26 billion auction of two-year notes and

Published 25 Apr, 2016 04:19pm

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Bahrain's GIB sells 2bn Saudi riyals of floating rate notes

DUBAI: Bahrain's Gulf International Bank (GIB) said it had sold 2 billion Saudi riyals ($533 million) of five-year f

Published 25 Apr, 2016 10:02am

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Mauritius 91-day Treasury bill yield rises to 2.76pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius's 91-day Treasury bill rose to 2.76 percent at auction on Friday

Published 22 Apr, 2016 02:35pm

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Greek yields fall as Eurogroup says looking at debt relief measures

LONDON: Greek bond yields fell on Friday after the head of euro zone finance ministers said the Eurogroup was looking at

Published 22 Apr, 2016 02:11pm

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Bund yields set for one of the biggest weekly rises in 2016

LONDON: German Bund yields stabilised on Friday but were still on course for one of their biggest weekly gains since Dec

Published 22 Apr, 2016 07:59am

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Mauritius offers 3-year Treasury bond worth 1.3bn rupees

PORT LOUIS: Mauritius will sell a three-year Treasury bond worth 1.3 billion rupees ($37.12 million) next week, the cent

Published 21 Apr, 2016 08:33am

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JGBs gain, longer yields touch fresh lows

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds rose on Wednesday, bolstered by expectations of additional Bank of Japan easing steps,

Published 20 Apr, 2016 09:01am

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China EximBank completes sale of $3bn dual currency bonds offshore

HONG KONG: The Export-Import Bank of China has completed its issuance of $3 billion dual currency senior notes, its seco

Published 20 Apr, 2016 06:51am

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Vimpelcom plans to issue eurobonds worth up to $1.2bn

MOSCOW: Amsterdam-based mobile phone operator Vimpelcom plans to issue two tranches of 4-year and 7-year eurobonds worth

Published 20 Apr, 2016 06:28am

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Yields inch higher as oil, stock prices gain

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose slightly on Tuesday as oil and stock prices gained, reducing demand for safe haven bon

Published 19 Apr, 2016 03:55pm

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Investor demand for Argentina bonds just under $70bn

PARIS: Argentina has received investor bids totalling just under $70 billion for its first sovereign bond issue in 15 ye

Published 19 Apr, 2016 09:23am

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Yields rise, next week's Fed meeting in focus

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose slightly on Monday despite falling oil prices amid a dearth of major economic releases

Published 18 Apr, 2016 04:19pm

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Mauritius 91-day Treasury bill yield edges up to 2.72pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius's 91-day Treasury bill rose to 2.72 percent at auction from 2.70

Published 18 Apr, 2016 07:41am

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Russian finance minister: State firms should keep paying half of profit as dividend

MOSCOW: State-controlled Russian companies should keep paying at least half of their annual profit in dividends in 2017-

Published 16 Apr, 2016 09:56am

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Euro zone bond yields fall as supply pressure eases

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields fell on Thursday after a busier than expected week of issuance, with investors

Published 14 Apr, 2016 09:40am

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Foreign investors continue yield hunt in emerging Asia bonds in April

SINGAPORE: Inflows into the bond markets of most emerging Asian countries continued in April following the strong offsho

Published 13 Apr, 2016 08:49am

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China approved 5.5bn yuan fixed asset investment projects in March

BEIJING: China has approved 5.5 billion yuan ($851.06 million)worth of fixed asset investment projects in March, the cou

Published 13 Apr, 2016 04:09am

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Prices fall on reduced demand as oil, stock prices jump

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Tuesday as oil and stock prices jumped on reports that Saudi Arabia and Russia had

Published 12 Apr, 2016 08:45pm

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Long-term debt sales push Bund yields away from new lows

LONDON: Investors ditched high-rated debt assets on Tuesday to make room for ultra-long Dutch and French bonds coming to

Published 12 Apr, 2016 08:08am

Managed Funds

Mauritius 91-day Treasury bill yield fell to 2.70pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius's 91-day Treasury bill fell to 2.70 percent at auction on Monday

Published 11 Apr, 2016 01:49pm

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Turkey's 10-year benchmark bond yield falls to 5-month low on new central bank governor

ISTANBUL: Turkey's 10-year benchmark bond yield fell to a five-month low below 9.80 percent on Monday after official

Published 11 Apr, 2016 01:05pm

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Italian banks positive ahead of meeting on state-backed fund

MILAN: Shares in Italian banks rose in early trade on Monday ahead of a meeting later in the day in Rome between the cou

Published 11 Apr, 2016 08:05am

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China's finance ministry to auction 10bn yuan 182-day bills

SHANGHAI: China's Ministry of Finance said on Friday it would auction 10 billion yuan ($1.54 billion) in 182-day bil

Published 08 Apr, 2016 03:27pm

Managed Funds

Kenya 91-day T-bill yield rises to 9.001pc

NAIROBI: The weighted average yield on Kenya's 91-day Treasury bills rose to 9.001 percent from 8.965 percent last w

Published 07 Apr, 2016 03:28pm

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Portugal sets spread on tap of Oct 2022 and Feb 2045 bonds

LONDON: The Republic of Portugal has set the spread on a tap of its 2.2pc Oct 2022 at 242bp over mid-swaps and a 4.1pc F

Published 06 Apr, 2016 02:32pm

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Portugal begins marketing tap of Oct 2022 and Feb 2045 bonds

LONDON: The Republic of Portugal has started marketing a dual-tranche reopening of its 2.2% Oct 2022 and 4.1% Feb 2045 b

Published 06 Apr, 2016 08:45am

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US Treasury yields fall as weak growth data bolsters bonds

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Tuesday with longer-dated bonds touching their lowest in more than a month as weak

Published 05 Apr, 2016 04:08pm

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Nigeria to issue 275-365bn naira bonds in second quarter

LAGOS: Nigeria plans to raise between 274 billion naira ($1.4 billion) and 365 billion in local currency-denominated bon

Published 04 Apr, 2016 05:17pm

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Greek yields jump as Athens-IMF tensions raise bailout worries

LONDON: Greek two-year bond yields jumped about 2 percentage points to a one-month high on Monday as a leaked transcript

Published 04 Apr, 2016 05:06pm

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JGBs gain, with 10-year auction awaited

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds rose on Monday, bolstered by the Bank of Japan's asset buying operations, as invest

Published 04 Apr, 2016 09:14am

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JGBs gain as firm BoJ operation results trigger bargain hunting

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices gained on Friday on bargain-hunting following strong results of the Bank of Japan

Published 01 Apr, 2016 01:08pm

Managed Funds

China finance ministry sells 3-month bills at 1.9738pc

SHANGHAI: China's Ministry of Finance auctioned 10 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) of three-month bills in the interbank

Published 01 Apr, 2016 10:29am

Managed Funds

Egypt 1 year, 6-month T-bill yields drop at Thursday's auction

CAIRO: Yields on one-year and six-month treasury bills dropped at auctions on Thursday as the Finance Ministry sold all

Published 31 Mar, 2016 05:04pm

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Russia raises Q2 borrowing plan, sees 'persistent demand' for bonds

MOSCOW: Russia's Finance Ministry on Wednesday raised its domestic borrowing plan for the second quarter to 270 bill

Published 30 Mar, 2016 04:11pm

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UK 10-year gilt yield touches three-week high as oil slips

LONDON: British 10-year government bond prices touched a three-week high on Tuesday, bolstered by falling oil prices tha

Published 29 Mar, 2016 05:56pm

Managed Funds

Indian central bank tweaks upcoming lending rate rules

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India said on Tuesday fixed-rate loans of up to three years offered by lenders will have to

Published 29 Mar, 2016 02:28pm

Managed Funds

US bond prices trim gains after consumer confidence data

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices pared gains slightly on Tuesday as stronger-than-forecast data on U.S. consumer confidence

Published 29 Mar, 2016 02:26pm

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US yields steady ahead of two-year note sale

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were little changed on Monday in advance of a $26 billion sale of two-year notes, part of t

Published 28 Mar, 2016 04:16pm

Managed Funds

US yields edge up after consumer spending data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields edged higher on Monday as traders shrugged off softer-than-expected data on domestic person

Published 28 Mar, 2016 02:19pm

Managed Funds

JGBs steady, underpinned by solid 2-year auction

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were steady on Friday, shrugging off an overnight drop in US Treasuries, after so

Published 25 Mar, 2016 11:11am

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Russia says no decision taken to cancel planned Eurobonds issue

MOSCOW: Russia has not made decisions to cancel its planned Eurobond issue, a Russian Finance Ministry official said on

Published 25 Mar, 2016 10:46am

Managed Funds

Kenya 91-day T-bill yield slips to 8.410pc at auction

NAIROBI: The weighted average yield on Kenya's 91-day Treasury bills fell to 8.410 percent at Thursday's auction

Published 24 Mar, 2016 04:53pm

Managed Funds

Poland sells PLN 8.59bn in bonds at switch tender

WARSAW: Poland sold a total of 8.59 billion zlotys ($2.24 billion) worth of bonds at a switch tender on Thursday, the fi

Published 24 Mar, 2016 02:02pm

Managed Funds

Yields fall on safety buying after Brussels attacks

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Tuesday on safety buying after twin attacks on Brussels airport and a rush-hour met

Published 22 Mar, 2016 02:16pm

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Indonesia 'happy' with global sukuk pricing

JAKARTA: The Indonesian government set a 3.4 percent coupon for its $750 million global sukuk maturing in five years and

Published 22 Mar, 2016 10:24am

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Yields rise on hawkish Fed comments, corporate supply

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Monday after two Federal Reserve officials gave bullish projections on inflation an

Published 21 Mar, 2016 04:49pm

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Euro zone yields edge down, Catalonia downgrade puts Spain in focus

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields hovered on Monday near lows hit last week, with Spain in focus after the wealthy region of

Published 21 Mar, 2016 10:08am

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Portugal to issue up to 1bn euros of 5- and 15-year bonds in auction

LISBON: Portugal's IGCP debt agency said on Friday it will issue a total of between 750 million euros ($846 million)

Published 18 Mar, 2016 05:26pm

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Italian yields hit one-year low as ECB easing talk returns

LONDON: Italian 10-year bond yields hit their lowest in almost a year on Friday, as yields fell around the euro zone aft

Published 18 Mar, 2016 03:47pm

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JGBs rally after strong results at BOJ buying operations

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds rallied on Friday with 10- and 20-year yields notching fresh record lows after strong r

Published 18 Mar, 2016 07:58am

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US yields retreat as Fed rate outlook weighs

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt yields fell for the fourth straight session on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve lowe

Published 17 Mar, 2016 04:00pm

Managed Funds

US yields fall after Fed cuts rate hike view

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell across the board on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve, as expected, held interest ra

Published 16 Mar, 2016 10:37pm

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Yields on Kenya 364-day, 182-day T-bills fall

NAIROBI: The weighted average yield on Kenya's 364-day Treasury bills fell to 12.019 percent at auction on Wednesday

Published 16 Mar, 2016 08:06pm

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US 10-year yields climb to 7-week peak after upbeat data

NEW YORK: Benchmark US Treasury yields rose to their highest in seven weeks as a surprise rise in domestic core inflatio

Published 16 Mar, 2016 04:13pm

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JGBs firm on short-covering ahead of Fed meeting outcome

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds firmed on Wednesday, as investors cover their short positions ahead of the outcome of t

Published 16 Mar, 2016 08:15am

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Demand for US 1-month bill supply weakest in 8 weeks

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sold $60 billion of one-month bills to the weakest bidding in eight week

Published 15 Mar, 2016 08:36pm

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Argentina debt deal seen gliding toward congressional approval

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's lower house of Congress was expected to approve a settlement with creditors over the count

Published 15 Mar, 2016 08:18pm

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JGBs ease as BOJ keeps policy steady, waters down deeper rate cut view

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices slipped on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan refrained from further monetary easing

Published 15 Mar, 2016 08:01am

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Peripherals lead euro zone bond yields lower as ECB boost kicks in

LONDON: Peripheral government bonds led euro zone yields down on Monday, propelled by last week's monetary stimulus

Published 14 Mar, 2016 08:44pm

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Prices rise after last week's selloff as market looks to FOMC

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Monday, recovering after an aggressive selloff last week, as investors tried t

Published 14 Mar, 2016 02:40pm

Managed Funds

Tunisia plans 750mn 1bn euro bond in April

TUNIS: Tunisia plans to issue an euro-denominated in the second half of April and will begin the process, including soun

Published 14 Mar, 2016 09:42am

Managed Funds

UBS to open books on Additional Tier 1 US dollar bond

LONDON: UBS Group AG is planning to raise an Additional Tier 1 bond issue as early as today, according to a lead. The Sw

Published 14 Mar, 2016 09:42am

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US bond yields rise on 2016 Fed hike expectations post Draghi

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose in choppy trading on Friday as investors bet the US economy is strong enough for the F

Published 11 Mar, 2016 05:29pm

Managed Funds

Spain to issue bonds due 2019, 2026 and 2032 on Thursday

MADRID: Spain plans to issue bonds due 2019, 2026 and 2032 at its scheduled debt auction on Thursday, the Treasury said

Published 11 Mar, 2016 04:11pm

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Euro zone bond markets stabilise after ECB rate blow

LONDON: Euro zone bond markets stabilised on Friday after a sell-off triggered by ECB President Mario Draghi saying he d

Published 11 Mar, 2016 01:43pm

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US bond yields higher on ECB's president's outlook

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose in choppy trading after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi suggested he does

Published 10 Mar, 2016 09:13pm

Managed Funds

US 30-year Treasury bond sale entices investors

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Thursday sold $12 billion of 30-year government bonds to solid investor demand f

Published 10 Mar, 2016 08:18pm

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Euro zone bonds yields fall as ECB gets ready to fire latest salvo

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields fell on Thursday before a European Central Bank meeting that is expected to deliver a furt

Published 10 Mar, 2016 03:12pm

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Egyptian six-month, one-year T-bill yields rise at Thursday's auction

CAIRO: Yields on Egypt's six-month and one-year treasury bills rose at Thursday's auction, data from the central

Published 10 Mar, 2016 03:02pm

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US bond yields rise as traders see decline as overdone

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Wednesday as some investors bet the recent decline in yields due to global growth c

Published 09 Mar, 2016 10:45pm

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US bond yields rise further after weak auction

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields extended their rise on Wednesday with benchmark yields testing session highs as weak demand

Published 09 Mar, 2016 07:58pm

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Mauritius 15-yr inflation indexed bond yield at 2.81pc

PORT LOUIS: A 15-year inflation-indexed bond fetched a weighted yield of 2.81 percent at an auction on Wednesday, the Ba

Published 09 Mar, 2016 04:41pm

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Nigeria to raise 100 bln naira in local currency bond

LAGOS: Nigeria plans to raise 100 billion naira ($503.02 million) in local currency denominated bonds with maturities ra

Published 09 Mar, 2016 03:11pm

Managed Funds

Chinese hunt for property bargains from Dubai to Manchester

HONG KONG: As Chinese property investors heat up prices in many of the world's biggest cities, China buyers are now

Published 09 Mar, 2016 08:04am

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US bond yields fall on weak Chinese data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Tuesday in line with Japanese yields after weak Chinese data revived fears of a glo

Published 08 Mar, 2016 11:31pm

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US 3-year note supply fetches weakest bid since 2009

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sold $24 billion of three-year notes to the weakest overall demand since

Published 08 Mar, 2016 08:45pm

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Hungary cuts three-month bill auction, yields rise

BUDAPEST: The Hungarian Government Debt Management Agency (AKK) sold 36 billion forints ($127.7 million) worth of three-

Published 08 Mar, 2016 03:07pm

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Belgium 12-month treasury bills fall to record low at auction

BRUSSELS: Belgium sold 2.56 billion euros ($2.86 billion) of short-term debt at an auction of three- and twelve-month tr

Published 08 Mar, 2016 03:02pm

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Markets expect rate cuts and more QE from ECB but no inflation

LONDON: Financial markets expect the European Central Bank to cut its deposit rate by at least 10 basis points and expan

Published 08 Mar, 2016 01:56pm

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Indonesia sells 6.95trn rupiah of Islamic bonds, above target

JAKARTA: Indonesia's finance ministry sold 6.95 trillion rupiah ($529.00 million) of Islamic bonds at an auction, ab

Published 08 Mar, 2016 10:18am

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US bond yields rise on jobs momentum, government supply

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Monday in volatile trading as traders increased bets the Federal Reserve will raise

Published 07 Mar, 2016 08:15pm

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China to issue 400bn yuan of special local government debt in 2016

BEIJING: China will issue 400 billion yuan ($61.48 billion) of special local government debt this year, Premier Li Keqia

Published 05 Mar, 2016 09:57am

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Italy swaps 1.6bn euros of 2028 bond for 5 bonds due 2017, 2018

MILAN: Italy assigned 1.63 billion euros of a Sept. 1, 2028 nominal bond at an average price of 133.44 at an exchange au

Published 04 Mar, 2016 02:46pm

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Portugal's bond yields rise as rating tests begin

LONDON: Portuguese government borrowing costs rose sharply on Friday as the first of several back-to-back tests for its

Published 04 Mar, 2016 02:28pm

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Foreign investors welcome China bond market opening but wary over economy, yuan

HONG KONG: Foreign investors have welcomed China's landmark decision to open up its interbank bond market but are un

Published 04 Mar, 2016 10:59am

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JGBs gain, with superlong yields touching fresh lows

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds gained on Friday, with superlong yields hitting fresh record lows as the Bank of Japan

Published 04 Mar, 2016 10:50am

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US bond prices edge higher on steady oil, jobs data eyed

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices traded higher on Thursday as oil and stocks stabilized and as investors focused on Feb

Published 03 Mar, 2016 09:45pm

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US bond yields climb on subsiding concerns about growth

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields mostly climbed on Wednesday on reduced concerns about a US economic slowdown, increasing ri

Published 02 Mar, 2016 09:20pm

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US bond yields rise as growth concerns abate

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Wednesday on fewer growth jitters as a combination of domestic and foreign data sup

Published 02 Mar, 2016 04:27pm

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Euro zone yields climb as stocks rally on solid economic data

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields rose on Wednesday, edging away from this week's lows, as upbeat data and a rally in st

Published 02 Mar, 2016 01:43pm

Managed Funds

Bond prices slide on strong ISM manufacturing data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose to near two-week highs on Tuesday after data showed US manufacturing activity rebounde

Published 01 Mar, 2016 10:16pm

Managed Funds

Argentina, holdout funds end 15-year debt battle

NEW YORK: Argentina's new market-friendly government has struck a $4.65-billion tentative deal with its main holdout

Published 01 Mar, 2016 06:47am

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Egypt cancels 5-year T-bond issue, 10-year bond yield jumps

CAIRO: Egypt cancelled Monday's 5-year treasury bond issue, while the average yield on the 10-year bond jumped more

Published 29 Feb, 2016 03:00pm

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France to sell 8-9bn euros of long-term bonds on Thursday

PARIS: France will sell 9 billion euros ($8.8-9.9 billion) of fixed-rate, long-term bonds at an auction next week, the A

Published 26 Feb, 2016 02:19pm

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Argentina says issues $779 million in local debt

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina sold around 12 billion pesos ($779 million) worth of Bonar 2018 and Bonar 2020 bonds on Thursday

Published 26 Feb, 2016 12:12am

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Bonds steady as stocks, oil markets muted

NEW YORK: US Treasuries were steady on Thursday as equity and oil markets were relatively quiet, and the U.S. Treasury p

Published 25 Feb, 2016 04:09pm

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Bonds reverse earlier gains as oil, stocks recover

NEW YORK: US Treasuries ended little changed on Wednesday as oil and stocks reversed earlier losses, with the volatile o

Published 24 Feb, 2016 10:33pm

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Bonds gain on safety buying as oil, stock prices decline

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Wednesday as falling oil and stock prices, and rising concerns about a British exit

Published 24 Feb, 2016 03:43pm

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Peru sells 1bn Eurobonds to ensure 2017 financing

LIMA: Peru sold Eurobonds worth 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) due 2030 on Tuesday to ensure financing for next year, it

Published 23 Feb, 2016 11:14pm

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UK gilts fall as market absorbs linker syndication, liquidity thin

LONDON: British government bonds fell on Tuesday, underperforming their euro zone counterparts as the government sold in

Published 23 Feb, 2016 09:28pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise as oil holds near recent highs

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Tuesday as oil prices traded near recent highs, reducing demand for safe haven bond

Published 23 Feb, 2016 03:30pm

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Bids for US 3-month bills lowest since 2013

NEW YORK: Demand for the latest supply of US three-month Treasury bills came in at its lowest level since October 2013,

Published 22 Feb, 2016 07:49pm

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Yields up as appetite for risk lowers debt demand

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Monday as rising stock and oil prices reduced demand for safe haven debt, ahead of

Published 22 Feb, 2016 03:50pm

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US bonds slip on stock gains, upbeat data

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices fell on Wednesday, with benchmark yields rising to their highest levels in 1-1/2 weeks, as

Published 17 Feb, 2016 04:17pm

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US bond prices add losses after data

NEW YORK: The US Treasuries market's losses grew on Wednesday as data on domestic home construction and producer pri

Published 17 Feb, 2016 02:44pm

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India plans to inject more funds into state banks as bad loans soar

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: India is preparing to pump in a higher-than-anticipated capital sum into poorly performing state banks

Published 17 Feb, 2016 08:57am

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JGBs slip on profit taking, yields pull away from record lows

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices slipped on Friday as profit taking emerged after a volatile week that saw debt yi

Published 12 Feb, 2016 05:48am

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Bond yields sink as investors doubt another rate hike this year

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices rose sharply on Thursday, with long-dated yields plunging to record lows as worries over gl

Published 11 Feb, 2016 08:56pm

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South Korean bond yields hit record lows amid global woes

SEOUL: South Korean government bond prices rallied across the board on Thursday as concerns about the health of the worl

Published 11 Feb, 2016 02:08pm

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US 10-year yield falls to 1.625pc, lowest in almost 3 years

LONDON: The yield on 10-year US Treasury bonds fell to its lowest in almost three years on Thursday and the comparable U

Published 11 Feb, 2016 01:49pm

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UK 10-year gilt yields hit record low as investors flee to bonds

LONDON: British 10-year gilt yields dived to a record low on Thursday, driven down by demand for low-risk government bon

Published 11 Feb, 2016 01:15pm

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Bond prices rise as stocks fall on global growth worries

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose on Tuesday as investors concerned about slowing global growth continued to shun stoc

Published 09 Feb, 2016 08:28pm

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Euro zone bonds recover as inflation expectations hit record low

LONDON: Southern European bond yields pulled back from multi-month highs on Tuesday as market expectations of euro zone

Published 09 Feb, 2016 12:56pm

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Bond prices rally on falling stocks, global growth worries

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices rose on Monday, with the yield on the 10-year note reaching a one-year low, as falling stoc

Published 08 Feb, 2016 08:25pm

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South African bonds weaken in broader risk aversion

JOHANNESBURG: South African bond yields rose on Monday, ending a recent rally as new data over the weekend showed China&

Published 08 Feb, 2016 12:59pm

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JGBs mostly higher, 10-year yield edges near zero

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices soared on Friday, with the benchmark 10-year yield edging near zero percent after

Published 05 Feb, 2016 11:06am

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Bonds steady, Friday's jobs report in focus

NEW YORK: US Treasuries were steady on Thursday as data showed weaker U.S. growth, with investors focused on an employme

Published 04 Feb, 2016 08:30pm

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Norway's $810bn wealth fund to question companies on human rights

OSLO: Norway's $810-billion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, said on Thursday it would raise its focu

Published 04 Feb, 2016 02:24pm

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Spain hits target with 3.5bn euro triple bond sale

MADRID: Spain sold 3.5 billion euros ($3.90 billion) of debt at a triple bond sale on Thursday, in line with its target

Published 04 Feb, 2016 01:52pm

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Nigeria to issue 90bn naira bonds on Feb 10

LAGOS: Nigeria plans to raise 90 billion naira ($452.26 million) worth in local currency denominated bond at an auction

Published 04 Feb, 2016 01:29pm

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Yields rise from one-year lows as oil, stocks gain

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields ended higher on Wednesday as oil prices and stocks gained, after earlier falling to one-yea

Published 03 Feb, 2016 10:40pm

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German five-year bond yields hit record low after failed auction

LONDON: Five-year German bond yields hit a new record low on Wednesday after an auction that drew fewer bids than the am

Published 03 Feb, 2016 05:00pm

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Yields on Kenya's 182-, 364-day Treasury bills drop in auction

NAIROBI: The weighted average yield on Kenya's 364-day Treasury bill slid to 13.964 percent in auction on Wednesday

Published 03 Feb, 2016 04:10pm

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Poland to offer 4.5-7.5bn zlotys in bonds on Thursday

WARSAW: Poland will offer 4.5-7.5 billion zlotys ($1.12-1.86 bln) in treasury bonds due October 2018 and July 2026 at a

Published 02 Feb, 2016 03:59pm

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US 3-month bills sold at highest rate since 2008

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department sold on Monday $37 billion of three-month bills at an interest rate of 0.350 percen

Published 01 Feb, 2016 08:53pm

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Yields rise before Fed policy statement, debt auctions

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Wednesday ahead of the release of the Federal Reserve's latest policy statement

Published 27 Jan, 2016 02:54pm

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Bond prices steady as oil recovers slightly ahead of FOMC

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices were steady during volatile trading on Tuesday as oil prices slightly recovered and ahead

Published 26 Jan, 2016 04:28pm

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Bond prices inch up on sliding oil and stocks

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices edged up on Monday, with longer-dated maturities leading the rally, as oil prices fell on

Published 25 Jan, 2016 04:18pm

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Oil, stock rallies bog down U.S. bond prices

NEW YORK: U.S. Treasuries prices slumped on Friday as a resurgence in oil and stock prices that had been battered by fea

Published 22 Jan, 2016 08:42pm

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Bond prices jump as equities slump fuels safe-haven buying

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose on Wednesday, with 30-year yields hitting their lowest levels in five months, as a d

Published 20 Jan, 2016 10:00pm

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US bonds pare gains after Dec CPI data

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices trimmed earlier gains on Wednesday as an unexpected fall in domestic consumer prices in D

Published 20 Jan, 2016 04:31pm

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Govt of Sharjah to raise $500mn sukuk, to price as early as Weds

DUBAI: The emirate of Sharjah will raise $500 million through a five-year sukuk transaction, which could price as early

Published 20 Jan, 2016 08:09am

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US bond prices firm as stock gains fade

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices were steady to higher on Tuesday as further losses on Wall Street stoked safehaven demand

Published 19 Jan, 2016 07:58pm

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US bond prices fall as stocks gain on China

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Tuesday as a bounce in global stock markets on less pessimistic data on Chinese e

Published 19 Jan, 2016 04:32pm

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Rocket Internet fund gives start-ups edge as capital dries up

BERLIN: German ecommerce investor Rocket Internet has attracted $420 million to a new fund it hopes will speed up and si

Published 19 Jan, 2016 10:58am

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Foreigners' share of Italy govt bonds 29.7pc at end-Sept 2015

MILAN: The share of Italian government bonds held by foreign investors rose slightly in the first nine months of last ye

Published 15 Jan, 2016 02:25pm

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EU's Dijsselbloem urges swift agreement on migrant fund for Turkey

BRUSSELS: The European Union needs to reach swiftly a definitive deal on the financing of a three billion euro fund to h

Published 15 Jan, 2016 10:17am

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US bond market rallies as stocks, oil swoon

NEW YORK: The US Treasury debt market rallied on Wednesday with benchmark yields hitting their lowest levels in over two

Published 13 Jan, 2016 09:39pm

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Bond prices fall as oil prices reach 12-year lows

NEW YORK: Yields on US Treasuries inched higher in volatile trading on Monday as falling oil prices and concerns over gl

Published 11 Jan, 2016 09:24pm

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Bond yields edge higher as market digests sell-off

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields inched higher on Monday as concerns over global growth eased, leading traders to sell some

Published 11 Jan, 2016 08:13pm

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Egypt issues $897.9 million one year T-bill at average yield of 3.248pc

CAIRO: Egypt's central bank said on Monday it sold $897.9 million in one-year treasury bills at an average yield of

Published 11 Jan, 2016 04:09pm

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Spain to issue bonds due 2018, 2020 and 2023 on Thursday

MADRID: Spain will issue three bonds at an auction on Thursday, the Treasury said on Friday, the first debt issuance thi

Published 08 Jan, 2016 03:06pm

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Yields dip on China concerns, lack of inflation pressures

NEW YORK: Safe-haven US Treasury yields dipped on Thursday on concerns that weakness in Chinese equities could have nega

Published 07 Jan, 2016 08:55pm

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Portugal to issue up to 20bn euros in bonds this year

LISBON: Portugal plans to issue up to 20 billion euros ($21.7 billion)in bonds via syndication and regular auctions this

Published 07 Jan, 2016 04:19pm

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Yields fall as low inflation outlook hints at dovish Fed

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Wednesday, with benchmark yields hitting over two-week lows, on safe-haven demand a

Published 06 Jan, 2016 09:04pm

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Long-dated yields rise on reduced global growth concerns

NEW YORK: Long-dated US Treasury yields rose on Tuesday as worries eased over global growth, leading traders to sell som

Published 05 Jan, 2016 09:50pm

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US fed funds rate back within Fed's target range

NEW YORK: The US interest rate which banks charge each other to borrow excess reserves averaged 0.36 percent on Monday,

Published 05 Jan, 2016 04:07pm

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Yields fall after China rout sparks global growth worries

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Monday, with benchmark yields hitting nearly two-week lows after a tumble in Chines

Published 04 Jan, 2016 09:19pm

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Bond prices rise, on track to end year up

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose on Thursday and the yield curve flattened, with U.S. government debt set to end the

Published 31 Dec, 2015 07:23pm

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Greece to auction 1.2 billion euros of 6-month T-bills on January 5

ATHENS: Greece will sell 1.25 billion euros ($1.36 billion) of six-month Treasury bills on January 5 to refinance a matu

Published 31 Dec, 2015 03:11pm

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China says to step up checks on individuals' forex buying

BEIJING: China's foreign exchange regulator said on Thursday that it will step up checks on individuals' foreign

Published 31 Dec, 2015 03:10pm

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Bond prices flat as stocks slide; 7-year auction weak

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices held steady on Wednesday in thin and choppy year-end trading after a disappointing seven-

Published 30 Dec, 2015 10:16pm

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Bond prices mixed on oil, upcoming 7-year auction

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices were mixed on Wednesday in thin and choppy year-end trading ahead of a seven-year note au

Published 30 Dec, 2015 08:31pm

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Bond yields edge up, traders eye US 5-year auction

NEW YORK: Yields on US Treasuries rose on Tuesday in light, choppy trading as dealers awaited a five-year note auction l

Published 29 Dec, 2015 04:08pm

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JGBs edge down as stocks strengthen

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices mostly edged down in thin end-of-year trade on Tuesday, taking their cues from a

Published 29 Dec, 2015 08:05am

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Chile files for debt shelf of $3 billion with US SEC

SANTIAGO: Chile's government said late on Monday that it has requested to register a $3.0 billion debt shelf with th

Published 28 Dec, 2015 11:37pm

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Bond prices flat ahead of two-year auction

NEW YORK: Prices on US Treasuries were mostly flat on Monday during light trading, with the yield on two-year notes edgi

Published 28 Dec, 2015 04:28pm

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Egyptian yields buck rate hike with modest rise at auction

CAIRO: Yields on Egypt's Treasury bonds rose only modestly at an auction on Monday, shrugging off an official rate r

Published 28 Dec, 2015 03:29pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise on solid US economic data, gains in US crude

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Wednesday, with 30-year yields hitting one-week highs after solid US economic data

Published 23 Dec, 2015 04:26pm

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Yields rise after final US Q3 GDP data above forecast

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Tuesday after a final reading of U.S. third-quarter economic growth came in stronge

Published 22 Dec, 2015 04:26pm

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Japan fund managers keep stocks allocations steady in December

TOKYO: Japanese fund managers kept their holdings of global stocks unchanged in December after the US Federal Reserve&#3

Published 22 Dec, 2015 06:02am

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Yields little changed on caution ahead of year-end

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were little changed on Monday on hesitation to make major bets in thin year-end trading con

Published 21 Dec, 2015 04:46pm

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South Africa's Treasury proposes lower excise duty for brandy

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Treasury proposed a 10 percent cut in excise duties on brandy on Thursday, saying the a

Published 17 Dec, 2015 10:57pm

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Bond yields rise after Fed raises benchmark rate

NEW YORK: Yields on US Treasuries rose on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve increased its benchmark rate by 0.25 perce

Published 16 Dec, 2015 09:08pm

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Municipal bond yields little changed after Fed rate hike

NEW YORK: US top-rated municipal bond yields were little changed on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it is raisi

Published 16 Dec, 2015 08:42pm

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South Korea prices first Panda bond by foreign sovereign

HONG KONG: The Republic of Korea has priced a 3 billion renminbi ($465 million) three-year debut Panda bond at 3.0 perce

Published 15 Dec, 2015 09:31am

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Bond prices down ahead of FOMC

NEW YORK: Prices of US Treasuries were down slightly in choppy trading on Monday as traders awaited a possible interest

Published 14 Dec, 2015 09:59pm

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Auction yields on Egypt's 1.5-year and 3-yr rise, 7-year T-bonds drop

CAIRO: Yields on Egypt's 1-1/2-year and three-year treasury bonds rose slightly while seven-year bonds dropped at an

Published 14 Dec, 2015 01:32pm

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Bond yields rise as French, Spanish votes overshadowed in Fed week

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields rose on Monday with investors pushing political shifts in France and Spain aside and light

Published 14 Dec, 2015 10:32am

Managed Funds

Bond yields rise as French, Spanish votes overshadowed in Fed week

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields rose on Monday with investors pushing political shifts in France and Spain aside and light

Published 14 Dec, 2015 10:32am

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Mauritius 91-day Treasury bill yield rises to 3.40pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius's 91-day Treasury bill rose to 3.40 percent at auction on Friday

Published 11 Dec, 2015 01:40pm

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Yields rise as US stocks rebound

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt yields rose on Thursday, reversing their earlier fall in a generally thin market, bolstered b

Published 10 Dec, 2015 10:39pm

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Long-dated yields inch lower as oil price drops

NEW YORK: US long-dated Treasury debt yields edged lower on Thursday in thin trading, weighed by a slump in oil prices,

Published 10 Dec, 2015 09:19pm

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Canada's top 10 pension funds tripled in size since 2003

TORONTO: Canada's biggest 10 public pension funds now manage assets worth more than C$1.1 trillion ($812 billion), h

Published 10 Dec, 2015 01:20pm

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Prices rise on safety bid as oil, stocks slide

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Wednesday in thin volume, as a fall in oil prices and on the stock market prom

Published 09 Dec, 2015 09:54pm

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Greece sells 2.9bn euros of T-bills, yields steady

ATHENS: Greece sold 2.925 billion euros ($3.20 billion) of six-month and three-month T-bills to refinance maturing debt,

Published 09 Dec, 2015 01:56pm

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Yields inch higher in choppy trading as oil slides

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt yields edged higher on Tuesday in choppy trading after falling the previous two sessions, but

Published 08 Dec, 2015 11:18pm

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Belgium plans to raise less debt in 2016

BRUSSELS: Belgium plans to sell fewer medium- and long-term bonds in 2016, the debt agency said on Tuesday, as it has le

Published 08 Dec, 2015 12:55pm

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Greek yields highest since elections as Tsipras hits out at IMF

LONDON: Greek 10-year bond yields hit their highest level since September's elections on Tuesday, as Prime Minister

Published 08 Dec, 2015 11:38am

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Swiss Treasury reopens 1.25pc 2026 bond, 4pc 2049 bond

ZURICH: The Swiss Federal Treasury said on Tuesday it was reopening two bonds.It will top up its 1.25 percent bond matur

Published 08 Dec, 2015 10:06am

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Greek 10-year bond yields rise to highest since mid-September

LONDON: The yield on Greece's 10-year government bond rose to its highest level in almost three months on Tuesday, a

Published 08 Dec, 2015 09:03am

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US bond prices rally for 2nd day in quiet session

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rallied for a second straight session on Monday as investors consolidated positions in

Published 07 Dec, 2015 10:08pm

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US bill rates jump on Fed rate-hike bets

NEW YORK: Interest rates on US Treasury bills rose on Monday, with the six-month T-bill rate hitting its highest in more

Published 07 Dec, 2015 05:12pm

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JGBs dip as Nikkei gains, firmer Treasuries limit losses

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices dipped on Monday as a rise in Tokyo stocks dampened investor demand for safe-have

Published 07 Dec, 2015 11:37am

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Bond yields rise on positive private payrolls data, ahead of Yellen speech

NEW YORK: Yields on US Treasuries rose on Wednesday after data showed that U.S. employers boosted private-sector hiring

Published 02 Dec, 2015 08:11pm

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US yields rise modestly on Yellen remarks

NEW YORK: Prices of US Treasuries were little changed, with yields on longer-dated issues rising slightly, on Wednesday

Published 02 Dec, 2015 07:48pm

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Mauritius 5-year Treasury bond yield rises to 5.01pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on a Mauritian five-year Treasury bond edged up to 5.01 percent at auction on Wed

Published 02 Dec, 2015 03:40pm

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US bond prices rise on disappointing data

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Tuesday, with benchmark yields touching near one-month lows after data showed

Published 01 Dec, 2015 10:49pm

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Bond prices steady ahead of data, Fed speakers

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices were little changed on Monday ahead of a busy calendar of speeches from several Federal R

Published 01 Dec, 2015 08:10pm

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US bond prices rise as manufacturing data disappoint

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Tuesday, with benchmark yields touching near one-month lows after data showed

Published 01 Dec, 2015 07:52pm

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Bond prices up ahead of data-heavy week

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose modestly on Monday on hesitation ahead of speeches from top Federal Reserve speakers

Published 30 Nov, 2015 06:18pm

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Greece seeks debt relief deal in February 2016

ATHENS: Greece aims to achieve a deal on debt relief with its euro zone creditors in February to remove financial uncert

Published 30 Nov, 2015 03:20pm

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Yield on Kenya five-year bond slips at auction

NAIROBI: The weighted average yield of successful bids on Kenya's five-year Treasury infrastructure bond was 13.920

Published 25 Nov, 2015 07:58pm

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Upbeat business surveys send Bund yields soaring after 10-day fall

LONDON: German Bund yields rose on Monday after falling for 10 consecutive trading days as euro zone business growth acc

Published 23 Nov, 2015 07:57pm

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US 6-month T-bills sold at highest rate since 2009

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Monday sold $26 billion of six-month bills at an interest rate of 0.35 percent,

Published 23 Nov, 2015 05:14pm

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US bond prices hold losses after housing starts data

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices hovered near their session lows on Wednesday as domestic housing starts slowed to a seven

Published 18 Nov, 2015 01:56pm

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US 1-month bills sold at same interest rate as week ago

NEW YORK: US Treasury Department on Tuesday sold a record $55 billion in one-month bills at an interest rate of 0.075 pe

Published 17 Nov, 2015 07:55pm

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Greek yields reach one-year low after deal struck with lenders

LONDON: Greek bond yields fell to their lowest in more than a year and local stocks rose on Tuesday after Athens reached

Published 17 Nov, 2015 07:32pm

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US shorter-dated yields hit session highs after CPI

NEW YORK: Yields on US short-to-medium Treasury debt maturities rose to session highs on Tuesday as in-line data on dome

Published 17 Nov, 2015 02:00pm

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Germany, Spain and France to sell bonds

LONDON: Germany, Spain and France are the euro zone countries expected to sell bonds next week. Germany plans to sell a

Published 13 Nov, 2015 01:46pm

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US bond prices dip on 30-year, corporate supplies

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices slipped on Thursday as selling linked to more corporate supply and $16 billion of 30-year

Published 12 Nov, 2015 10:12pm

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Egypt t-bill yields drop marginally at auction

CAIRO: Yields on Egypt's six month and one year treasury bills dropped marginally in Thursday's auction, the Fin

Published 12 Nov, 2015 12:22pm

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Greece rolls over 3-month T-bills, yield steady

ATHENS: Greece sold 1.138 billion euros ($1.22 billion) of three-month T-bills to refinance a maturing issue, keeping it

Published 11 Nov, 2015 12:33pm

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ECB rate-cut talk buffers Portuguese bonds

LONDON: Portuguese government bond yields reversed early rises on Wednesday as the prospect of additional stimulus from

Published 11 Nov, 2015 11:42am

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US bond prices rise after solid 10-year auction

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose on Tuesday with benchmark yields retreating from a more than three-month peak on dem

Published 10 Nov, 2015 09:29pm

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Longer-dated US bond prices dip before 10-year auction

NEW YORK: Longer-dated US Treasuries prices slipped on Tuesday with benchmark yields hovering at their highest in over t

Published 10 Nov, 2015 08:03pm

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US sells 1-year bills at highest rates since 2009

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sold $12 billion of one-year bills at an interest rate of 0.500 percent,

Published 10 Nov, 2015 07:34pm

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Indonesia sells 9 trillion rupiah of bonds at auction, above target

JAKARTA: Indonesia sold 9 trillion rupiah ($661.3 million) worth of bonds at an auction on Tuesday, above the indicative

Published 10 Nov, 2015 01:31pm

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US bonds fall on rate-hike bets, supply

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Monday with two-year yields hovering at their highest levels in 5-1/2 years as tr

Published 09 Nov, 2015 08:40pm

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US sells 3-month bills at highest rate since 2011

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Monday sold $30 billion in three-month bills at an interest rate of 0.135 percen

Published 09 Nov, 2015 08:39pm

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US Treasury 3-year note fetches 1.27pc

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury auctioned $24 billion in three-year notes on Tuesday at a high yield of 1.27 percent, up fro

Published 09 Nov, 2015 06:44pm

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Hungary sells 8-week bills, yield rises

BUDAPEST: The Hungarian Government Debt Management Agency (AKK) sold 20 billion forints ($68.47 million) of 8-week Treas

Published 09 Nov, 2015 12:13pm

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Two-year yields hit 4-1/2-year highs ahead of US jobs data

NEW YORK: US two-year Treasury yields hit their highest levels in 4-1/2 years on Thursday on continued expectations that

Published 05 Nov, 2015 08:45pm

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Romania sells planned 600mn lei of Jan 2018 bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a planned 600 million lei ($146.55 million) worth of Jan. 2018 treasury bonds on Thursday, with

Published 05 Nov, 2015 12:19pm

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Portugal's bond yields fall as opposition talks stutter

LONDON: Portuguese government bond yields fell on Wednesday as opposition parties struggle to join forces a week before

Published 04 Nov, 2015 11:07am

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German 10-year Bund yields could go as low as 0.1pc

LONDON: German 10-year bond yields might fall as low as 0.1 percent within six months, nearing April's record low, i

Published 02 Nov, 2015 12:02pm

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Portuguese yields rise after Socialists vow no-confidence vote

LONDON: Portuguese bond yields rose on Monday after the opposition Socialists pledged to topple the government in a no-c

Published 26 Oct, 2015 07:44pm

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German yields hit 3-week high on ECB lending survey

LONDON: German government bond yields hit a three-week high late on Tuesday after an upbeat ECB lending survey silenced

Published 20 Oct, 2015 07:26pm

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Greek bond yields hit year's low after approval of reforms

LONDON: Greek two-year government bond yields fell to their lowest level this year on Monday as investors welcomed Athen

Published 19 Oct, 2015 08:17pm

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Long-dated yields dip as traders reassess inflation outlook

NEW YORK: US 30-year Treasury yields dipped on Friday on views the outlook for inflation looked weak, while short-dated

Published 16 Oct, 2015 04:18pm

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Mauritius Treasury bill yields rise at auction

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 91-day, 182-day and 364-day Treasury bills rose at auction on F

Published 16 Oct, 2015 01:53pm

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Bund yields near two-week lows after ECB policymaker's comments

LONDON: The prospect of more European Central Bank easing kept German yields near two-week lows on Thursday, even as the

Published 15 Oct, 2015 04:30pm

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Kenya 91-day Treasury bill yield rises at latest sale

NAIROBI: The weighted average yield on Kenya's 91-day Treasury bill jumped to 22.133 percent at an auction on Thursd

Published 15 Oct, 2015 03:22pm

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Yields fall after US data supports 2016 Fed rate hike view

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields hit their lowest levels in over a week on Wednesday after weaker-than-expected U.S. retail

Published 14 Oct, 2015 10:56pm

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Bund yields rise as investors prefer stocks after dovish Fed minutes

LONDON: German Bund yields rose on Friday, with investors preferring equities after minutes of the most recent Federal R

Published 09 Oct, 2015 01:12pm

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US bond prices fall as Fed minutes pare bids

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Thursday as the minutes from the Federal Reserve's September policy meeting s

Published 08 Oct, 2015 11:24pm

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US bond prices fall ahead of 30-year auction

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Thursday with benchmark yields hovering near one-week highs as investors sold som

Published 08 Oct, 2015 03:10pm

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Mauritius Treasury bills yields rise at auction

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 91-day, 182-day and 364-day Treasury bills rose at auction on F

Published 02 Oct, 2015 02:35pm

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Kenya 91-day Treasury bill yield rises to 20.637pc

NAIROBI: The weighted average yield on Kenya's 91-day Treasury bill rose to 20.637 percent at auction on Thursday fr

Published 01 Oct, 2015 03:10pm

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Bond prices fall ahead of September jobs report

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Wednesday, surrendering gains from Tuesday's flight-to-safety rally as Wall S

Published 30 Sep, 2015 05:08pm

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Portuguese bond yields fall 10 days before election

LONDON: Portuguese bond yields fell on Thursday as polls predicted an election victory for the ruling coalition and the

Published 24 Sep, 2015 05:08pm

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Yields on Kenyan Treasury bills rise in auction

NAIROBI: The weighted average yield on Kenya's 364-day Treasury bill rose to 16.301 percent during auction on Wednes

Published 23 Sep, 2015 07:16pm

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US 1-month bill sale gets record bids

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department's latest one-month bill sale on Tuesday received a record level of bids relativ

Published 22 Sep, 2015 06:33pm

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Euro zone bond yields fall 10-15 bps as Fed keeps money free

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields dropped by more than 10 basis points on Friday after the US Federal Reserve pro

Published 18 Sep, 2015 07:57pm

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Kenya 364-day, 182-day T-bill yields rise at latest sale

NAIROBI: The weighted average yield on Kenya's 364-day Treasury bill rose to 15.768 percent at auction on Wednesday

Published 16 Sep, 2015 08:12pm

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Prices fall on US retail sales data; Fed meeting eyed

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices slipped on Tuesday after upwardly revised US retail sales data for July and greater risk

Published 15 Sep, 2015 03:10pm

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Greece to auction 1.0bn euros of 3-month T-bills on Sept. 16

ATHENS: Greece will sell 1.0 billion euros ($1.13 billion) of three-month Treasury bills on Sept. 16 to refinance a matu

Published 11 Sep, 2015 11:47am

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Yields rise as stocks rally, strong demand at 30-year auction

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Thursday as stocks gained, reducing demand for safe haven assets, even after the go

Published 10 Sep, 2015 11:16pm

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German yields fall back on US auction relief, China malaise

LONDON: German bond yields dipped on Thursday on relief that the United States managed to offload bonds at auction, alla

Published 10 Sep, 2015 11:57am

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UK gilt futures extend losses after low demand at auction

LONDON: British government bond prices fell on Tuesday after an auction of 30-year bonds attracted weak demand and under

Published 08 Sep, 2015 01:00pm

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Romania sells 500mn lei of June 2017 T-Bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a planned 500 million lei ($126.19 million) worth of June 2017 treasury bonds on Monday, with th

Published 07 Sep, 2015 11:59am

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Short-dated note prices slip, long-dated bonds rally on US jobs data

NEW YORK: US medium- and long-dated Treasuries prices rose on Friday, while short-dated prices were slightly lower, afte

Published 04 Sep, 2015 02:33pm

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Spain sells 5.9bn euros of debt in quadruple bond auction

MADRID: Spain on Thursday sold 5.9 billion euros ($6.7 billion) of debt in a quadruple bond auction at higher yields, ah

Published 03 Sep, 2015 12:37pm

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Mauritius offers 10-year Treasury bond worth 1.6bn rupees

PORT LOUIS: The Bank of Mauritius said on Wednesday it would auction a 10-year Treasury bond worth 1.6 billion rupees ($

Published 02 Sep, 2015 12:07pm

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German bond yields steady as China wobbles, oil reverses

LONDON: German bond yields steadied on Tuesday as surveys showed China's manufacturing sector in the grip of its wor

Published 01 Sep, 2015 11:56am

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Mauritius 182-day Treasury bills yield rises to 1.80pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 182-day Treasury bill rose to 1.80 percent at an auction on Fri

Published 28 Aug, 2015 12:15pm

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Mauritius 364-day Treasury bills yield rises to 2.35pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 364-day Treasury bill rose to 2.35 percent at auction on Wednes

Published 26 Aug, 2015 12:25pm

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Yields fall as Fed rate hike in September seen less likely

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell Thursday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent meeting offered no f

Published 20 Aug, 2015 10:01pm

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Portugal sells more T-bills than planned, 3-month yield record low

LISBON: Portugal sold more than planned in a Treasury bill auction on Wednesday, with three-month borrowing costs fallin

Published 19 Aug, 2015 02:06pm

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Prices gain after weak NY manufacturing data

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices gained on Monday after data showing manufacturing activity in New York state plunged to its

Published 17 Aug, 2015 05:59pm

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Benchmark yields hit two-month low on weak US data

NEW YORK: US long-dated and benchmark Treasuries yields hit their lowest levels in two months on Monday after weaker-tha

Published 03 Aug, 2015 06:40pm

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China finance ministry to auction 22bn yuan of 1-year bills on Aug 7

SHANGHAI: China's Ministry of Finance said on Friday that it will auction 22 billion yuan ($3.54 billion) in one-yea

Published 31 Jul, 2015 01:12pm

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Greece to auction T-bills on August 5

ATHENS: Greece will sell 625 million euros ($684.44 million) of six-month Treasury bills on August 5 to refinance a matu

Published 31 Jul, 2015 01:09pm

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German yields rise as stocks recover, Fed watched

LONDON: German bond yields edged up on Tuesday as equity markets steadied and risk appetite recovered, but strategists s

Published 28 Jul, 2015 07:27pm

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Kenyan T-bill yields to track overnight rates higher

NAIROBI: The yields on Kenya's Treasury bills are expected to rise further, pushed by rising overnight interbank len

Published 24 Jul, 2015 01:01pm

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Euro zone bond yields rise as oil prices recover

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields rose on Tuesday as oil prices recovered and unexpected debt sales weighed on th

Published 21 Jul, 2015 05:49pm

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Nigerian bond sale misses target, investors seek higher yields

LAGOS: Nigeria's latest bond auction fell short of its target as low yields deterred investors worried about the nai

Published 16 Jul, 2015 03:19pm

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Yields fall further on Belgian treasury bills

BRUSSELS: Belgium sold 2.0 billion euros ($2.20 billion) of short-term debt at an auction on Tuesday, with yields fallin

Published 14 Jul, 2015 12:07pm

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US yields rise on hopes of Greece deal, Chinese stocks

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields rose on Friday, hitting their highest levels in a week, as hopes of a Greece debt deal an

Published 10 Jul, 2015 12:55pm

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Prices drop as China, US stocks rally

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices fell on Thursday as China's beaten-down stock markets rose after recent huge falls

Published 09 Jul, 2015 07:51pm

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German Bund yields stabilise as Greek deal still possible

LONDON: German Bund yields stabilised on Wednesday as the possibility of Greece and the European Union converging toward

Published 08 Jul, 2015 12:11pm

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Russian FinMin sells 10bn roubles of 2020 OFZ bonds, avg yield 11.24pc

MOSCOW: Russia's Finance Ministry sold 10 billion roubles ($175 million) of OFZ government bonds at auction on Wedne

Published 08 Jul, 2015 11:58am

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Thirty-year gilt auction draws strongest demand since Oct 2014

LONDON: British government bond prices jumped on Tuesday after a sale of 1.75 billion pounds ($2.71 billion) of 30-year

Published 07 Jul, 2015 12:37pm

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Bond yields drop in calm market before crucial Greece summit

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields fell broadly on Tuesday as investors appeared relaxed ahead of a meeting later in the day

Published 07 Jul, 2015 12:28pm

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China's Guangdong province to sell 5.5bn yuan of muni bonds on July 13

SHANGHAI: China's Guangdong province will sell 5.5 billion yuan ($886 million) of special purpose municipal bonds on

Published 06 Jul, 2015 10:52am

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China sovereign wealth fund expands by $93 billion

BEIJING: Sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp (CIC) saw its total assets soar by $93 billion to nearly $750 billi

Published 03 Jul, 2015 12:47pm

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US bond prices rise as jobs data disappoint

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose on Thursday as data showed a setback in labor market improvement in June, raising do

Published 02 Jul, 2015 02:49pm

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India's end-March external debt $475.8bn: RBI

MUMBAI: India's external debt stood at $475.8 billion as of end-March, up 6.6 percent from a year earlier, the Reser

Published 30 Jun, 2015 01:43pm

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US yields hit session highs on stock futures gains

NEW YORK: Longer-dated US Treasuries yields rose to session highs in early US trading on Tuesday as US stock index futur

Published 30 Jun, 2015 01:41pm

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Bond prices slip on renewed optimism for Greece debt deal

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices slipped on Thursday on renewed optimism that Greece would avert a debt default after the

Published 25 Jun, 2015 07:19pm

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ECB to review Greek bank funding again on Monday

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank will review its limits on emergency funding (ELA) for Greek banks again on Monday w

Published 19 Jun, 2015 12:58pm

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Yields fall after Fed cuts growth, fed funds rate forecasts

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve reduced its growth and federal funds rate forec

Published 17 Jun, 2015 08:21pm

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Yields fall on Greek debt concerns, before Fed announcement

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Tuesday as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras lashed out at Greece's creditors

Published 16 Jun, 2015 09:12pm

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Egypt to issue 1-year T-bill worth $700mn

CAIRO: Egypt will issue a 1-year treasury bill worth $700 million dollars, a central bank statement said on Thursday.The

Published 11 Jun, 2015 08:00pm

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Yields higher on strong US data

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt yields rose on Monday after data showed U.S. manufacturing activity rebounded in May and cons

Published 01 Jun, 2015 04:17pm

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Long-dated yields edge up on profit-taking, corporate supply

NEW YORK: Long-dated US Treasury yields edged higher on profit-taking and new corporate supply, while short-dated yields

Published 28 May, 2015 08:29pm

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Long-dated yields edge higher on profit-taking

NEW YORK: US long-dated Treasury yields edged higher on Thursday after traders took profit following a recent price rall

Published 28 May, 2015 03:48pm

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Yields rise on profit-taking ahead of incoming supply

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Wednesday as traders braced for incoming supply and took profits from gains in 30-y

Published 27 May, 2015 04:06pm

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Short-dated yields up on Fed rate hike bets; 30-year yields slip

NEW YORK: Short-dated US Treasury yields hit two-week highs on Tuesday on continued expectations that the Federal Reserv

Published 26 May, 2015 03:10pm

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US bond yields fall on economic worries

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields declined on Thursday as a batch of disappointing economic reports revived worries about t

Published 21 May, 2015 04:07pm

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US 30-year bonds fall ahead of Fed minutes

NEW YORK: US 30-year Treasuries bond prices fell on Wednesday, prompted by worries that the Federal Reserve possibly had

Published 20 May, 2015 03:39pm

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US bonds fall on housing data, corporate supply

NEW YORK: Encouraging housing starts data and a bulge of corporate bond supply knocked US Treasuries prices lower for a

Published 19 May, 2015 03:21pm

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US bond prices fall on profit-taking

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Monday as traders booked profits on last week's gains tied to disappointing d

Published 18 May, 2015 03:34pm

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Yields fall as supply eases; German debt steadies

NEW YORK: US Treasuries ended stronger on Thursday, even after the Treasury had to pay more to sell new 30-year bonds, a

Published 14 May, 2015 07:59pm

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Yields rise on supply; demand strong for 10-year auction

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields ended higher on Wednesday in choppy trading after the Treasury saw strong demand for a new

Published 13 May, 2015 07:34pm

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Yields fall after retail sales disappoint

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Wednesday after data showed that US retail sales were unchanged in April as househo

Published 13 May, 2015 04:29pm

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German Bund yields rise at auction for first time since Jan 2014

LONDON/BERLIN: Germany's 10-year borrowing costs rose at a debt auction for the first time since January 2014 on Wed

Published 13 May, 2015 04:00pm

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Bonds steady after solid three-year note sale

NEW YORK: US Treasuries were steady on Tuesday as some buyers came back to the market, helping the government sell $24 b

Published 12 May, 2015 07:41pm

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Yields fall from six-month highs before auction

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell from six-month highs on Tuesday as some buyers came back to the market ahead of the go

Published 12 May, 2015 07:38pm

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UK five-year gilt yields hit six-month high in global bond rout

LONDON: Five-year British government bond yields rose to a six-month high on Thursday, reflecting a global flight from b

Published 12 May, 2015 02:43pm

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Yields jump before new supply, heavy data week

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Monday before the US government will sell $64 billion in new debt this week, and ah

Published 11 May, 2015 08:08pm

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Prices up on April US jobs numbers, Fed-timing bets

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose on Friday, helped by US jobs data for April that fueled bets Federal Reserve policym

Published 08 May, 2015 04:04pm

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Bond selloff cools; US, European stocks stabilize

NEW YORK: The global bond market rout slowed on Thursday as long-term borrowing costs retreated from their highest level

Published 07 May, 2015 07:35pm

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Nigeria raises 150.6bn naira in Treasury bills

LAGOS: Nigeria raised 150.60 billion naira ($756.78 million) in Treasury bills, with yields mixed compared with the prev

Published 07 May, 2015 12:50pm

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Prices slip as bond markets sell off, Apple debt deal debuts

NEW YORK: US Treasuries fell on Wednesday, weighed down by a global slide in government bond markets that pushed yields

Published 06 May, 2015 09:12pm

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US 10-year yield to post longest rise since 2012

NEW YORK: The yield on US 10-year Treasury notes was on track to rise for an eighth straight session on Wednesday, which

Published 06 May, 2015 09:09pm

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Prices drop again, longer maturity yields highest in months

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices fell on Tuesday, pushing yields on benchmark 10-year notes to near two-month highs aft

Published 05 May, 2015 07:34pm

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Prices fall again, benchmark yield nears 2-month peak

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices fell on Tuesday, pushing yields on benchmark 10-year notes to near two-month highs aft

Published 05 May, 2015 04:05pm

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Croatia T-bill sale slightly below target

ZAGREB: A Croatian treasury bill sale on Tuesday fell slightly below target, while the yield remained unchanged from las

Published 05 May, 2015 01:25pm

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Long bond drops more than a point in thin trading

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Monday, with the long-end of the curve suffering the most of the sell-off and ext

Published 04 May, 2015 11:39pm

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Price slip, investors pausing ahead of US data

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices turned slightly negative while hewing to narrow ranges on Monday, marking a mixture of co

Published 04 May, 2015 08:03pm

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South Korean bonds sag on upbeat economy views

SEOUL: South Korean government bond prices slid on Monday, with the 10-year paper suffering its longest losing streak on

Published 04 May, 2015 10:47am

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US yields rise in April on supply, Europe

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields rose in April for their second monthly increase since January due to heavy bond supply, a

Published 30 Apr, 2015 08:25pm

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Encouraging economic data push US yields higher

NEW YORK: Encouraging economic data sparked selling in US Treasuries on Thursday, sending benchmark yields to their high

Published 30 Apr, 2015 08:14pm

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US yields jump in global bond rout before FOMC

NEW YORK: US Treasuries market sagged on Wednesday with benchmark yields hitting their highest in six weeks in a global

Published 29 Apr, 2015 07:33pm

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US yields rise on home data, corporate deals

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields rose on Tuesday as investors made room ahead of a $35 billion sale of five-year governmen

Published 28 Apr, 2015 07:30pm

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US bonds prices slip before 2-year auction

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Monday as investors made room for the upcoming $26 billion of two-year notes, par

Published 27 Apr, 2015 03:03pm

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Mauritius 273-day Treasury bills yield falls to 1.33pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 273-day Treasury bill fell at auction on Friday to 1.33 percent

Published 24 Apr, 2015 11:49am

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US bond market rebounds on weak data, Greece

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields fell on Thursday with benchmark yields retreating from 3-1/2-week highs as investors step

Published 23 Apr, 2015 08:09pm

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US yields climb with German bond selloff

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields rose on Wednesday as a selloff in German Bunds caused investors to reduce their holdings

Published 22 Apr, 2015 09:04pm

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US bond prices fall as stock gains pare bids

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Monday as stronger US stock prices reduced safe-haven demand for bonds, though tr

Published 20 Apr, 2015 03:39pm

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Bonds end slightly stronger as investors weigh growth outlook

NEW YORK: Most US Treasury yields fell modestly on Thursday after a choppy trading day as investors grappled with mixed

Published 16 Apr, 2015 09:11pm

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Yields fall as data disappoints, Fed seen hiking later in year

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices gained on Wednesday after weaker than expected economic data added to bets that the Federal

Published 15 Apr, 2015 03:04pm

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Bund yields hit record low as QE outweighs supply pressure

LONDON: German 10-year Bund yields hit new lows as borrowing costs fell in the top-rated euro zone countries on Tuesday,

Published 14 Apr, 2015 07:52pm

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Yields drop as retail sales miss expectations

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Tuesday after data showed that retail sales rose in March for the first time since

Published 14 Apr, 2015 02:26pm

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Yields inch higher in quiet trade; focus on auctions

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt yields edged higher on Wednesday, trading in narrow ranges, as investors awaited minutes of t

Published 08 Apr, 2015 03:51pm

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Long bond prices rise with focus on auctions this week

NEW YORK: US Treasury long debt prices rose on Tuesday as investors consolidated positions in a week generally thin on e

Published 07 Apr, 2015 09:04pm

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Yields edge higher in quiet trade; focus on auctions

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt yields inched higher on Tuesday after sharp falls the day before as investors consolidated po

Published 07 Apr, 2015 03:49pm

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Prices fall after Friday's US jobs report-related gains

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices fell on Monday, giving up gains from the previous session after an unexpectedly weaker

Published 06 Apr, 2015 03:08pm

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US Treasuries rally, futures drop after jobs data

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rallied, the dollar fell and equity futures stumbled on Friday after weaker-than-expected

Published 03 Apr, 2015 08:06pm

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Prices climb on soft private-jobs report

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices climbed on Wednesday, with yields on the benchmark 10-year note slipping below 1.9 per

Published 01 Apr, 2015 03:44pm

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Prices up on quarter-end buying by institutions

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Tuesday on buying by institutional investors preparing their portfolios for th

Published 31 Mar, 2015 10:01pm

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Prices ease as Wall Street rallies

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices softened on Monday, giving back some gains from last week as equity markets rose on si

Published 30 Mar, 2015 04:33pm

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Prices dip before seven-year note auction

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Thursday before the government is due to sell $29 billion in new seven-year notes

Published 26 Mar, 2015 03:27pm

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German yields fall as investors see US inflation remaining low

LONDON: German bond yields fell on Wednesday as core government debt was buoyed by investors betting that continued low

Published 25 Mar, 2015 08:59pm

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UK gilt yields touch lowest level in 7 weeks

LONDON: Ten-year British government bond yields touched their lowest level in seven weeks on Wednesday, pulled down by a

Published 25 Mar, 2015 08:58pm

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Yields fall as concern over low inflation persists

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Tuesday as investors bet that low inflation is likely to persist, and that it may m

Published 25 Mar, 2015 03:24pm

Managed Funds

Weak durable goods data sends yields lower

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Wednesday after data showed that business investment spending plans fell for a sixt

Published 25 Mar, 2015 03:17pm

Managed Funds

Yields fall as concern over low inflation persists

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Tuesday after briefly spiking on higher-than-expected consumer price data as invest

Published 24 Mar, 2015 03:37pm

Managed Funds

US bond prices rise on Greek debt talk worries

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose on Monday amid investor anxiety over negotiations between Greece and its creditors o

Published 23 Mar, 2015 02:58pm

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South Africa's 3-month Treasury bill yield dips to 5.85pc

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa sold 2.26 billion rand ($184 million) in three-month Treasury Bills on Friday, at an average

Published 20 Mar, 2015 08:05pm

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Bonds draw heavy demand as Fed worries pass for now

BUDAPEST: Central European assets rose on Thursday and government bond auctions in the region attracted strong demand af

Published 19 Mar, 2015 09:26pm

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Most yields rise but long-dated slip day after Fed meeting

NEW YORK: Short- and medium-dated US Treasuries yields rose modestly on Thursday, bouncing off multi-week lows on the vi

Published 19 Mar, 2015 09:07pm

Managed Funds

Irish debt at negative yields for first time ever

DUBLIN: Eurozone member Ireland on Thursday auctioned short-term public debt at a negative yield for the first time as t

Published 19 Mar, 2015 08:16pm

Managed Funds

US T-bill rates rise on view of Fed rate hike

NEW YORK: Interest rates on US Treasury bills rose early Wednesday as some traders anticipated the Federal Reserve might

Published 18 Mar, 2015 04:09pm

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Yields fall at long end, rise on bills before Fed statement

NEW YORK: US medium- and long-dated Treasury yields hit multi-week lows on Wednesday as investors expected the Federal R

Published 18 Mar, 2015 03:47pm

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UK gilt sales seen rising to 147bn stg in 2015/16

LONDON: Britain will increase sales of government bonds in the coming fiscal year, despite improving public finances, in

Published 17 Mar, 2015 08:43pm

Managed Funds

Bond yields fall as sliding oil prices hint at mild inflation

NEW YORK: US intermediate- and long-dated Treasury yields hit their lowest in over two weeks on Tuesday after further de

Published 17 Mar, 2015 03:03pm

Managed Funds

Euro zone yields edge up as investors try to sync with ECB pace

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields edged higher on Monday, with the European Central Bank expected to slow down it

Published 16 Mar, 2015 09:26pm

Managed Funds

Bond prices rise on potential for dovish Fed

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose on Monday on speculation that the Federal Reserve could take a more cautious tone at

Published 16 Mar, 2015 03:06pm

Managed Funds

Mauritius 273-day Treasury bills yield falls to 2.03pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 273-day Treasury bill fell at auction on Friday to 2.03 percent

Published 13 Mar, 2015 03:23pm

Managed Funds

Prices ease as rally sputters after bond auction

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices eased on Thursday, with yields on long-maturity issues inching higher for the first ti

Published 12 Mar, 2015 10:47pm

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Italy mulling new 15-yr bond sale, possibly next week

MILAN: Italy's Treasury is considering issuing a new 15-year bond possibly as early as next week, two sources close

Published 12 Mar, 2015 03:29pm

Managed Funds

Rally goes on after strong foreign auction bid

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices rose on Wednesday after foreigners bid heavily for American debt during a government auctio

Published 11 Mar, 2015 08:54pm

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US sells 3-year notes at highest yield since 2011

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sold $24 billion of three-year notes at a yield of 1.104 percent, which

Published 10 Mar, 2015 08:55pm

Managed Funds

European Central Bank bond buying fuels US rally

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt yields fell on Tuesday, as Europe's massive bond-buying program dropped yields there, add

Published 10 Mar, 2015 07:46pm

Managed Funds

Yields pulled lower by Europe's bond buying

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt yields were pulled lower on Tuesday by Europe's massive bond-buying program and gathering

Published 10 Mar, 2015 04:06pm

Managed Funds

UK gilt auction draws weakest demand in almost four years

LONDON: Britain had the weakest demand for its government debt in nearly four years at an auction of its 2068 bond on Tu

Published 10 Mar, 2015 01:35pm

Managed Funds

Euro bond purchases weigh on US yields

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose on Monday as yields tracked lower with euro zone interest rates being pressured by t

Published 09 Mar, 2015 06:28pm

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Greece to auction 1.0bn euros of 3-month T-bills on March 11

ATHENS: Greece will auction 1.0 billion euros ($1.09 billion) of three-month treasury bills on March 11 to refinance a m

Published 06 Mar, 2015 04:18pm

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Yields jump after strong US February jobs report

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields spiked higher on Friday after data showed US nonfarm payrolls beat expectations and the job

Published 06 Mar, 2015 03:44pm

Managed Funds

Bond prices mostly flat ahead of US jobs report

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices were mostly flat on Thursday as traders awaited Friday's closely watched US jobs repo

Published 05 Mar, 2015 10:08pm

Managed Funds

Euro zone yields near record lows as ECB about to show the money

LONDON: Euro zone borrowing costs lurked around record lows on Thursday, with investors holding their bonds tight as the

Published 05 Mar, 2015 02:49pm

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Kenya 91-day T-bill yield falls to 8.463pc

NAIROBI: The weighted average yield on Kenya's 91-day Treasury bills fell to 8.463 percent at auction on Thursday fr

Published 05 Mar, 2015 02:15pm

Managed Funds

Bond prices mostly flat on mixed data ahead of US jobs report

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices were mostly flat on Wednesday after a weaker-than-expected reading on US private payrolls

Published 04 Mar, 2015 04:05pm

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Nigeria aims to raise 95bn naira at bond auction

LAGOS: Nigeria plans to raise 95 billion naira ($476 million) by selling sovereign bonds with maturities ranging between

Published 04 Mar, 2015 02:42pm

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Bond prices slip on corporate supply; US data eyed

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell for a second straight day on Tuesday, pressured by corporate bond sales, while deman

Published 03 Mar, 2015 11:23pm

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Euro zone bond yields pinned near lows with ECB eyed

LONDON: Most euro zone bond yields held near record lows on Tuesday as investors waited for the European Central Bank to

Published 03 Mar, 2015 01:08pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise as corporate debt sales weigh

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Monday as large sales of corporate debt pressured prices and as investors continued

Published 02 Mar, 2015 08:52pm

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Spain, Italy debt yields hit record lows as QE approaches

LONDON: Spanish, Italian and Portuguese government bond yields fell to record lows on Monday, as investors looked forwar

Published 02 Mar, 2015 04:16pm

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Bond prices dip on higher Jan core CPI, weak 7-year auction

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Thursday after an increase in core U.S. consumer prices in January pointed to mar

Published 26 Feb, 2015 10:24pm

Managed Funds

Bond prices dip on stronger January core CPI, incoming supply

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices edged lower on Thursday after stronger aspects of U.S. consumer price data failed to bols

Published 26 Feb, 2015 08:55pm

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Bond prices rise after latest Yellen remarks, CPI eyed

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose modestly on Wednesday following two days of testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jan

Published 25 Feb, 2015 10:53pm

Managed Funds

Bond prices rise after repeat Yellen remarks seen as dovish sign

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices edged higher on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's testimony to a H

Published 25 Feb, 2015 04:19pm

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Portugal sells 1.5bn in 10-year bonds at record low yield

LISBON: Portugal sold 1.5 billion euros in 10-year bonds on Wednesday, above the indicated offer amount, at a record low

Published 25 Feb, 2015 03:42pm

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Mauritius 3-year Treasury bond yield falls to 2.93pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 3-year Treasury bond fell to 2.93 percent at an auction on Wedn

Published 25 Feb, 2015 03:35pm

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Greek yields resume climb on economic review concerns

LONDON: Greek bond yields rose on Wednesday as concerns that the government may not pass a review of its economic plans

Published 25 Feb, 2015 03:07pm

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Bulgaria approves 8bn euro overseas borrowing plan

SOFIA: Bulgaria's parliament approved a government plan on Wednesday to raise 8 billion euros of new debt through ov

Published 25 Feb, 2015 03:03pm

Managed Funds

Bond prices rally after Yellen testimony, strong 2-year auction

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rallied on Tuesday, erasing early losses after testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Janet

Published 24 Feb, 2015 10:08pm

Managed Funds

Bond prices down ahead of Yellen and on Greece relief

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices edged lower on Tuesday, giving back some of Monday's gains on uncertainty ahead of Fe

Published 24 Feb, 2015 06:46pm

Managed Funds

Bond prices edge higher after Yellen testimony, weak US data

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices edged higher on Tuesday, erasing early losses after testimony from Federal Reserve Chair

Published 24 Feb, 2015 06:20pm

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Bond prices rise on oil drop, expectations for dovish Yellen

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose on Monday on expectations that Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen would take a dovis

Published 23 Feb, 2015 09:47pm

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Mauritius 273-day Treasury bill yield falls to 2.39pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 273-day Treasury bill fell at auction on Friday to 2.39 percent

Published 20 Feb, 2015 02:41pm

Managed Funds

Portugal backs Germany on debt deal for Greece

FRANKFURT: Portuguese Finance Minister Maria Luis Albuquerque insisted in a German newspaper interview on Friday that Gr

Published 20 Feb, 2015 11:32am

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Prices off on rate-hike uncertainties

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices fell on Thursday after better-than-expected weekly jobless figures shifted sentiment i

Published 19 Feb, 2015 09:54pm

Managed Funds

Prices resume decline as Greece offers concessions

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt yields rose on Thursday, with prices surrendering some gains from a one-day government bonds

Published 19 Feb, 2015 05:50pm

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Prices rise as US data cools rate-hike bets

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields retreated from recent highs on Wednesday as softer-than-forecast U.S. economic data nibbled

Published 18 Feb, 2015 08:39pm

Managed Funds

Periphery's bond yields dip as Greece says will seek loan extension

LONDON: Yields on Greek and other lower-rated euro zone bonds fell on Wednesday on signs Greece may reach an agreement w

Published 18 Feb, 2015 01:08pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise on Fed rate hike outlook, Greek funding news

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt yields rose on Tuesday on growing expectations the Federal Reserve could change the language

Published 17 Feb, 2015 08:48pm

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Turkish Treasury sells 14-month zero coupon bond at 8.39pc, below forecast

ISTANBUL: Turkey's Treasury sold a April 13, 2016 zero-coupon bond at a yield of 8.39 percent on Tuesday, below a fo

Published 17 Feb, 2015 03:40pm

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German investors shrug off Greek worries -- for now

FRANKFURT: Investor sentiment in Germany is at it highest level in 12 months, buoyed by the feel-good effects of the Eur

Published 17 Feb, 2015 12:27pm

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UK gilt yields set to rise further, elections and Greece could weigh

LONDON: Gilt yields look set to rise further after the Bank of England backed up market bets on a rate hike around the t

Published 13 Feb, 2015 08:26pm

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US treasuries cut losses after weak US data

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices pulled up from overnight lows on Thursday as weaker-than-expected U.S. retail sales and wee

Published 12 Feb, 2015 03:40pm

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Portugal yields settle after smooth auction, no sign of Greek spillover

LONDON: Portuguese yields shook off an early rise on Wednesday after a smooth debt sale showed Lisbon was insulated, at

Published 11 Feb, 2015 08:15pm

Managed Funds

Price decline takes 10-year yield over 2pc

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices eased on Wednesday, extending a recent selloff ahead of a $24 billion government aucti

Published 11 Feb, 2015 08:14pm

Managed Funds

Price decline takes 10-year yield over 2pc

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices eased on Wednesday, extending a recent selloff ahead of a $24 billion government aucti

Published 11 Feb, 2015 04:42pm

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Prices ease on rate outlook; 10-year yields near 2pc

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices fell on Tuesday, bumping benchmark 10-year yields above 2 percent for the first time i

Published 10 Feb, 2015 08:40pm

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Prices off as 10-year yields hover near 2pc

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices fell on Tuesday, bumping benchmark 10-year yields above 2 percent for the first time i

Published 10 Feb, 2015 04:44pm

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Prices rise as Greece, Ukraine worries fester

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Monday as global investors sought shelter in safe-haven sovereign debt due to

Published 09 Feb, 2015 04:54pm

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Yields jump, curve flattens after strong jobs report

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields jumped on Friday and the yield curve flattened after a report showed that US job growth ros

Published 06 Feb, 2015 09:20pm

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Turkish Treasury says Jan cash surplus 3.38bn lira

ISTANBUL: Turkey posted a cash surplus of 3.38 billion lira ($1.37 billion) in January and a cash primary surplus of 8.0

Published 06 Feb, 2015 09:11pm

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US bond prices slip with eyes on Greece before payrolls

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Thursday as traders pared bond holdings ahead of the January payrolls report, tho

Published 05 Feb, 2015 04:43pm

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US bond prices add losses after jobless claims data

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices extended their decline early Thursday as data suggested steady domestic job growth and so

Published 05 Feb, 2015 02:18pm

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Argentina's YPF sells $500mn in bonds, 1st int'l sale since default

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's YPF sold $500 million of bonds in a top-up sale of its 2018 and 2024 bonds on Wednesday, t

Published 04 Feb, 2015 08:38pm

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US yields jump after ADP US jobs data

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields rose on Wednesday after the January reading on a gauge on U.S. private jobs creation supp

Published 04 Feb, 2015 04:32pm

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UK government bond prices tumble as oil prices revive

LONDON: British government bond prices fell heavily for a second successive day on Tuesday, as a recovery in oil prices

Published 03 Feb, 2015 09:06pm

Managed Funds

US bond prices rise on disappointing data

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices edged higher on Monday, with the 30-year's yield hovering near its record low as disa

Published 02 Feb, 2015 08:24pm

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US bond prices dip after stellar January

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices dipped on Monday in choppy trading as traders booked some profits following a stellar Jan

Published 02 Feb, 2015 04:46pm

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Longer-dated prices edge up after spending, PCE data

NEW YORK: Longer-dated US Treasuries prices edged up briefly early Monday after data on personal spending and consumptio

Published 02 Feb, 2015 04:03pm

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US sells 7-year notes at lowest yield since May 2013

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Thursday sold $29 billion of seven-year notes at a yield of 1.590 percent, the l

Published 29 Jan, 2015 09:46pm

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Australian dollar debt tempts borrowers and investors alike

SYDNEY: Borrowers are queuing up to issue Australian-dollar bonds in record amounts this year as they take advantage of

Published 29 Jan, 2015 09:02pm

Managed Funds

Treasuries prices turn down after rally, jobless data

NEW YORK: US Treasuries fell on Thursday ahead of scheduled auctions of $64 billion of new federal debt and after surpri

Published 29 Jan, 2015 03:53pm

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Treasuries prices mostly flat ahead of Fed

NEW YORK: US Treasuries were mostly little changed on Wednesday as Wall Street stocks bounced back from a sell-off and b

Published 28 Jan, 2015 04:23pm

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30-year yield hits record low as US business spending disappoints

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Tuesday, with 30-year yields touching record lows after economic data signaled

Published 27 Jan, 2015 04:58pm

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Bonds end on soft note as snowstorm slows trading

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices slipped on Monday ahead of $90 billion of fixed-rate supply and a Federal Reserve meet

Published 26 Jan, 2015 09:22pm

Managed Funds

Portuguese yields hit record low as QE plan stems Greek contagion

LONDON: Portuguese bond yields hit record lows on Monday as hopes for the European Central Bank's QE scheme cushione

Published 26 Jan, 2015 08:49pm

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Mauritius offers 3-year Treasury bond worth 1.4bn rupees

PORT LOUIS: Mauritius will sell 1.4 billion rupees ($42.88 million) worth of a three-year Treasury bond next week, the c

Published 23 Jan, 2015 08:31pm

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France sells extra 2.4bn euros of bonds after Thursday auction

PARIS: France sold on Friday an extra 2.1 billion euros medium-term bonds and 343 million euros of inflation-linked bond

Published 23 Jan, 2015 08:12pm

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Long-dated UK bond yields track euro zone debt to new record low

LONDON: British government bond yields hit new record lows on Friday, dragged lower by a slump in euro zone yields after

Published 23 Jan, 2015 07:44pm

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Ghana 91-day bill yield dips to 25.8335pc

ACCRA: The Bank of Ghana said the yield on its 91-day bill fell to 25.8335 percent at an auction on Friday, from 25.8426

Published 23 Jan, 2015 07:24pm

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ECB stimulus plan helps UK gilts bounce back from 9-day low

LONDON: British government bond prices recovered from heavy losses early on Thursday after the European Central Bank sai

Published 22 Jan, 2015 07:48pm

Managed Funds

US Treasury yields fall after ECB announces bond purchases

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices rose on Thursday after the European Central Bank announced more bond purchases than expecte

Published 22 Jan, 2015 04:15pm

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Long bonds gain as investors grab for higher yields

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices gained on Tuesday with 30-year bonds leading the rally, as investors bet that the European

Published 20 Jan, 2015 04:21pm

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Fed's Williams: bond yields reflect weakness abroad, not at home

SAN FRANCISCO: Low yields on US Treasuries, often associated with expectations of slow future domestic growth, are "not

Published 16 Jan, 2015 08:17pm

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US bond prices fall as data spark profit-taking

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Friday as an upbeat report on US consumer sentiment and less dire data on inflati

Published 16 Jan, 2015 07:55pm

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US bond futures pare losses after hitting session low

NEW YORK: US 10-year Treasury note futures pared losses mid-morning Friday as an upbeat report on U.S. consumer sentimen

Published 16 Jan, 2015 04:46pm

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Shorter-dated US bond prices fall on stock gains

NEW YORK: Prices on short-to-medium dated U.S. government debt turned negative Friday, erasing earlier gains, as Wall St

Published 16 Jan, 2015 03:06pm

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US bond yields fall after surprise Swiss rate cut

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields fell on Thursday with the 30-year yield hovering near record lows after a surprise intere

Published 15 Jan, 2015 09:07pm

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US bond prices turn flat after producer prices data

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices turned flat early Thursday, paring earlier gains, after data on domestic producer prices

Published 15 Jan, 2015 03:27pm

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Spanish, Italian, Portuguese yields rise before court opinion on OMT

LONDON: Spanish, Italian and Portuguese yields rose on Wednesday, with financial markets showing some nervousness that a

Published 14 Jan, 2015 01:25pm

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Greece sells 812.5mn euros of 3-month T-bills, yield rises

ATHENS: Greece sold 812.5 million euros ($959 million) of three-month treasury bills on Wednesday to roll over a maturin

Published 14 Jan, 2015 12:18pm

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China money rates steady despite reports of central bank fund rollover, IPOs

SHANGHAI: China's money rates held steady on Wednesday, unmoved by media reports the central bank rolled over some s

Published 14 Jan, 2015 06:35am

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US yields rise ahead of 10-year note sale

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields rose on Tuesday as investors and Wall Street dealers reduced their debt holdings ahead of

Published 13 Jan, 2015 03:46pm

Managed Funds

India debt markets start pricing in Feb rate cut after CPI data

MUMBAI: Indian bond and swap markets rallied on Tuesday after data showing consumer price inflation sharply below expect

Published 13 Jan, 2015 05:25am

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Bahrain opens government debt sales through bourse

BAHRAIN: Bahrain has launched direct sales of local currency government debt through its securities exchange, in an effo

Published 12 Jan, 2015 09:27am

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South Korea T-bond yields hit record-low closing rates

SEOUL: South Korean treasury bond yields for all maturities fell to record-low closing rates on Monday as President Park

Published 12 Jan, 2015 08:01am

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Treasuries prices inch up as US wages drag

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Friday after the government reported healthy gains last month in the U.S. labo

Published 09 Jan, 2015 04:00pm

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Romania sells 500mn lei in Jan 2018 T-bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a planned 500 million lei ($131.24 million) worth of Jan. 2018 treasury bonds on Thursday, with

Published 08 Jan, 2015 01:01pm

Managed Funds

Egypt says to issue $950mn 1-year Treasury bill

CAIRO: Egypt plans to issue a $950 million 1-year Treasury bill open to both local banks and international financial ins

Published 08 Jan, 2015 12:34pm

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Prices ease after rally, ahead of Fed minutes

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices declined on Wednesday, pulling back from a recent rally that was fueled by worries abo

Published 07 Jan, 2015 04:38pm

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Australia bond yields hit record lows, currency steady

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON: Australian bond yields fell to record lows on Wednesday as a rout in oil and stocks sent investors sc

Published 07 Jan, 2015 05:02am

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JGB yields tumble, 10-year yield hits record low

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices gained on Wednesday as tumbling oil prices stoked concerns of disinflation global

Published 07 Jan, 2015 04:59am

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Long maturities jump as global growth worries persist

NEW YORK: Long-dated US Treasury prices jumped on Tuesday, pushing benchmark 10-year yields below 2 percent for the firs

Published 06 Jan, 2015 04:50pm

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US 10-year Treasury yield falls below 2pc for first time since Oct

LONDON: The yield on benchmark 10-Year US Treasury bonds fell below 2 percent on Tuesday as investors piled into safe-ha

Published 06 Jan, 2015 09:35am

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German yields hit record lows on Greece, ECB QE bets

LONDON: German Bund yields plumbed record lows on Tuesday as anxiety about Greece's future in the euro zone and conc

Published 06 Jan, 2015 09:28am

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JGB benchmark yield hits new record low on global risk averse mood

TOKYO: The benchmark Japanese government bond yield fell to a record low on Tuesday as rising global risk aversion hit T

Published 06 Jan, 2015 05:44am

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JGBs edge higher on sagging Tokyo stocks, BoJ buying

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices edged higher on Monday, with the benchmark yield within close range of a record l

Published 05 Jan, 2015 07:04am

Managed Funds

Bond yields fall as manufacturing data disappoints

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices gained on Friday after data showed that growth in the American manufacturing sector slowed

Published 02 Jan, 2015 04:35pm

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Gilts start 2015 rallying, but ECB and supply glut signal reversal

LONDON: British government bond prices rose moderately on Friday, although possible stimulus from the European Central B

Published 02 Jan, 2015 04:21pm

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Treasuries post best year since 2011

NEW YORK: US Treasuries were set to end the year stronger on Wednesday, and post their best year since 2011, after sligh

Published 31 Dec, 2014 03:51pm

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Prices gain as equities dip; Greek worries remain

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices gained on Tuesday as stocks were slightly weaker and investors kept a cautious tone due to

Published 30 Dec, 2014 02:27pm

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JGBs pare gains and dip ahead of 10-year sale

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices shed early gains and dipped on Tuesday on caution ahead of next week's 10-yea

Published 30 Dec, 2014 05:38am

Managed Funds

Bonds gain as Greek election uncertainty sparks safety buying

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose on Monday on safety buying after the Greek parliament rejected the prime minister&#3

Published 29 Dec, 2014 03:00pm

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Prices recover after selloff, yield curve flattens

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices recovered from an early week selloff on Friday in very light trading, and the yield curve w

Published 26 Dec, 2014 04:07pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise as third quarter growth impresses

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices dipped on Tuesday after data showed the economy grew at its quickest pace in 11 years in th

Published 23 Dec, 2014 03:41pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise as oil stays above last week's lows

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Monday as oil prices held above last week's low levels, helping lift risk senti

Published 22 Dec, 2014 03:02pm

Managed Funds

Mauritius 182-day Treasury bills yield rises to 2.88pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius's 182-day Treasury bills rose to 2.88 percent at an auction on F

Published 19 Dec, 2014 03:15pm

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Indian rupee, 10-year bonds see worst week since Aug; global cues key

MUMBAI: Indian bonds and the rupee weakened on Friday to post their worst weekly falls since August as sentiment remaine

Published 19 Dec, 2014 03:02pm

Managed Funds

UK gilts trade at highest premium over German debt in a month

LONDON: The premium that 10-year British government bonds offer over the equivalent German debt rose to its highest leve

Published 19 Dec, 2014 02:35pm

Managed Funds

US bond yields rise as stocks gain after FOMC

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields rose on Thursday as Wall Street stock prices rose a day after US Federal Reserve's si

Published 18 Dec, 2014 04:25pm

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JGBs edge down, take cue from stocks and US Treasuries

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds edged down on Thursday, taking their cue from firmer domestic equities as well as losse

Published 18 Dec, 2014 04:50am

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US 5-year yield rises to session highs

NEW YORK: The yield on US five-year Treasuries climbed to session highs in late morning trading on Wednesday as traders

Published 17 Dec, 2014 04:59pm

Managed Funds

US yields trim rise after November CPI data

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields pared their initial increase early Wednesday after data showed U.S. consumer prices fell

Published 17 Dec, 2014 04:11pm

Managed Funds

US bond yields flat ahead of Fed statement

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields were little changed on Wednesday as investors waited to see if the US Federal Reserve&#39

Published 17 Dec, 2014 03:50pm

Managed Funds

US yields fall as oil collapse raises anxiety

NEW YORK: The collapsing oil market spurred a fresh wave of safe-haven bids for US government debt on Tuesday, sending t

Published 16 Dec, 2014 03:58pm

Managed Funds

Long-dated US bond yields fall as oil sell-off resumes

NEW YORK: Long-dated US Treasuries yields fell on Monday as oil prices fell to five-year lows, denting inflation expecta

Published 16 Dec, 2014 03:51am

Managed Funds

US bond yields rise as oil market stabilizes

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields rose on Monday as oil prices steadied above five-year lows and revived bids for stocks an

Published 15 Dec, 2014 04:14pm

Managed Funds

US yields pare rise after surprise N.Y. Fed index fall

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields scaled back from earlier highs on Monday after the New York Federal Reserve said its inde

Published 15 Dec, 2014 02:32pm

Managed Funds

JGBs edge up as BoJ buying helps, Nikkei rise tempers gains

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices edged higher on Friday, helped by the Bank of Japan's regular debt-buying ope

Published 12 Dec, 2014 03:02pm

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German debt demand could scupper bets on rising yields

LONDON: Investors betting German bond yields will rise next year could be caught out if European Central Bank quantitati

Published 12 Dec, 2014 02:18pm

Managed Funds

India 10 year bond yield hits near 17-month low; CPI watched

MUMBAI: India's benchmark 10-year bond yield hit a more than 1-1/2 year low on Friday, extending a rally to a fourth

Published 12 Dec, 2014 01:54pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise as US retail sales beat expectations

NEW YORK: US Treasuries weakened on Thursday and the yield curve neared its flattest in six years after data showed US c

Published 11 Dec, 2014 04:07pm

Managed Funds

Bond yields dip before 10-year note auction

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields fell on Wednesday on safety buying as stocks and oil prices fell, and before a government

Published 10 Dec, 2014 04:24pm

Managed Funds

Bonds gain safety bid as stocks fall

NEW YORK: US government bonds rallied and 30-year Treasury yields dropped to their lowest in two months on Tuesday as fa

Published 09 Dec, 2014 03:43pm

Managed Funds

JGBs gain on relief over smooth 30-year sale, curve flattens

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices rose on Tuesday after a smooth auction of 30-year debt swept aside investors'

Published 09 Dec, 2014 06:32am

Managed Funds

Bonds gain as global growth concerns trump US strength

NEW YORK: US Treasuries were slightly stronger on Monday, with benchmark 10-year yields falling from two-week highs reac

Published 08 Dec, 2014 03:39pm

Managed Funds

Prices tumble on surprisingly strong US jobs data

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices dropped sharply on Friday after US employers hired more workers in November than during a

Published 05 Dec, 2014 04:22pm

Managed Funds

Euro zone bond yields fall as markets refocus on QE prospects

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields fell on Friday as markets shook off any disappointment over the lack of European Central B

Published 05 Dec, 2014 02:14pm

Managed Funds

Greece to auction additional 3-month T-bills on Dec. 10

ATHENS: Greece will auction additional three-month T-bills on December 10 to raise an extra 1 billion euros over its reg

Published 05 Dec, 2014 01:16pm

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Mauritius 273-day Treasury bill yield rises to 1.96pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 273-day Treasury bill rose to 1.96 percent on Friday from 1.21

Published 05 Dec, 2014 01:02pm

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German yields dip ahead of five-year bond auction

LONDON: German yields slipped on Wednesday before an auction of five-year bonds that some traders say could attract a bi

Published 03 Dec, 2014 02:39pm

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Yields on Uganda's re-opened 2- and 15-year bonds rise

KAMPALA: Yields on Uganda's re-opened 2- and 15-year Treasury bonds worth a total of 180 billion shillings ($65.26 m

Published 03 Dec, 2014 02:20pm

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Mauritius 3-year Treasury bonds yield rises to 3.11pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' three-year Treasury bond rose to 3.11 percent from 2.74 percent

Published 03 Dec, 2014 01:48pm

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Treasuries price stung by corporate deals, 30-year yield tops 3pc

NEW YORK: US Treasuries fell on Tuesday, with prices pressured by institutional investors readying for a big corporate b

Published 02 Dec, 2014 04:08pm

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India's benchmark 10-year bond yield at 16-1/2 month low post RBI policy

MUMBAI: India's benchmark 10-year bond yield dropped to its lowest level in 16-1/2 months on Tuesday after the centr

Published 02 Dec, 2014 09:16am

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Euro zone yields rise as caution deepens ahead of ECB

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields edged up on Tuesday as a bounce in oil prices from five-year lows eased speculation that t

Published 02 Dec, 2014 09:13am

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Bund yields rise as markets turn cautious before ECB, US payrolls

LONDON: German Bund yields rose on Tuesday as investors turned cautious before a European Central Bank meeting and the r

Published 02 Dec, 2014 07:28am

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US yields dip on disinflation signs, month-end buying

NEW YORK: Long-dated US Treasury yields hit their lowest level in over a month for a third straight session and benchmar

Published 28 Nov, 2014 03:41pm

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JGBs capped by Nikkei gains, 2-year yield slips below zero

TOKYO: Yields on Japanese two-year government bonds fell below zero for the first time on Friday as the central bank con

Published 28 Nov, 2014 02:04pm

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Turkey's 2-year benchmark bond yield falls to lowest since July 2013

ISTANBUL: Turkey's 2-year benchmark bond yield dropped to 7.49 percent, its lowest since July 2013, on Friday as a s

Published 28 Nov, 2014 01:53pm

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Romania plans to sell debt worth 3.3bn lei in December

BUCHAREST: Romania aims to sell 3.3 billion lei ($929 million) worth of leu-denominated treasury bills and bonds in Dece

Published 28 Nov, 2014 01:07pm

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Indian bond yields rise as central bank says to conduct open mkt sale

MUMBAI: Indian bond yields rose in opening trade on Thursday after the central bank announced an open market sale of up

Published 27 Nov, 2014 04:29am

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Russian FinMin sells 70mn rbls of OFZ bonds, avg yield 10.2pc

MOSCOW: Russia's Finance Ministry said on Wednesday it had sold 70 million roubles ($1.5 million) of OFZ treasury bo

Published 26 Nov, 2014 12:54pm

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ECB says covered bond purchase total now 12.723bn euros

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank bought 2.238 billion euros of covered bonds last week, taking the total amount it h

Published 24 Nov, 2014 03:05pm

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Indian bonds edge up on hopes of RBI's policy rate cut

MUMBAI: Indian government bonds ended slightly higher in a range-bound session on Monday, as an unexpected interest rate

Published 24 Nov, 2014 01:36pm

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Spanish yields below 2pc for first time as ECB bond buying eyed

LONDON: Spanish 10-year bond yields broke on Monday below 2 percent for the first time as the prospect of the European C

Published 24 Nov, 2014 01:14pm

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JGBs edge up, BoJ buying helps longer-dated maturities

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices edged up on Friday, lifted by slipping Tokyo shares and overnight gains in US Tre

Published 21 Nov, 2014 02:47pm

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Treasuries prices advance after weak China, euro zone data

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Thursday, as investors sought the safety of government bonds amid concerns abo

Published 20 Nov, 2014 04:04pm

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Yields rise as markets brace for Fed minutes

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt yields rose on Wednesday ahead of the release of minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meet

Published 19 Nov, 2014 04:55pm

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JGBs extend gains after BoJ holds steady

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds extended gains on Wednesday after the Bank of Japan held policy steady as expected and

Published 19 Nov, 2014 08:11am

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Treasuries prices inch higher after tame core US producer prices

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices edged higher in choppy trading on Tuesday after a core inflation measure showed just a

Published 18 Nov, 2014 03:44pm

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Turkey's 2-year benchmark bond yield falls below 8pc, year low

ISTANBUL: Turkey's benchmark bond yield fell below 8 percent on Tuesday, its lowest in a year, as markets started to

Published 18 Nov, 2014 09:53am

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JGBs slump, extend losses after poor 20-year auction

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices fell on Tuesday, extending losses after an auction of 20-year bonds drew tepid bi

Published 18 Nov, 2014 08:12am

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Treasuries prices slide in choppy trading; Japan data briefly lifts

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices fell on Monday in choppy trading as investors took profits on gains fueled by weak Jap

Published 17 Nov, 2014 05:10pm

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France to sell 7.3-8.8bn euros of bonds on Nov. 20

PARIS: France plans to sell 6.5-7.5 billion euros of medium-term fixed-rate bonds at its next regular auction on Nov. 20

Published 14 Nov, 2014 12:54pm

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US long-dated bond prices inch lower ahead of auction

NEW YORK: US long-dated Treasuries prices edged lower on Thursday ahead of an auction of $16 billion in bonds, while pri

Published 13 Nov, 2014 04:49pm

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JGBs fall on robust stocks, growing talk of tax-hike delay

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices fell on Wednesday, dragged down by an extended rally for Tokyo stocks and on conc

Published 12 Nov, 2014 07:05am

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JGBs dip on fresh supply, higher Tokyo stocks

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices dipped on Tuesday, weighed by higher Tokyo stocks and an overnight retreat in US

Published 11 Nov, 2014 04:59am

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Greece to auction 875mn euros of 3-month T-bills on Nov. 12

ATHENS: Greece will auction 875 million euros (1.08 billion US dollar) of three-month treasury bills on November 12 to r

Published 07 Nov, 2014 12:08pm

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US yields rise on ADP jobs data, stock gains

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt yields rose on Wednesday as payroll processor ADP reported solid U.S. private-sector job grow

Published 05 Nov, 2014 03:57pm

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US yields pare rise after ISM US services data

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields pared their earlier rise on Wednesday after the Institute for Supply Management said its

Published 05 Nov, 2014 03:50pm

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Greece to auction 875mn euros of 6 month T-bills on Nov 5

ATHENS: Greece will auction 875 million euros (1.10 billion US dollar) six-month treasury bills on November 5 to refinan

Published 31 Oct, 2014 01:10pm

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Mauritius 364-day Treasury bills yield falls to 1.62

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 364-day Treasury bills fell to 1.62 percent at auction from 1.9

Published 31 Oct, 2014 12:58pm

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Prices up on Europe fears; long end gains after Fed statement

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Thursday after falling for two straight sessions as worries about deflation in

Published 30 Oct, 2014 03:20pm

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Italy's 5-year debt costs rise at auction, 10-year yields stable

MILAN: Italy's five-year borrowing costs rose on Thursday at a bond auction as investors fretting about the euro zon

Published 30 Oct, 2014 12:09pm

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Treasury prices ease ahead of Fed policymakers' gathering

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices eased on Tuesday as global equities markets rose and as investors awaited the results of

Published 28 Oct, 2014 04:02pm

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US bond prices up on economic data, Brazil election

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Monday in a safe-haven bid on concerns about weak U.S. economic data and the s

Published 27 Oct, 2014 04:15pm

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Romania sells more Feb. 2025 debt than planned

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a more than planned 593.8 million lei ($170.1 million) worth of Feb. 2025 treasury bonds on Thur

Published 23 Oct, 2014 11:56am

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Prices off as global markets recover

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices posted their second straight day of declines on Friday as Wall Street and European stock

Published 17 Oct, 2014 03:49pm

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US bond prices fall on Fed's Bullard remarks

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell mid-morning Thursday with the 30-year bond losing more than 1 point after St. Louis

Published 16 Oct, 2014 03:24pm

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Greek 10-year yields top 8pc, first time since Feb

LONDON: Greek 10-year government bond yields rose above 8 percent for the first time since February of this year on Thur

Published 16 Oct, 2014 07:58am

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Treasuries prices touch new highs as US data disappoints

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices jumped on Wednesday, with the 30-year bond touching a near two-year high as disappointing

Published 15 Oct, 2014 04:37pm

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US 30-year bond yield breaks below 3 percent

NEW YORK: The yield on US 30-year Treasuries yield on Tuesday fell below 3 percent for the first time since spring 2013

Published 14 Oct, 2014 01:54pm

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Singapore's DBS seeks new insurance tie-up, hires adviser:sources

SINGAPORE: Singapore's DBS Group Holdings has hired Morgan Stanley to find a partner to sell life insurance products

Published 14 Oct, 2014 05:05am

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China money rates slip after PBOC lowers official yield

SHANGHAI: China's money rates fell slightly on Tuesday after the central bank lowered the yield at its bond repurcha

Published 14 Oct, 2014 05:00am

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Bond yields edge lower on persisting global growth concerns

NEW YORK: US long-dated Treasuries yields edged lower on Friday on persisting concerns over global economic growth, whil

Published 10 Oct, 2014 03:16pm

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German Bund yields resume fall as concern over growth returns

LONDON: Bund yields fell towards new lows on Friday, after poor industrial data from Italy and a report saying Germany w

Published 10 Oct, 2014 11:51am

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JGBs draw foreign demand amid shrinking yield differentials

TOKYO: Foreign investors have poured into Japanese government bonds as the yield differential between Japanese and euro

Published 09 Oct, 2014 06:17am

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Sri Lanka treasury secretary says appreciation of rupee is unavoidable

COLOMBO: Appreciation of Sri Lanka's rupee is unavoidable due to higher export earnings and inflows from services, t

Published 09 Oct, 2014 06:06am

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Greece sells 1.138bn euros of 6 month T-bills, yield steady

ATHENS: Greece sold 1.138 billion euros ($1.44 billion) of six-month treasury bills on Wednesday to roll over a maturing

Published 08 Oct, 2014 09:29am

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Long-dated gilts hit 2-year high as IMF view sends investors into safe-havens

LONDON: British 30-year gilt prices rose to their highest level in more than two years on Wednesday as investors carried

Published 08 Oct, 2014 09:29am

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AIG collapse would have been catastrophic: Geithner

WASHINGTON: Former US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testified Tuesday that if insurer AIG had been allowed to fail

Published 08 Oct, 2014 06:22am

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Yields rise on sturdy jobs data

NEW YORK: Treasuries yields increased on Friday after US employers added 248,000 jobs to their payrolls in September, mo

Published 03 Oct, 2014 04:27pm

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Yields fall as global growth outlook falters

NEW YORK: US Treasuries rallied on Wednesday as Germany sold new bonds at record low yields, after weak factory data in

Published 01 Oct, 2014 01:59pm

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US Treasuries prices fall; jobs report in focus

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices fell on Tuesday although month-end buying was seen as stemming weakness, and the market als

Published 30 Sep, 2014 04:49pm

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Nigeria raises 114.4bn naira in T. bills, yields mixed

LAGOS: Nigeria sold 114.39 billion naira ($698 million) worth of treasury bills with maturities ranging between three mo

Published 26 Sep, 2014 03:36pm

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Bond prices dip after Gross departs Pimco for Janus

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices dipped Friday, erasing earlier gains on news that Pimco Chief Investment Officer Bill Gro

Published 26 Sep, 2014 02:10pm

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China 7-year local govt bonds auctioned at 4.12pc

SHANGHAI: China's finance ministry auctioned 20.7 billion yuan ($3.37 billion) of seven-year bonds on behalf of twel

Published 24 Sep, 2014 06:46am

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Indonesia sells 1.5bn rupiah of Islamic bonds, as targeted

JAKARTA: Indonesia's finance ministry sold 1.5 trillion rupiah of Islamic bonds at an auction on Tuesday, meeting an

Published 23 Sep, 2014 10:11am

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Allianz invests 140mn eur in Irish property fund

FRANKFURT: German insurer Allianz said on Tuesday it would invest 140 million euros ($180 million) in Irish real-estate

Published 23 Sep, 2014 07:18am

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Belgium raises funds at record low cost at bond auction

BRUSSELS: Belgium's borrowing costs dropped to a record low on Monday at a 2 billion euro ($2.6 billion) sale of its

Published 22 Sep, 2014 12:21pm

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German Bund yields slightly higher after Scotland votes 'No'

LONDON: German 10-year Bund yields rose slightly in early trade in Europe on Friday, with some investors offloading some

Published 19 Sep, 2014 05:34am

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Treasuries prices slip as Fed forecasts boost short-maturity yields

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices turned down on Thursday, with investors driving some shorter-maturity yields to highs

Published 18 Sep, 2014 03:44pm

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India bond yields end steady for 3rd straight day; Fed in focus

MUMBAI: Indian government bond yields ended steady for a third straight session on Wednesday, ahead of the outcome of th

Published 18 Sep, 2014 05:48am

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Spanish yields fall as polls show narrow lead for Unionist Scots

LONDON: Spanish bond yields fell on Wednesday after new opinion polls on Scotland's independence referendum, closely

Published 17 Sep, 2014 05:37pm

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Treasuries price rise as inflation data soothe Fed fears

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices were boosted Wednesday by tame U.S. inflation data that soothed worries Federal Reserv

Published 17 Sep, 2014 05:07pm

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Five-year gilts fall to 4-week low on eve of Scottish referendum

LONDON: Short-dated British government bonds fell on Wednesday, the day before Scots go to the polls to vote on whether

Published 17 Sep, 2014 04:42pm

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China 10-year fin min bond yield at 4.13pc, lower than forecasts

SHANGHAI: China's Ministry of Finance auctioned 28 billion yuan ($4.56 billion) of 10-year bonds in the interbank ma

Published 17 Sep, 2014 04:55am

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Treasuries prices gain ahead of Fed, Scottish vote

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Tuesday as buyers fretted over possible shifts in America's ultra loose mo

Published 16 Sep, 2014 03:07pm

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US Treasuries shorts at highest since late July: JPM survey

NEW YORK: The share of investors who are bearish on U.S. longer-dated Treasuries and reckon their yields will rise climb

Published 16 Sep, 2014 03:05pm

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Spain sells 5bn euros of short-term debt, yields rise

MADRID: Spain sold 5 billion euros ($6.5 billion) of short term debt on Tuesday at higher yields than a month ago, days

Published 16 Sep, 2014 09:17am

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Indonesia sells 10 trillion rupiah at bond auction, as targeted

JAKARTA: Indonesia sold 10 trillion rupiah ($836.1 million) of conventional bonds at an auction on Tuesday, as targeted,

Published 16 Sep, 2014 09:16am

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Prices up after sell-off on signs of softer growth

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Monday on bargain hunting encouraged by fresh signs of spotty economic growth,

Published 15 Sep, 2014 03:10pm

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China 3-year and 5-year local govt bonds auctioned at 4.14, 4.15pc

SHANGHAI: China's finance ministry auctioned 32.6 billion yuan ($5.31 billion) of three- and five- year bonds on beh

Published 15 Sep, 2014 06:28am

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Britain plans first yuan bond outside China

LONDON: Britain on Friday said it would be the first country outside China to issue yuan-denominated bonds, as London se

Published 12 Sep, 2014 09:25pm

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UK 10-year government bond yield touches 3-week high

LONDON: British 10-year gilt yields reached their highest in almost three weeks on Friday, with the campaign against Sco

Published 12 Sep, 2014 05:15pm

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Bond yields dip on US campaign in Mideast, Russia sanctions

NEW YORK: Yields on US Treasuries slipped on Thursday for the first time in four days after the outlook for sustained U.

Published 11 Sep, 2014 03:13pm

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Spanish yields dip as Scottish poll eases Catalonia concerns

LONDON: Spanish bond yields fell on Thursday after a poll showed a majority of Scots plan to vote against independence,

Published 11 Sep, 2014 09:04am

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Greece sets pricing on offer to sell 3-,5-year bonds for T-bills

ATHENS: Greece on Thursday set the pricing on its offer to top up its recent three- and five-year bonds by about 1 billi

Published 11 Sep, 2014 08:08am

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Yield on Kenya 364-day treasury bills falls

NAIROBI: The yield on Kenya's 364-day Treasury bills fell to 10.163 percent at auction on Wednesday from 10.233 perc

Published 10 Sep, 2014 05:37pm

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Greece to reopen 3-,5-year bonds, exchange them for T-bills

ATHENS: Greece said on Wednesday it will reopen its recent 3- and 5-year bonds and top them up by about 1.0 billion euro

Published 10 Sep, 2014 05:31pm

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Ghana tests investor interest for US dollar 11.5-year bond

LONDON: The Republic of Ghana has released initial price thoughts on an 11.5-year US dollar benchmark bond at 8.5% area,

Published 10 Sep, 2014 05:16pm

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UK 30-year gilt yield hits 4-week high on Scotland polls

LONDON: British 30-year government bond yields hit their highest level in almost a month on Wednesday, driven higher by

Published 10 Sep, 2014 05:01pm

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Sharjah draws massive demand for debut $750mn sukuk issue

DUBAI: The emirate of Sharjah attracted massive demand at its first international debt sale on Wednesday, drawing invest

Published 10 Sep, 2014 04:55pm

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Bond yields rise on supply, expectations for hawkish Fed

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields rose on Wednesday, with benchmark and longer-dated yields rising the most, after traders

Published 10 Sep, 2014 04:50pm

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China 3 year fin min bond yield at 4.00pc, within forecasts

SHANGHAI: China's Ministry of Finance auctioned 28 billion yuan ($4.56 billion) of three-year bonds in the interbank

Published 10 Sep, 2014 04:16am

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Bond yields edge higher on hawkish Fed views, supply expectations

NEW YORK: Benchmark US Treasuries yields rose on Tuesday to hit their highest levels in over a month on expectations tha

Published 09 Sep, 2014 02:55pm

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Indonesia sells 1.025 trillion rupiah of Islamic bonds, below target

JAKARTA: Indonesia's finance ministry sold 1.025 trillion rupiah ($87.2 million) of Islamic bonds at an auction on T

Published 09 Sep, 2014 09:37am

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Bund yields rise on delayed sanctions on Russia, Fed study

LONDON: German Bund yields rose on Tuesday after the European Union delayed enforcing new sanctions on Russia and a stud

Published 09 Sep, 2014 08:33am

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Bond yields dip on renewed fears over Ukraine, US growth

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields fell on Monday on doubts over the strength of a ceasefire between Ukraine and pro-Russian

Published 08 Sep, 2014 05:08pm

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Yields slide after US jobs report disappoints

NEW YORK: Benchmark US Treasury debt yields fell from one-month highs on Friday after data showed the world's larges

Published 05 Sep, 2014 07:34pm

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Portugal sells 31.5pc stake in CTT at small discount

LISBON: Portugal's state holding company Parpublica sold a 31.5 percent stake in postal firm CTT in the second and l

Published 05 Sep, 2014 01:45pm

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Mauritius 364-day Treasury bills' yield rises to 1.75pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 364-day Treasury bills rose to 1.75 percent at auction from 1.3

Published 05 Sep, 2014 11:28am

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Prices drop on ECB rate cut, aggressive policy move

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices fell on Thursday, undermined by aggressive expansionary monetary policy measures from the E

Published 04 Sep, 2014 02:50pm

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Euro zone yields dip as ECB expected to reinforce support

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields dipped on Thursday as the European Central Bank was expected to reinforce its message that

Published 04 Sep, 2014 08:31am

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Yields rise on Ukraine peace moves, US corporate supply

NEW YORK: Benchmark US Treasury debt yields rose to three-week highs on Wednesday, bolstered by a slew of U.S. corporate

Published 03 Sep, 2014 04:48pm

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Bond yields rise on doubts ahead of ECB meeting

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields rose on Tuesday after traders took profits on uncertainty ahead of a highly anticipated E

Published 02 Sep, 2014 04:32pm

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Greece sells 1.14bn euros of 6-month T-bills, yield eases

ATHENS: Greece sold 1.14 billion euros ($1.49 billion) of six-month treasury bills on Tuesday to roll over a maturing is

Published 02 Sep, 2014 09:44am

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Euro zone bond yields edge up as US data, ECB meeting eyed

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields nudged up on Tuesday as investors paused for breath after the market's shar

Published 02 Sep, 2014 09:31am

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Peripheral bond yields dip as ECB expected to reinforce support

LONDON: Low-rated euro zone bond yields dipped on Monday as investors positioned for the European Central Bank to reinfo

Published 01 Sep, 2014 09:05am

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China's parliament authorises local governments to issue bonds

SHANGHAI: China's parliament has formally approved changes to the budget law allowing local governments to issue bon

Published 01 Sep, 2014 05:02am

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France to sell 8-9bn euros of bonds at Thursday auction

PARIS: France plans to sell 8-9 billion euros ($11.87 billion) of long-term bonds at a regular auction on Sept. 4, the A

Published 29 Aug, 2014 02:56pm

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Mauritius 273-day Treasury bills yield falls to 0.96pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 273-day Treasury bills fell to 0.96 percent on Friday from 1.45

Published 29 Aug, 2014 02:32pm

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Yields edge higher, pausing rally, as ECB meeting in focus

NEW YORK: Treasuries yields rose slightly on Friday, pausing a week-long rally, as investors rethought expectations for

Published 29 Aug, 2014 01:45pm

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Yields fall as Ukraine prompts safety buying, ECB seen buying bonds

NEW YORK: US Treasuries rallied on Thursday and 30-year bond yields fell to their lowest in over a year as concerns over

Published 28 Aug, 2014 04:27pm

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Euro zone bond yields hold at record lows after Spain inflation

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields held at record lows on Thursday as a drop in Spanish inflation in August kept pressure on

Published 28 Aug, 2014 08:41am

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Bonds rally as European debt yields fall to record lows

NEW YORK: US Treasuries rallied on Wednesday as European government bond yields continued to plumb record lows on expect

Published 27 Aug, 2014 04:04pm

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Bund yields dip as faltering outlook supports ECB stimulus hopes

LONDON: German Bund yields fell back towards record lows on Wednesday, as further evidence of the bloc's faltering e

Published 27 Aug, 2014 09:16am

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Banks to meet with Treasury Department on cyber threats: sources

NEW YORK: A group of Wall Street banks plan to meet the US Treasury Department and other government officials next month

Published 26 Aug, 2014 05:28pm

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Yields fall as European bond yields hit record lows

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields fell on Tuesday as European bond yields fell to record lows on expectations the European

Published 26 Aug, 2014 03:22pm

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Yields drop as hopes for more ECB stimulus boosts demand

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields dipped on Monday in light trading, as European bonds rallied on expectations the European

Published 25 Aug, 2014 04:05pm

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China to sell $1.95bn govt bonds in HK

BEIJING: China plans to sell 12 billion yuan ($1.95 billion) of government debt in Hong Kong in coming months, the state

Published 25 Aug, 2014 08:19am

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As Fed debates rate path, focus on jobs data

JACKSON HOLE: The Federal Reserve's intensive focus on a wide range of labor market data to guide policy-making is d

Published 23 Aug, 2014 05:13pm

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JGBs bounce but gains limited before Jackson Hole

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds rose on Friday as overnight US Treasury gains helped the market rebound, although cauti

Published 22 Aug, 2014 12:56pm

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Mauritius 182-day Treasury bills yield falls to 0.92pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 182-day Treasury bills fell to 0.92 percent at an auction on Fr

Published 22 Aug, 2014 11:39am

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China's Beijing city government sells 5-, 7- and 10-year municipal bonds

SHANGHAI: China's Beijing city government auctioned a total of 10.5 billion yuan ($1.71 billion) of five-, seven- an

Published 21 Aug, 2014 04:41am

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Fed divided over improvement of US jobs market: minutes

WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve policymakers were sharply divided in their last meeting over how much the US jobs market has

Published 20 Aug, 2014 07:16pm

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US yields up on robust housing data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected housing data but a modest increase in consumer

Published 19 Aug, 2014 04:07pm

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Prices fall on US housing data, waning geopolitical tensions

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices fell on Monday after three days of gains, as risk appetite returned following upbeat U

Published 18 Aug, 2014 02:55pm

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US yields trim fall on July industrial output data

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields pared their earlier decline early Friday after stronger-than-expected data on US industri

Published 15 Aug, 2014 02:17pm

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Hungarian T-bill yield plunge temporary

BUDAPEST: Hungarian Treasury bill yields could rise from record low levels as their recent plunge was probably caused by

Published 15 Aug, 2014 12:02pm

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Spanish public debt tops one trillion euros

MADRID: Spain's public debt has topped one trillion euros ($1.3 trillion) for the first time, the central bank annou

Published 14 Aug, 2014 02:25pm

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Bonds rally as evidence mounts that economies are slowing

BUDAPEST/WARSAW: Government bond prices surged on Thursday after a batch of data showed economic growth was slowing in b

Published 14 Aug, 2014 12:40pm

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Bond yields fall on weak data before 10-year supply

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt yields fell on Wednesday as disappointing data on U.S. retail sales revived bets the Federal

Published 13 Aug, 2014 03:55pm

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JGBs capped by higher stocks, 30 year sale eyed

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices inched down on Tuesday as Tokyo stocks extended gains amid an easing of immediate

Published 12 Aug, 2014 04:34am

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Ukraine tensions push yields on safe-haven Bunds to record lows

LONDON: German Bund yields fell to record lows on Wednesday as investors sought refuge in top-rated assets after Russia

Published 06 Aug, 2014 12:07pm

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JGBs flat; market wary of pushing already low yields further down

TOKYO: The benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond yield hovered near 15-month lows on Wednesday amid a latest flare

Published 06 Aug, 2014 04:19am

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Turkey's 10-year bond yield rises after inflation higher than expected

ISTANBUL: Turkey's 10-year benchmark bond yield rose to 9.30 percent on Monday after July inflation came in higher t

Published 04 Aug, 2014 07:21am

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Indian bonds fall after central bank partially devolves auction

MUMBAI: Indian government bonds fell on Friday after the central bank did not fully sell its allotment of debt at the 14

Published 01 Aug, 2014 02:03pm

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Nigeria to raise 195bn naira in Treasury bills

LAGOS: Nigeria plans to raise 195.17 billion naira ($1.21 billion) in short-dated treasury bills at an auction next Wedn

Published 01 Aug, 2014 01:49pm

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Bond prices climb as US durable goods data drag

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices jumped on Friday, with fixed-income traders disappointed by soft spots in US durable good

Published 25 Jul, 2014 03:17pm

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Spanish yields hit record low before bumper debt repayments

LONDON: Spanish bond yields fell to record lows on Friday on expectations that 60 billion euros worth of debt and coupon

Published 25 Jul, 2014 12:04pm

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UK 30-year gilt yields rise after pension reform details

LONDON: British ultra-long government bond yields rose on Monday after the government gave more details on plans to allo

Published 21 Jul, 2014 07:37am

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Turkish bond yields rise as Ukraine tensions rattle investors

ISTANBUL: Turkish bonds yields rose on Friday, part of a broad move into safe-haven assets after a Malaysian Airlines je

Published 18 Jul, 2014 03:37pm

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Mauritius 364-day Treasury bills' yield falls to 2.08pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 364-day Treasury bills edged lower to 2.08 percent at auction o

Published 18 Jul, 2014 12:13pm

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JGBs dip on BoJ Kuroda's view on long-term rates

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices edged lower on Wednesday, weighed by Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's

Published 16 Jul, 2014 03:04am

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Fed says some tech firms overvalued

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve on Tuesday warned that some high-flying technology firms may be overvalued, but rejected

Published 15 Jul, 2014 07:30pm

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JGBs flat, little reaction to steady BoJ rates, forecasts

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were mostly unchanged across the curve on Tuesday, with a bounce in Tokyo shares

Published 15 Jul, 2014 04:16am

Managed Funds

Bond prices slip on prospects of hawkish Yellen comments

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices edged lower on Monday on expectations that Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen could take

Published 14 Jul, 2014 08:38pm

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China's finmin auctions 3- and 5-year local govt bonds at 4.15pc, 4.28pc

SHANGHAI: China's finance ministry auctioned 23.4 billion yuan ($3.77 billion) of three- and five- year bonds on beh

Published 14 Jul, 2014 04:48am

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France to sell 8.5-10.0bn euros of medium-term bonds July 17

PARIS: France plans to sell 7.5-8.5 billion euros ($21.8 billion) of fixed-rate, medium-term bonds at a regular auction

Published 11 Jul, 2014 12:21pm

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Greece to auction 1.25bn euros of 3 month T-bills on July 15

ATHENS: Greece will auction 1.25 billion euros of three-month treasury bills on July 15 to refinance a maturing issue, t

Published 11 Jul, 2014 11:31am

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Fed sees stimulus exit in October

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve plans to end bond purchases in October, winding up a five-year stimulus effort to suppor

Published 09 Jul, 2014 08:52pm

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JGBs lifted by sagging stocks, rallying Treasuries

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were mostly firmer on Wednesday, lifted by sagging Tokyo shares and an overnight

Published 09 Jul, 2014 04:41am

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Thai 91-day central bank bonds yield 2.04550pc at auction

BANGKOK: An auction of 25 billion baht ($772.32 million) of Thai 91-day central bank bonds fetched an average accepted y

Published 08 Jul, 2014 04:25am

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Foreign investors boost South Korea bond holdings in June-regulator

SEOUL: Foreign investors boosted their holdings of South Korean domestic bonds by a net 0.4 trillion won ($396.04 millio

Published 07 Jul, 2014 04:03am

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ECB largesse drives yields on lower-rated euro zone bonds lower

LONDON: Yields on lower-rated euro zone bonds fell on Friday after the European Central Bank fleshed out the terms of lo

Published 04 Jul, 2014 12:35pm

Managed Funds

JGB 10-year yield falls to 0.555pc, lowest since May 2013

TOKYO: The yield on the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bonds briefly fell to 0.555 percent on Friday, its lowest

Published 27 Jun, 2014 01:14pm

Managed Funds

Italy yields edge up as investors chew over hefty debt sales

LONDON: Italian bond prices slipped on Friday as investors digested nearly 8 billion euros of debt sold by Rome at recor

Published 27 Jun, 2014 12:43pm

Managed Funds

Long yields hit 3-week lows on soft US economic data

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields dropped on Thursday as traders eyeing a possible slowing of American economic growth drov

Published 26 Jun, 2014 03:52pm

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Gilt market to withstand any outcome to Scottish referendum

LONDON: Britain's government bond market will be able to withstand any volatility surrounding the referendum on Scot

Published 25 Jun, 2014 09:58am

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Australian bond yield hits one-year low, drags on AUD

WELLINGTON/SYDNEY: Australian government bonds rallied on Wednesday, tracking gains in US Treasuries while both the Aust

Published 25 Jun, 2014 07:00am

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Turkey's FDI could reach $16bn in 2014

ISTANBUL: Turkey may attract foreign direct investment (FDI) worth as much as $16 billion this year, International Inves

Published 24 Jun, 2014 07:39am

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Taiwan sells 5-year govt bonds at 1.20pc yield

TAIPEI: Taiwan auctioned T$32.8539 billion ($1.10 billion) in 5-year government bonds at a yield of 1.20 percent, the ce

Published 24 Jun, 2014 05:22am

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Yields rise as Fed seen more tolerant of inflation

NEW YORK: Most US Treasuries edged higher on Friday, though long bond prices rallied, as investors focused on inflation

Published 20 Jun, 2014 07:22pm

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Periphery yields edge up as Italy seeks to extend the life of its debt

LONDON: Yields on lower-rated euro zone bonds edged away from record lows on Friday as a debt exchange in Italy prompted

Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:57pm

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Romania sells 500mn lei in six-month T-bills

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a planned 500 million lei ($154.23 million) worth of six-month treasury bills on Thursday, with

Published 19 Jun, 2014 10:34am

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30-year JGBs slump after BoJ trims buying, other maturities firm

TOKYO: The price of 30-year Japanese government bonds fell on Thursday after the Bank of Japan said it may trim the amou

Published 19 Jun, 2014 06:47am

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Indian bond yields ease on dovish Fed; high oil price weighs

MUMBAI: India's benchmark 10-year bond yield opened lower at 8.65 percent from Wednesday's close of 8.67 percent

Published 19 Jun, 2014 06:37am

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Argentina says won't make next bond payment in US

NEW YORK: Argentina will not make a bond service payment due June 30 in New York as ordered by a US judge, the economy m

Published 19 Jun, 2014 04:14am

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Cyprus sells 750m euros in 5-year bonds

NICOSIA: Cyprus said on Wednesday it had sold 750 mln euros in 5-year bonds at an average yield of 4.85 pct, following a

Published 18 Jun, 2014 04:11pm

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Taiwan to raise limit for Chinese firms to sell yuan bonds

TAIPEI: Taiwan's financial regulators will allow Chinese firms to sell more yuan bonds from the second half of 2014,

Published 18 Jun, 2014 05:52am

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Ecuador returns to bond market with $2bn sale

QUITO: Ecuador sold $2 billion in government-backed bonds, in a return to international markets after a partial debt def

Published 18 Jun, 2014 04:18am

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Yields rise as US consumer price inflation jumps

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Tuesday after consumer prices recorded their largest increase in more than a year

Published 17 Jun, 2014 07:19pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise as US consumer price inflation jumps

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Tuesday after consumer prices recorded their largest increase in more than a year

Published 17 Jun, 2014 04:01pm

Managed Funds

Indonesia sells 185bn rupiah of Islamic bonds, yields higher

JAKARTA: Indonesia's finance ministry sold 185 billion rupiah ($15.7 million) of Islamic bonds at an auction on Tues

Published 17 Jun, 2014 08:48am

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Spain sells 5.0 billion euros short-term debt, record low yields

MADRID: Spain sold at the top end of its targeted amount at a scheduled auction of 6- and 12-month T-bills on Tuesday, w

Published 17 Jun, 2014 08:44am

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India's HDFC to raise at least 5bn rupees via 10-year bonds

MUMBAI: India's Housing Development Finance Corp will raise at least 5 billion rupees through 10-year bonds at 9.24

Published 17 Jun, 2014 06:20am

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Treasuries prices up on Iraq safety buying; US data limits gains

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose on Monday as fighting in Iraq and Ukraine increased demand for safe-haven bonds, tho

Published 16 Jun, 2014 03:52pm

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Foreigners sold US Treasuries, corp bonds in April: Treasury

NEW YORK: Foreigners sold U.S. long-term securities, including Treasuries and corporate bonds, in April versus buying in

Published 16 Jun, 2014 03:45pm

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Spain's public debt falls for the first time since October

MADRID: Spanish public debt fell for the first time in six months in April, Bank of Spain figures showed on Monday, slip

Published 16 Jun, 2014 10:02am

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Kenya begins marketing five and 10-year US dollar bond deal

LONDON: The Republic of Kenya, rated B+ by Standard & Poor's and Fitch, has opened books on a benchmark-sized of

Published 16 Jun, 2014 08:47am

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UK gilts tumble after BoE's Carney flags earlier rate hike

LONDON: British government bond prices plunged on Friday after Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said interest rates

Published 13 Jun, 2014 01:17pm

Managed Funds

Mauritius 273-day Treasury bills yield falls to 2.56pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 273-day Treasury bills fell to 2.56 percent at auction on Frida

Published 13 Jun, 2014 12:50pm

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Prices inch up on soft US data; 30-year bond sale looms

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices were slightly higher on Thursday after lackluster U.S. retail sales and jobless claims

Published 12 Jun, 2014 03:47pm

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Prices inch higher ahead of US 10-year auction

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices edged higher on Wednesday after three days of selling, helped by lower risk appetite,

Published 11 Jun, 2014 04:39pm

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UAE's Etisalat sets initial guidance for debut bond sale

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi-based telecommunications operator Etisalat has set initial price thoughts on its debut bond issue which

Published 11 Jun, 2014 05:23am

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US 10-year yields hit one-month peak on rate hike focus

NEW YORK: US benchmark 10-year yields rose to a one-month high on Tuesday, as investors have started to price in the pro

Published 10 Jun, 2014 04:35pm

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Greece sells 1.625bn euros of 6-month T-bills, yield falls

ATHENS: Greece sold 1.625 billion euros ($2.21 billion) of six-month treasury bills on Tuesday, the country's debt a

Published 10 Jun, 2014 09:33am

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Prices dip ahead of US supply this week

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices slipped on Monday in quiet trading, pressured by a $62 billion sale of new coupon-bearing

Published 10 Jun, 2014 06:04am

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Treasuries prices slide as US supply weighs

NEW YORK: Prices for US Treasuries fell on Monday, pressured by a $62 billion sale of new coupon-bearing government debt

Published 09 Jun, 2014 03:06pm

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Yield spread between gilts and Bunds hits new 16-year high

LONDON: The difference in yields between British and German 10-year government bonds widened on Monday to its highest si

Published 09 Jun, 2014 07:49am

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Irish yields hit record low on ratings lift, ECB stimulus

LONDON: Irish bond yields dipped to a record low on Monday after Standard & Poor's upgraded the country's cr

Published 09 Jun, 2014 07:19am

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Indian bonds gain for fourth straight session

MUMBAI: Indian government bonds rose on Friday for a fourth straight session on continuing optimism over the central ban

Published 06 Jun, 2014 03:00pm

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Prices gain as US jobs gains solid, European debt yields plunge

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices gained on Friday after data showed that US employers maintained a solid pace of hiring in

Published 06 Jun, 2014 02:46pm

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UK gilts trade at highest premium over German debt since 1997

LONDON: British 10-year government bonds traded at their highest yield premium over equivalent German debt since the mid

Published 06 Jun, 2014 02:30pm

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Portugal to hold bond auction on June 11

LISBON: Portugal will offer up to 750 million euros in government bonds next Wednesday in its second bond auction after

Published 06 Jun, 2014 02:07pm

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Bulgaria approves 1.49-bn-euro bond issue

SOFIA: Bulgaria is to raise nearly one and a half billion euros on the bond market to repay debt and finance the budget,

Published 06 Jun, 2014 11:47am

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Yields rise in choppy trading after ECB cuts rates

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields rose on Thursday in choppy trading after the European Central Bank cut interest rates to

Published 05 Jun, 2014 03:49pm

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Prices gain after ECB rate cuts, before US payrolls data

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices gained on Thursday in choppy trading after the European Central Bank cut interest rates t

Published 05 Jun, 2014 03:34pm

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German bonds outperform US Treasuries as ECB policy easing eyed

LONDON: The two-year US Treasury note yield premium over German equivalents rose to a seven-year high on Thursday as Ger

Published 05 Jun, 2014 09:07am

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Spain sells 3-, 5-year bonds at record low yields ahead of ECB

MADRID: Spain sold 3- and 5-year bonds at record low yields at auction on Thursday, as investors prepared for a likely s

Published 05 Jun, 2014 08:57am

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Prices steady before ECB, after mixed US data

NEW YORK: US Treasuries were steady on Wednesday as investors took profits from the recent rally, before Thursday's

Published 04 Jun, 2014 03:46pm

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Yields rise with German debt, re-set of bearish bond bets

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields rose to their highest in three weeks on Tuesday as investors reset bets that yields are l

Published 03 Jun, 2014 03:01pm

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Yields rise before ECB meeting, US payrolls report

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields rose on Monday, after falling to one-year lows last week, as investors completed month-en

Published 02 Jun, 2014 04:10pm

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Mauritius 182-day Treasury bills yield falls to 2.62pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 182-day Treasury bills fell to 2.62 percent at auction on Frida

Published 30 May, 2014 01:13pm

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India 10 year bonds hit over 4-month high; RBI chief comments aid

MUMBAI: India's benchmark 10-year bonds hit an over four-month high on Friday after the central bank governor said t

Published 30 May, 2014 12:57pm

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German bond yields hold at 1-year low on ECB easing hopes

LONDON: German bond yields held at the lowest levels seen in a year on Thursday and were heading for a fifth consecutive

Published 29 May, 2014 07:57am

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South Korea to sell 5 trillion won of T-bills in June

SEOUL: South Korea's finance ministry said on Thursday it plans to sell 5 trillion won ($4.90 billion) worth of trea

Published 29 May, 2014 05:24am

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10-year yields tumble to 10-month low in line with Germany

NEW YORK: Yields on U.S. 10-year Treasury notes dropped to their lowest in 10 months on Wednesday, in line with falls in

Published 28 May, 2014 04:03pm

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China bond market success will depend on how weakest regions fare

HONG KONG: China's push for a municipal bond market could increase the pressure on those provinces already strugglin

Published 28 May, 2014 07:05am

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Prices edge lower on US data, but Ukraine still a factor

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices inched lower on Tuesday in choppy trading on the back of generally upbeat U.S. economic dat

Published 27 May, 2014 04:38pm

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Romania sells 800mn lei in one-year T-Bills

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a planned 800 million lei ($247.4 million) in one-year treasury bills on Monday, with the averag

Published 26 May, 2014 09:33am

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Italian yields fall after Renzi's party wins EU vote

LONDON: Italian bond yields fell on Monday as Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's centre-left Democratic Party looked set

Published 26 May, 2014 07:22am

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China to auction 40bn yuan of 9-month finmin deposits on May 29

SHANGHAI: China will auction 40 billion yuan ($6.4 billion) of nine-month finance ministry deposits on May 29, the minis

Published 26 May, 2014 05:01am

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Bond prices rise on Greece, Ukraine elections worries

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose on Friday on uncertainty ahead of Sunday's European Union and Ukraine elections,

Published 23 May, 2014 08:00pm

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Italy, Spain bonds rise after ratings boost, election fears remain

LONDON: Peripheral euro zone bonds were mostly higher on Friday after a ratings hike for Spain, and as expectations of i

Published 23 May, 2014 02:55pm

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Bond prices edge lower on positive housing, factory data

NEW YORK: U.S. Treasuries prices edged lower on Thursday after positive U.S. economic data on existing home sales and fa

Published 22 May, 2014 03:54pm

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Spain sells 3.53bn euros of 5-, 10-year bonds at record low yields

MADRID: Spain sold 3.53 billion euros ($4.82 billion) of 5- and 10-year bonds at auction on Thursday at record low yield

Published 22 May, 2014 09:52am

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US bond yields rise on run-up to Fed minutes, profit-taking

NEW YORK: Medium- and longer-dated US Treasuries yields rose on Wednesday on anticipation that minutes from the Federal

Published 21 May, 2014 03:41pm

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China completes sale of 16bn yuan bonds in Hong Kong

HONG KONG: China sold 16 billion yuan of yuan-denominated offshore bonds in Hong Kong on Wednesday, as investors scrambl

Published 21 May, 2014 05:59am

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China finance ministry sells 10-year bonds at 4.1348pc

SHANGHAI: China's Ministry of Finance auctioned 28 billion yuan ($4.49 billion) of 10-year bonds in the interbank ma

Published 21 May, 2014 05:28am

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US Treasury bond prices flat as short-covering stalls

NEW YORK: US Treasuries traded mostly flat on Tuesday as recent short-covering stalled, though declines in Wall Street s

Published 20 May, 2014 03:02pm

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Bond prices edge higher on expectations of lower yields

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices edged higher on Monday on sentiment that bond yields could hit multi-month lows again, le

Published 19 May, 2014 03:16pm

Managed Funds

Greek bonds deepen losses amid tax and political fears

LONDON: Greek bond prices slipped on Friday, deepening sharp falls on Thursday triggered by nervousness about a tax on f

Published 16 May, 2014 11:52am

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Treasury denies asset management study ignored SEC feedback

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury Department is staunchly refuting claims by Republican lawmakers that a research report highl

Published 14 May, 2014 04:02pm

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France sells extra 1.114 billion euros of BTF T-bills

PARIS: France sold an extra 1.114 billion euros ($1.53 billion)of BTF Treasury bills in the wake of Monday's regular

Published 14 May, 2014 02:03pm

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Italy yields retest record lows as ECB fuels debt demand

LONDON: Italian yields fell back to record lows on Wednesday as a sale of longer-dated bonds in Rome drew robust interes

Published 14 May, 2014 01:06pm

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Yields fall after US retail sales data disappoints

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields fell on Tuesday after US retail sales for April came in below economists' forecasts,

Published 13 May, 2014 07:24pm

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Spain sells 4.5 billion euro in bills, yields on 6-month record low

MADRID: Spain easily sold the top end of its targeted amount at a scheduled auction of 6- and 12-month T-bills on Tuesda

Published 13 May, 2014 08:43am

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Long bond adds to post-auction losses

NEW YORK: US Treasuries drifted lower on Friday as the 30-year long bond again surrendered price gains following an unex

Published 09 May, 2014 01:58pm

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Ireland sells 10-year debt at record low yield

DUBLIN: Ireland sold 750 million euros ($1.04 billion) of 10-year bonds as planned on Thursday at a record low yield of

Published 08 May, 2014 09:37am

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Egypt bond yields rise to eight month high in delayed announcement

CAIRO: Egypt treasury bond prices jumped to the highest levels in eight months at an auction late on Monday that was del

Published 06 May, 2014 09:44am

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France sells extra 1.604bn euros of long-term bonds

PARIS: France sold an extra 1.604 billion euros ($2.22 billion) of long-term bonds in the wake of its April 30 auction,

Published 05 May, 2014 09:08am

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Philippine Treasury rejects bids for 364-day T-bills

MANILA: The Philippines' Bureau of Treasury rejected on Monday all bids for 364-day Treasury bills at a regular auct

Published 05 May, 2014 05:57am

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U.S. 30-year bond yields plummet to 10-1/2-month low

NEW YORK: Yields on U.S. 30-year bonds dropped to their lowest in more than 10 months on Friday, falling for a fourth st

Published 02 May, 2014 11:18pm

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Indian bonds gain for third day; auction seen successful

MUMBAI: Indian government bonds rose for a third straight session on Friday, helped by a fall in US treasury yields and

Published 02 May, 2014 01:41pm

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Mauritius 182-day Treasury bills yield falls to 2.79pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 182-day Treasury bills fell to 2.79 percent at auction on Frida

Published 02 May, 2014 01:30pm

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Italy's 10-year debt costs fall to record low at auction

MILAN: Italy's benchmark 10-year debt costs fell to a record low of 3.22 percent at an auction on Tuesday as the cou

Published 29 Apr, 2014 09:34am

Managed Funds

SoftBank preparing 300bn yen issue of Japan retail bonds

TOKYO: Japanese mobile operator SoftBank Corp is preparing to issue 300 billion yen ($2.94 billion) in bonds to Japanese

Published 29 Apr, 2014 06:43am

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China's finance ministry to reopen 3-year bonds, auction 28bn yuan

SHANGHAI: China's Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday it will reopen a previous issue of three-year bonds, auctionin

Published 29 Apr, 2014 05:41am

Managed Funds

Ukraine bond poses dilemma for banks

LONDON: Arrangers of a potential US government-guaranteed bond from Ukraine face a delicate decision about whether to ge

Published 28 Apr, 2014 07:53am

Managed Funds

Fitch boosts Italian bonds amid Ukraine tensions

LONDON: Italian bond yields hovered just above record lows on Friday, underpinned by a ratings outlook lift from Fitch a

Published 25 Apr, 2014 01:07pm

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Portugal bond yields dip, near 8-year lows before auction return

LONDON: Portuguese debt yields dipped back towards eight-year lows on Tuesday, outpacing core euro zone government bonds

Published 22 Apr, 2014 09:44am

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China lawmakers may loosen local govt debt ban

SHANGHAI: China's legislature is considering revisions to budget law that may clear the way for local governments to

Published 22 Apr, 2014 05:50am

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Mauritius 273-day Treasury bills yield falls to 2.93pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 273-day Treasury bills fell to 2.93 percent at auction on Frida

Published 18 Apr, 2014 12:24pm

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Spain to issue bonds due 2017, 2019 and 2024 next Thursday

MADRID: Spain will issue 3-, 5- and 10-year bonds at a scheduled auction on April 24, the Treasury said. The bonds are d

Published 17 Apr, 2014 08:43am

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Yields rise on Chinese growth, rising stocks

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Wednesday as better-than-expected growth in China helped boost riskier assets, in

Published 16 Apr, 2014 03:53pm

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Irish debt may trade lower

DUBLIN: Irish debt could fall lower to trade at levels just above that of Belgium's, the head of the country's d

Published 15 Apr, 2014 06:51pm

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JGBs steady to softer as traders adjust their positions ahead of auctions

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices are steady to slightly weaker on Monday with some minor position adjustments ahea

Published 14 Apr, 2014 05:26am

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US bond prices rise as stock losses spur safety bid

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose on Friday as nervous investors pulled out of stock markets worldwide and piled into

Published 11 Apr, 2014 02:48pm

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Nigerian interbank rates stable on matured T-bills

LAGOS: Nigerian interbank lending rates held steady at an average of 10.5 percent on Friday, the same as last week, afte

Published 11 Apr, 2014 02:31pm

Managed Funds

Yields on new Greek 5-year bonds rise, traders cite widespread selling

LONDON: The yield on Greece's new five-year government bond rose on Friday, a day after Athens issued the 3 billion

Published 11 Apr, 2014 01:05pm

Managed Funds

Mauritius 182-day Treasury bills yield falls to 2.91pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 182-day Treasury bills fell to 2.91 percent at auction on Frida

Published 11 Apr, 2014 12:49pm

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India to sell 150bn rupees of T-bills on April 16

MUMBAI: India to sell 150 billion rupees of Treasury bills on April 16, including 90 billion rupees of 91-day t-bills an

Published 11 Apr, 2014 12:42pm

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France plans to sell 8.0-9.5bn euros of bonds April 17

PARIS: France plans to sell 7-8 billion euros of fixed-rate, medium-term government bonds at a regular auction on April

Published 11 Apr, 2014 12:39pm

Managed Funds

U.S. bonds rally on stock rout, Fed view

NEW YORK: The U.S. Treasuries market rallied on Thursday with benchmark yields falling to their lowest in nearly four we

Published 10 Apr, 2014 08:25pm

Managed Funds

Italy's borrowing cost at record low on 12-month bonds

ROME: Italy raised 7.5 billion euros ($10.4 billion) on Thursday in a sale of 12-month bonds with the rate falling to a

Published 10 Apr, 2014 09:45am

Managed Funds

Greece sets price guidance at 5pc area on new five-year

LONDON: Greece has set final price guidance on its first international benchmark bond issue since 2010 at 5pc area accor

Published 10 Apr, 2014 07:35am

Managed Funds

Prices gain after three-year note auction

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose on Tuesday after the US government sold $30 billion in new three-year notes to bette

Published 08 Apr, 2014 07:21pm

Managed Funds

Turkish 15-month zero coupon bond yields 9.96pc

ISTANBUL: Turkey's Treasury sold a 15-month zero coupon bond at yield of 9.96 percent in a tap on Tuesday, below a f

Published 08 Apr, 2014 10:02am

Managed Funds

Indonesia raises 1.56 trillion rupiah of Islamic bonds, above target

JAKARTA: Indonesia's finance ministry raised 1.56 trillion rupiah ($138.02 million) at an Islamic bonds auction on T

Published 08 Apr, 2014 08:58am

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Sri Lanka sells 5 year, $500mn sovereign bond at 5.125pc yield

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka sold a $500 million, five-year sovereign bond at a yield of 5.125 percent, the island nation's ce

Published 08 Apr, 2014 05:29am

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US Fed awards $94.739bn in reverse repos

NEW YORK: The US Federal Reserve awarded $94.739 billion in reverse repurchase agreements on Monday after it increased t

Published 07 Apr, 2014 08:46pm

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U.S. bond prices rise, add to post-payrolls gains

NEW YORK: U.S. Treasuries prices rose on Monday, extending last week's gains as traders reduced bets the Federal Res

Published 07 Apr, 2014 03:53pm

Managed Funds

Ireland to auction 1 billion euros of 10-year debt

DUBLIN: Ireland will auction 1 billion euros of 10-year debt on Thursday as it seeks to further pre-fund the state into

Published 07 Apr, 2014 09:12am

Managed Funds

Super long JGB futures subdued, may take time to lure investors after 12-year absence

TOKYO: Super long 20-year Japanese government bond futures made a quiet start to trading after a 12-year hiatus, suggest

Published 07 Apr, 2014 07:09am

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US bond yields dip after jobs data

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields dipped Friday after an employment report for March came in slightly lower than economists

Published 04 Apr, 2014 04:24pm

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Greece to auction 1bn euro of 6 month T-bills on April 8

ATHENS: Greece will auction 1 billion euros ($1.37 billion) of six-month treasury bills on April 8 to refinance a maturi

Published 04 Apr, 2014 11:51am

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U.S. bond yields rise after jobs, factory orders data

NEW YORK: U.S. Treasuries yields edged higher on Wednesday after data showed U.S. private payrolls were revised higher a

Published 02 Apr, 2014 08:25pm

Managed Funds

China 7-year fin min bond yield at 4.33pc, within forecasts

SHANGHAI: China's Ministry of Finance auctioned 28 billion yuan ($4.51 billion) of seven-year bonds in the interbank

Published 02 Apr, 2014 04:42am

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Kenya T-bill yields may fall, Nigeria yields to rise

NAIROBI: Kenyan Treasury bill yields may fall next week in over-subscribed auctions, while Nigerian yields may rise on l

Published 28 Mar, 2014 03:10pm

Managed Funds

Italy 10-year bond auction yield falls to lowest since Oct 2005

MILAN: Italy's 10-year debt costs fell to their lowest since October 2005 at a sale on Friday as a surprise drop in

Published 28 Mar, 2014 11:33am

Managed Funds

China finance ministry to auction 28bn yuan 7-year bonds

SHANGHAI: China's Ministry of Finance said on Thursday it will auction 28 billion yuan ($4.51 billion) in seven-year

Published 27 Mar, 2014 05:38am

Managed Funds

Yields steady before five-year note sale

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields were steady on Wednesday, when the Treasury will sell $35 billion in new supply, as inves

Published 26 Mar, 2014 04:25pm

Managed Funds

Greek yields dip as S&P says might raise ratings

LONDON: Greek bond yields dipped on Friday after Standard & Poor's said it could raise Greece's credit ratin

Published 21 Mar, 2014 12:14pm

Managed Funds

Mauritius 273-day T-bill yield falls to 3.05pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 273-day Treasury bill fell to 3.05 percent at auction on Friday

Published 21 Mar, 2014 12:02pm

Managed Funds

South Korea bonds end lower on Fed chair Yellen's interest rates remarks

SEOUL: South Korean bonds fell on Thursday after US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's remarks overnight suggested

Published 20 Mar, 2014 08:14am

Managed Funds

German yields hold near eight-month lows before auction

LONDON: German Bund yields held close to eight-month lows on Wednesday before an auction of 10-year debt on the heels of

Published 19 Mar, 2014 09:33am

Managed Funds

Indonesia sells 10 trillion rupiah of bonds, as targeted

JAKARTA: Indonesia's finance ministry sold 10 trillion rupiah ($885.54 million) worth of conventional government bon

Published 18 Mar, 2014 09:18am

Managed Funds

JGBs dip, 20-year auction results eyed

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices dipped on Tuesday, following a general trend in which safe-haven assets were sold

Published 18 Mar, 2014 04:45am

Managed Funds

Prices dip as Crimea tensions ease, before Fed meeting

NEW YORK: US Treasuries fell in price on Monday after Sunday's referendum in Crimea passed without major violence, r

Published 17 Mar, 2014 03:42pm

Managed Funds

South Korea bonds fall on profit-taking; yields seen bottomed out

SEOUL: South Korean bonds ended lower on Monday, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year government debt rising by the s

Published 17 Mar, 2014 08:57am

Managed Funds

Ukraine, China send German Bund yields to eight-month lows

LONDON: German Bund yields fell to their lowest in eight months on Friday as tensions over Russia and the West over Ukra

Published 14 Mar, 2014 06:24pm

Managed Funds

Mauritius 182-day Treasury bills yield falls to 3.07pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 182-day Treasury bills fell to 3.07 percent at auction on Frida

Published 14 Mar, 2014 03:25pm

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Kenya Treasury bills yield seen falling next week

NAIROBI: Kenya Treasury bill yields are expected to head lower at auction next week due to improved liquidity, while Nig

Published 14 Mar, 2014 03:02pm

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Greece to sell 1.0bn euros of 3 month T-bills on March 18

ATHENS: Greece will auction 1.0 billion euros ($1.39 billion) of three-month treasury bills on March 18 to refinance a m

Published 14 Mar, 2014 12:39pm

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Nigeria sells 85bn naira in 3, 10-year bonds

LAGOS: Nigeria has issued 85 billion naira ($515.9 million) in three and 10-year bonds, the Debt Management Office (DMO)

Published 13 Mar, 2014 09:18am

Managed Funds

Fed awards $15.2bn in term deposits

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve on Tuesday said it had awarded $15.2 billion in 7-day term deposits. The Fed said it

Published 11 Mar, 2014 04:35pm

Managed Funds

US bond prices mostly flat ahead of supply

NEW YORK: US Treasuries traded mostly flat on Monday ahead of debt auctions this week with no new US economic data on ta

Published 10 Mar, 2014 04:20pm

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Belgium plans 20 years syndicated benchmark bond

LONDON: The Kingdom of Belgium, rated Aa3/AA/AA, plans to issue a new 20-year syndicated benchmark bond and has hired fo

Published 10 Mar, 2014 03:57pm

Managed Funds

German yields dip as weak China data trigger growth concern

LONDON: German bond yields fell on Monday after weak Chinese economic data triggered concerns about slowing growth in th

Published 10 Mar, 2014 09:32am

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Indian bonds fall, but still post biggest weekly gain in seven

MUMBAI: Indian government bonds dropped on Friday after hitting a two-week high in the previous session as investors boo

Published 07 Mar, 2014 12:59pm

Managed Funds

Romania sells 700mn lei in T-bonds due June 2017

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a planned 700 million lei ($213.8 million) worth of treasury bonds due in June 2017 at an averag

Published 06 Mar, 2014 01:08pm

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Greek 10-year bonds yield less than 30-year debt, first time since Nov. 2013

LONDON: Yields on 10-year Greek bonds yielded less than 30-year paper for the first time since late 2013 on Thursday, as

Published 06 Mar, 2014 01:07pm

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Indian bonds at 2 week high; current account deficit narrows

MUMBAI: Indian government bonds rose to a two-week high on Thursday after the current account deficit narrowed sharply,

Published 06 Mar, 2014 12:45pm

Managed Funds

Ukraine bonds fall as restructuring mooted; investors weigh options

LONDON: Ukraine's short-dated dollar bonds plunged by as much as 6 cents on Wednesday after the country's financ

Published 05 Mar, 2014 06:25pm

Managed Funds

Bunds fall before German debt sale; ECB meeting looms

LONDON: Bunds slipped on Wednesday before a sale of German five-year debt that some market participants see drawing tepi

Published 05 Mar, 2014 09:19am

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Spain to sell bonds due 2017, 2019 and 2024 on Thursday

MADRID: Spain will sell bonds due 2017, 2019 and 2024 at the next scheduled debt auction on Thursday, the Treasury said

Published 28 Feb, 2014 02:54pm

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JGBs little changed, super longs sag after BoJ buys less than usual

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were mostly steady on Thursday, with the super long zone weakening slightly after

Published 27 Feb, 2014 06:23am

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Prices little changed as new-home sales data

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices were flat on Wednesday, erasing earlier gains after better-than-expected data on the s

Published 26 Feb, 2014 06:46pm

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South Korea bonds end up on foreign demand, global growth concerns

SEOUL: South Korean bonds inched up on Tuesday, boosted by foreign demand for futures contracts and continuing worries a

Published 25 Feb, 2014 08:16am

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South Korea bonds edge higher on foreign inflows, soft US data

SEOUL: South Korean bonds edged higher on Monday, buoyed by foreign inflows to the futures market and renewed concerns a

Published 24 Feb, 2014 07:16am

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Indian bond yields steady; hopes for open market ops fade

MUMBAI: Indian government bond yields inched higher on Friday in the absence of any key domestic triggers with traders s

Published 21 Feb, 2014 12:35pm

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Prices steady after data shows expected lift to economy

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices were little changed on Thursday as mostly positive economic data met expectations and bar

Published 20 Feb, 2014 03:28pm

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Romania sells 200mn euros in bonds due Jan. 2019

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a planned 200 million euros ($275.1 million) worth of domestic bonds due in January 2019 at an a

Published 20 Feb, 2014 02:08pm

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Some Fed officials sought early rate hike: FOMC minutes

WASHINGTON: Some Federal Reserve policy makers sought an early hike in its benchmark interest rate amid growing confiden

Published 19 Feb, 2014 09:42pm

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Prices drop after Fed minutes show support for taper

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices fell on Wednesday as minutes of the Federal Reserve's January meeting showed members su

Published 19 Feb, 2014 09:13pm

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UK government bonds rally as jobless data dampens rate hike bets

LONDON: British government bonds and short sterling futures rallied on Wednesday after an unexpected up-tick in the unem

Published 19 Feb, 2014 03:20pm

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Kenya's 182-day, 364-day T-bills yield edge lower

NAIROBI: The weighted average yield on Kenya's 182-day Treasury bills fell to 10.326 percent at auction on Wednesday

Published 19 Feb, 2014 03:15pm

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Ukraine 2023 dollar bond hits all-time lows; Naftogaz bond tumbles

LONDON: Ukraine's dollar bond maturing in 2023 hit all-time lows on Wednesday as a renewed wave of violence hit the

Published 19 Feb, 2014 11:18am

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Russia to buy Ukrainian eurobonds this week

CHEREPOVETS: Russia will buy $2 billion of Ukrainian eurobonds this week, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said o

Published 17 Feb, 2014 07:00pm

Managed Funds

Mauritius 364-day Treasury bill yield falls to 3.46pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 364-day Treasury bills fell to 3.46 percent at auction on Frida

Published 14 Feb, 2014 02:40pm

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France to sell up to 9.4bn euros of bonds at next auction

PARIS: France will sell 7.9-9.4 billion euros of fixed-rate medium-term notes and inflation-linked debt at its next bond

Published 14 Feb, 2014 02:35pm

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South Korea bonds end higher on offshore inflows

SEOUL: South Korean bonds ended higher on Thursday, boosted by steady inflows from offshore investors after the Bank of

Published 13 Feb, 2014 07:14am

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Redemptions force US mutual funds to unload Puerto Rico debt

BOSTON: US mutual funds with heavy exposure to Puerto Rico bonds have sold off some of the cash-strapped island's de

Published 07 Feb, 2014 07:07pm

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Greece to auction 1.0bn euros of 3 month T-bills on Feb 11

ATHENS: Greece will auction 1.0 billion euros ($1.36 billion) of three-month treasury bills on February 11 to refinance

Published 07 Feb, 2014 02:06pm

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Mauritius 91-day T-bill yield falls to 3.04pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 91-day Treasury bills fell to 3.04 percent at an auction on Fri

Published 07 Feb, 2014 02:00pm

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Nigeria sells 189 bln naira in T-bills, yields rise

LAGOS: Nigeria sold 189.27 billion naira ($1.16 billion) worth in treasury bills with maturities ranging between 3 month

Published 07 Feb, 2014 10:45am

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US mulls selling less coupon debt due to budget outlook

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury on Wednesday said it might reduce the amount it borrows through the sale of some debt securi

Published 05 Feb, 2014 07:16pm

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Fed's Lockhart says taper on track, urges patience on rates

BIRMINGHAM: The US Federal Reserve will probably keep steadily dialing back its asset purchases and wind them down compl

Published 05 Feb, 2014 07:04pm

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ECB easing bets pin German yields at 6-month lows

LONDON: German 10-year bond yields hovered around six-month lows on Monday on increased expectation that low inflation w

Published 03 Feb, 2014 09:05am

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US bonds on track for biggest gain in 20 months

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose on Friday on month-end buying and lingering concerns about emerging market economies

Published 31 Jan, 2014 06:44pm

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Polish 10-year yields at 5-month highs as foreign players sell

WARSAW: Polish 10-year bond yields have risen 15 basis points to a 5-month high on Friday pushed higher by foreign inves

Published 31 Jan, 2014 02:11pm

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Mauritius 273-day Treasury bill yield falls to 3.44pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 273-day Treasury bills fell to 3.44 percent at auction on Thurs

Published 30 Jan, 2014 12:32pm

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Hungary sharply cuts bill sale, yield jumps

BUDAPEST: Hungary cut back a sale of 12-month Treasury bills sale amid an emerging-market rout as its currency slid to t

Published 30 Jan, 2014 12:27pm

Managed Funds

Massachusetts uses largest 'social impact bond' to tackle crime

BOSTON: Massachusetts said on Wednesday it will fight youth crime in the state by using the nation's largest "social

Published 29 Jan, 2014 08:27pm

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US Treasury Lew sees differentiation in emerging market selloff

WASHINGTON: The emerging market countries taking tough action on reforms and managing their economies well are having an

Published 29 Jan, 2014 08:13pm

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Spain sells 3.1 billion euros of short-term debt at auction

MADRID: Spain easily beat the top end of target amount at a T-bill sale on Tuesday, with demand for the 3-month paper hi

Published 28 Jan, 2014 09:52am

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South Korea bonds steady as investors await Fed decision

SEOUL: South Korean bonds were little changed on Tuesday as investors cautiously awaited the results of the US Federal R

Published 28 Jan, 2014 07:09am

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JGBs gain on emerging market scare, 10-year yield at 8-week low

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices gained on Monday as investors fled risk assets after recent heavy selling in emer

Published 27 Jan, 2014 05:16am

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US Treasury bill rates jump on debt limit worries

NEW YORK: US Treasury bill rates jumped on Friday on concerns that Washington won't raise the government's $16.7

Published 24 Jan, 2014 06:23pm

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Indian central bank's strong inflation focus sparks bond uncertainty

MUMBAI: A bout of uncertainty is gripping investors in India, sending benchmark bond yields sharply higher this week, af

Published 24 Jan, 2014 06:16am

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China 10 year fin min bond yield at 4.4483pc, below forecasts

SHANGHAI: China's Ministry of Finance auctioned 24 billion yuan ($3.97 billion) of 10-year bonds in the interbank ma

Published 22 Jan, 2014 06:01am

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Indonesia aims for jump in foreign direct investment in 2014

JAKARTA: Indonesia aims to attract $32.8 billion in foreign direct investment this year, the investment board said on Tu

Published 21 Jan, 2014 05:06am

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South Korea bonds edge down as lack of momentum slows down trade

SEOUL: South Korean bonds edged down but were nearly flat on Monday as a lack of momentum yielding events gave investors

Published 20 Jan, 2014 08:26am

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Portugal yields dip towards lows

LONDON: Portuguese bond yields headed back towards 3-1/2-year lows on Friday after Standard & Poor's removed the

Published 17 Jan, 2014 06:12pm

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Indian govt bonds rally as central bank defers auction, CPI eases

MUMBAI: Indian government bonds rallied on Wednesday after the central bank deferred a weekly debt sale and as easing r

Published 15 Jan, 2014 05:50am

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Yields fall to three-week lows, extending jobs disappointment

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices edged up on Monday, extending Friday's rally after employers added far fewer jobs in

Published 13 Jan, 2014 04:58pm

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Fed Lacker sees $10bn taper on table at next meeting

RALEIGH: US Federal Reserve policymakers will likely discuss another $10 billion reduction in the monthly pace of bond b

Published 10 Jan, 2014 06:19pm

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Mauritius 273-day Treasury bills yield falls at auction

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 273-day Treasury bills fell to 3.60 percent at auction on Frida

Published 10 Jan, 2014 12:53pm

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Nigeria aims to raise 90bn naira in first 2014 bond auction

LAGOS: Nigeria plans to raise 90 billion naira ($566 million) in bonds with maturities of three and 20 years at its firs

Published 10 Jan, 2014 12:47pm

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Italy's borrowing costs rise in 12-month bond sale

ROME: Italy's borrowing costs rose in a sale of 12-month bonds that raised 8.5 billion euros ($11.6 billion) on Frid

Published 10 Jan, 2014 12:11pm

Managed Funds

South Korea bonds end lower as BoK keeps rates unchanged

SEOUL: South Korean bonds ended lower on Thursday, as the Bank of Korea's decision to keep its policy rate unchanged

Published 09 Jan, 2014 07:24am

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Portugal sees conditions for five years bond issue

LISBON: Portugal's finance minister considers recent moves in the debt market where sovereign yields have fallen sha

Published 08 Jan, 2014 06:08pm

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Poland to issue 10-year bonds in euro, names leads

WARSAW: Poland plans to issue 10-year bonds denominated in euro in the near future, the Finance Ministry said on Wednesd

Published 08 Jan, 2014 09:17am

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South Korea bonds edge higher on BoK rate cut bets

SEOUL: South Korean bonds edged higher on Wednesday, as some investors bet that the Bank of Korea could deliver a surpri

Published 08 Jan, 2014 07:55am

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US bond prices steady before 3-year note sale

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices held steady on Tuesday with benchmark yields hovering near two-week lows ahead of a $30 b

Published 07 Jan, 2014 04:21pm

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Irish yields fall sharply as bond sale draws strong demand

LONDON: Irish 10-year government bond yields fell sharply on Tuesday as a bond sale via syndication drew strong demand,

Published 07 Jan, 2014 09:04am

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German yields steady before euro zone inflation data

LONDON: German Bund yields held steady on Tuesday before euro zone inflation data, which might influence expectations of

Published 07 Jan, 2014 08:43am

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Ten-year JGB yield steady ahead of auction

TOKYO: Japanese government debt prices were largely steady on Tuesday, ahead of an auction of 2.4 trillion yen ($23 bill

Published 07 Jan, 2014 05:34am

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Still unclear exactly how QE eases conditions

PHILADELPHIA: Extensive research into massive asset-purchase programs has not yet clarified whether such policies ease f

Published 04 Jan, 2014 08:08pm

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Ghana 91-day bill yield rises to 19.2330pc

ACCRA: The Bank of Ghana said on Friday that the yield on its 91-day bill rose to 19.2330 percent at a Jan. 3 auction fr

Published 03 Jan, 2014 07:45pm

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Prices dip in light trade, Fed minutes in focus next week

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Friday, sending benchmark 10-year yields back over 3 percent, with no major econo

Published 03 Jan, 2014 03:25pm

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Spanish yields hit lowest since September 2010

LONDON: Spanish government bond yields hit their lowest level since September 2010 on Friday after a drop in the country

Published 03 Jan, 2014 12:36pm

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Indonesia to sell 78 trillion rupiah of bonds in Q1

JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to issue 78 trillion rupiah ($6.41 billion) of bonds in the first quarter of the year to help f

Published 03 Jan, 2014 12:33pm

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Mauritius 182-day T-bills yield rises to 3.51pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 182-day Treasury bills rose to 3.51 percent at auction on Frida

Published 03 Jan, 2014 12:24pm

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South Korea to sell 7.2 trillion won of treasury bonds in January

SEOUL: South Korea plans to sell 7.2 trillion won ($6.82 billion) worth of treasury bonds through auctions in January, m

Published 02 Jan, 2014 08:34am

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US yields finish year high

NEW YORK: US 10-year Treasury yields ended 2013 near their 2-1/2-year high on Tuesday, capping the third worst year for

Published 31 Dec, 2013 08:10pm

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Reduced Fed support reflected in January bond-buying plan

NEW YORK: The Federal Reserve plans to purchase about $40 billion in longer-dated federal government debt in 18 operatio

Published 30 Dec, 2013 09:15pm

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China finance ministry to auction 10bn yuan 5 year bonds on Jan 6

SHANGHAI: China's Ministry of Finance said on Monday that it will auction 10 billion yuan ($1.65 billion) in five-ye

Published 30 Dec, 2013 08:31am

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US ten years yield hits 2-year high

NEW YORK: US benchmark Treasuries yields rose above 3 percent to their highest level in more than two years on Friday, n

Published 27 Dec, 2013 09:22pm

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German Bunds fall on improving US economic outlook

LONDON: German Bunds fell on Friday as further signs of improvement in the US economic outlook reinforced expectations t

Published 27 Dec, 2013 01:07pm

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US bond prices fall, Fed taper concerns weigh

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices slipped on Monday on light volume as medium-term issues weakened for a four straight sess

Published 23 Dec, 2013 10:37pm

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Japan sets plan for 155 trillion yen issuance of JGBs

TOKYO: Japan's government plans to issue 155.1 trillion yen in government bonds in the fiscal year that begins in Ap

Published 22 Dec, 2013 09:09am

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Yields at high end of range draw buyers

NEW YORK: Longer-dated Treasuries rose in price on Friday as yields near the upper end of their recent range drew buyers

Published 20 Dec, 2013 04:35pm

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German yields hit highest since mid-October on US outlook

LONDON: Germany's yields hit their highest since mid-October on Friday as an upward revision to US growth numbers re

Published 20 Dec, 2013 03:00pm

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Bond prices fall a day after Fed announces $10 billion taper

NEW YORK: U.S. Treasuries prices fell on Thursday a day after the Federal Reserve said it would trim its monthly bond-bu

Published 19 Dec, 2013 04:14pm

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US housing report pushes German Bunds lower before Fed

LONDON: German Bunds eased on Wednesday after data showed November's US housing starts reached their highest in near

Published 18 Dec, 2013 06:22pm

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South Korea bonds fall on profit-taking, investors look to Fed

SEOUL: South Korean bond prices slipped on Wednesday as investors took profits after several days of buying, while other

Published 18 Dec, 2013 08:07am

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Bonds make modest gains after mixed U.S. economic data

NEW YORK: U.S. Treasuries prices rose on Monday after mixed readings on manufacturing and as markets waited for a policy

Published 16 Dec, 2013 04:33pm

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Indian bond prices fall after wholesale inflation data

MUMBAI: Indian bond yields and swap rates rose after data showing headline inflation in November accelerated more than e

Published 16 Dec, 2013 07:27am

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Irish debt trio eased the way to bailout exit

DUBLIN: Six months after Ireland was rescued from financial crisis with an international aid package, some investors wer

Published 15 Dec, 2013 08:33am

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Vietnam bonds rise on low inflation, high bank liquidity

HANOI: Vietnam bonds rose on Friday, with yields at their lowest in nearly four months, driven by positive investor sent

Published 13 Dec, 2013 01:05pm

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Prices fall ahead of 30-year bond supply

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices fell on Wednesday as the market built in a price concession for the Treasury's $13

Published 11 Dec, 2013 11:09pm

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Italian bond yields fall before debt buyback

LONDON: Italian government bond yields inched lower on Tuesday before a debt buyback that should ease Rome's refinan

Published 10 Dec, 2013 09:04am

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JGB prices dip ahead of 30 year debt auction

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices edged higher on Tuesday, with the longer-dated sectors underperforming ahead of a

Published 10 Dec, 2013 06:17am

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Indian bond yields up for 7th session; poll results

MUMBAI: Indian government bond yields rose for a seventh straight session on Friday as investors sold debt to make space

Published 06 Dec, 2013 12:54pm

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China finance ministry sells 5 year bond at 4.2838pc

SHANGHAI: China's Ministry of Finance auctioned 28 billion yuan ($4.60 billion) of 5-year bonds in the interbank mar

Published 04 Dec, 2013 05:23am

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JGBs held by Japan's big banks fall to lowest since Feb 2010

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds (JGBs) held by the country's large banks decreased by 3.7 trillion yen ($36.2 billi

Published 02 Dec, 2013 05:30am

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Spain to auction bonds due 2017 and 2018 on Thursday

MADRID: Spain's Treasury said on Friday it plans to auction two bonds on Thursday, Dec. 5. The bonds up for auction

Published 29 Nov, 2013 02:32pm

Managed Funds

Bunds range-bound as investors brace for euro zone inflation

LONDON: German government bonds were range-bound on Friday as investors looked ahead to euro zone inflation to gauge the

Published 29 Nov, 2013 01:05pm

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India bonds fall on weak rupee, auction cutoffs

MUMBAI: Indian government bond prices fell on Friday, hurt by a weak rupee and higher-than-excepted cutoff yields at a w

Published 29 Nov, 2013 12:51pm

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Prices for US 30-year Treasuries fall one point

NEW YORK: Prices for US 30-year Treasuries fell one full point on Wednesday after a lackluster debt sale, with thin holi

Published 27 Nov, 2013 06:21pm

Managed Funds

Bunds edge up as Iran deal adds to worries about low euro zone inflation

LONDON: German Bunds inched higher on Monday as the prospect of lower oil prices following a deal to curb the Iranian nu

Published 25 Nov, 2013 08:40am

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Tight liquidity may dampen demand for Kenyan T-bills

JOHANNESBURG: Tight liquidity in Kenya is likely to dampen demand for Treasury bills at an auction next week and little

Published 22 Nov, 2013 06:13pm

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Italian bonds inch up on ECB, reduced supply outlook

LONDON: Italian bonds edged higher on Friday helped by the prospect of reduced sales of new debt by the government in th

Published 22 Nov, 2013 01:09pm

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South Korea bonds end lower on Fed tapering bets

SEOUL: South Korean bonds ended lower on Thursday, undercut by renewed speculation that the US Federal Reserve could beg

Published 21 Nov, 2013 09:06am

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South Korean bonds fall as foreign investors sell futures

SEOUL: South Korean bond prices fell on Tuesday, erasing gains from earlier in the day as selling of futures contracts b

Published 19 Nov, 2013 07:28am

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MF Global to pay $1.3 bn in restitution, fine

NEW YORK CITY: Failed brokerage MF Global will pay $1.2 billion in restitution plus a $100 million penalty to resolve ch

Published 18 Nov, 2013 10:39pm

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UK gilts track Treasuries higher

LONDON: British government bond prices edged higher on Monday, tracking an increase in US Treasuries driven by the prosp

Published 18 Nov, 2013 07:15pm

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Italian bonds edge up as debt exchange draws strong demand

LONDON: Italian bonds edged up on Monday as investors attracted by prospects of a more stable government and ultra-easy

Published 18 Nov, 2013 06:00pm

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Italian bonds edge up before debt exchange despite budget worries

LONDON: Italian bonds edged higher on Monday before a debt exchange aimed at easing its 2015 and 2017 repayment burden w

Published 18 Nov, 2013 09:02am

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US Treasury 30-year bond fetches 3.81pc

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury auctioned $16 billion in 30-year bonds Thursday at a high yield of 3.81 percent, compared to

Published 14 Nov, 2013 09:48pm

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US bond prices rise before Yellen, 30-year supply

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Thursday as investors awaited clues on the path of monetary policy from a Sena

Published 14 Nov, 2013 03:31pm

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Iraq plans to issue domestic bonds

GENEVA: Iraq plans to issue domestic currency debt for the first time since the fall of Saddam Hussein, giving the count

Published 12 Nov, 2013 06:12pm

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Yields rise at Egyptian government bond auction

CAIRO: The Egyptian government's borrowing costs climbed at an auction on Monday, the central bank said, as the coun

Published 11 Nov, 2013 05:25pm

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Fed's easy policy is boosting US jobs, economy

LOS ANGELES: The Federal Reserve's bond-buying program and its promise to keep borrowing rates near zero until the u

Published 08 Nov, 2013 11:26pm

Managed Funds

Ghana 91-day bill yield falls to 19.3456pc

ACCRA: The Bank of Ghana said on Friday the yield on its 91-day bill fell to 19.3456 percent at a Nov. 8 auction from 19

Published 08 Nov, 2013 06:19pm

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Nigeria bond yields set to decline at auction

JOHANNESBURG: Nigerian bond yields are likely to fall at an auction next week on strong local investor demand, while a l

Published 08 Nov, 2013 02:54pm

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South Korea bonds end higher on weak stocks, gains by US treasuries

SEOUL: South Korean bonds ended higher on Friday, buoyed by US treasuries' gains overnight as well as an asset shift

Published 08 Nov, 2013 11:52am

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Japan bond investors shrug off BoJ's inflation drumbeat

TOKYO: Six months after the Bank of Japan adopted an unprecedented scale of monetary stimulus to end stubborn deflation,

Published 06 Nov, 2013 04:46am

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Surprise US service date causes treasuries prices fall

NEW YORK: Prices for US Treasuries fell on Tuesday, with stronger-than-expected US service sector data suggesting the wo

Published 05 Nov, 2013 05:09pm

Managed Funds

ECB SMP bond holdings fall by 4bn euros to 184bn

FRANKFURT: The size of the European Central Bank's dormant government bond purchase programme fell to 184.0 billion

Published 04 Nov, 2013 07:03pm

Managed Funds

Timing of end to Fed's bond-buying is uncertain: Powell

SAN FRANCISCO: The US Federal Reserve will at some point reduce its massive bond-buying program, but the timing of that

Published 04 Nov, 2013 06:39pm

Managed Funds

Prices gain as market awaits US jobs data later in week

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose slightly on Monday, retracing some of Friday's losses and hemming yields with

Published 04 Nov, 2013 05:59pm

Managed Funds

South Korea bonds end lower on Fed December tapering speculation

SEOUL: South Korean bonds ended lower on Monday as firm US manufacturing data last week fueled speculation that the Fede

Published 04 Nov, 2013 07:31am

Managed Funds

Italy six-month yields drop further at auction

MILAN: Italian six-month yields hit their lowest level since May at a debt auction on Tuesday, pushed down by loose mone

Published 29 Oct, 2013 05:58pm

Managed Funds

US bond prices slip after 2-year note sale

NEW YORK: Prices for US Treasuries dipped on Monday as investors made room for this week's $96 billion in longer-dat

Published 28 Oct, 2013 09:04pm

Managed Funds

Spanish yields dip as US Fed outlook supports riskier assets

LONDON: Spanish yields fell on Monday as expectations the US Federal Reserve will keep its monetary stimulus at current

Published 28 Oct, 2013 05:51pm

Managed Funds

Yields near three-month lows on strong buying

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields held near three-month lows on Thursday as expectations that the Federal Reserve is still

Published 24 Oct, 2013 02:20pm

Managed Funds

Yields lowest in three months as tapering seen delayed

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields fell to the lowest in three months on Wednesday, after weaker than expected jobs data on

Published 23 Oct, 2013 01:35pm

Managed Funds

Turkish bond yields fall on tapering delay hopes

ISTANBUL: Turkish bonds firmed on Wednesday before a central bank meeting which is expected to bring no changes to its p

Published 23 Oct, 2013 09:05am

Managed Funds

South Korea bonds rally; weak US data spurs view Fed to delay tapering

SEOUL: South Korean bonds rallied on Wednesday, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year government debt falling the most

Published 23 Oct, 2013 07:59am

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JGB 10-year yield hits 5-month low on view Fed to delay tapering

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices rose on Wednesday, with the 10-year yield hitting a five-month low, buoyed by gai

Published 23 Oct, 2013 05:27am

Managed Funds

Apple kicks off Tuesday event, expected to show new iPads

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook kicked off a product event on Tuesday at which the company is

Published 22 Oct, 2013 06:49pm

Managed Funds

Long end JGBs firm ahead of 20 year auction in quiet trade

TOKYO: JGB futures edged higher on Tuesday and cash bonds traded flat to slightly firmer, with 20-year bonds leading the

Published 22 Oct, 2013 06:59am

Managed Funds

Prices fall, Tuesday's payrolls data in focus

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Monday before Tuesday's release of September employment data, whose issuance

Published 21 Oct, 2013 04:44pm

Managed Funds

Egypt T-bills climb at auction

CAIRO: Yields on Egyptian treasury bills increased at an auction on Sunday, and the central bank trimmed the size of its

Published 20 Oct, 2013 05:56pm

Managed Funds

Ghana 91-day bill yield falls to 20.2152pc

ACCRA: The Bank of Ghana said on Friday that the yield on its 91-day bill fell to 20.2152 percent at an Oct. 18 auction

Published 18 Oct, 2013 09:27pm

Managed Funds

Ghana 91-day bill yield falls to 20.2152pc

ACCRA: The Bank of Ghana said on Friday that the yield on its 91-day bill fell to 20.2152 percent at an Oct. 18 auction

Published 18 Oct, 2013 09:27pm

Managed Funds

Debt deal boosts buying, yields lowest in nearly three months

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields eased to their lowest in nearly three months on Friday as a deal to avert a US debt default

Published 18 Oct, 2013 02:14pm

Managed Funds

JGB prices slip; 5-year yield hits 2-week high before Wed's auction

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices slipped on Tuesday, with the five-year yield hitting a two-week high ahead of an

Published 15 Oct, 2013 05:30am

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China 3 year local govt bonds auctioned at 4.25pc

SHANGHAI: China's finance ministry auctioned 21.6 billion yuan ($3.53 billion) of three-year bonds on behalf of seve

Published 14 Oct, 2013 04:28am

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Greece to sell T-bills of 1.25bln euros

ATHENS: Greece will auction 1.25 billion euros ($1.69 billion) of three-month T-bills on October 15 to refinance a matur

Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:09pm

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Yields highest in two weeks on debt ceiling hopes

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields rose to their highest in more than two weeks on Thursday on hopes Congress will reach a d

Published 10 Oct, 2013 03:37pm

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JGBs weaken further on rebound in dollar, stocks

TOKYO: JGB prices remained steady to slightly lower on Tuesday, as a rebound in the dollar against the yen and Tokyo sto

Published 08 Oct, 2013 06:48am

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Prices gain as US govt shutdown seen hurting economy

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices gained on Monday as lawmakers in Washington showed no progress towards ending a partial g

Published 07 Oct, 2013 04:30pm

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JGBs tick higher, 10-year yield hovering near 5-month lows

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices edged higher on Monday morning, pushing down the 10-year yield to near five-month

Published 07 Oct, 2013 05:14am

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US based bond mutual funds attract $1.3bn: ICI

NEW YORK: Investors in US-based mutual funds committed $1.3 billion to bond funds in the latest week, marking the first

Published 02 Oct, 2013 05:02pm

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South Korea says Sept foreign investment surges on record stock inflows

SEOUL: Net foreign capital investment into South Korean markets hit a nine-month high in September due to a record surge

Published 02 Oct, 2013 06:07am

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US bonds slip on bets federal shutdown to be brief

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Tuesday, as traders reduced their safe-haven bond holdings on expectations that t

Published 01 Oct, 2013 06:31pm

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US Treasury to maintain debt functions

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury Department said on Friday that it would continue its debt programs in the event of a governm

Published 27 Sep, 2013 08:26pm

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Italian yields rise as political stress hurts debt demand

LONDON: Italian yields and default insurance costs rose on Friday as resurgent political tensions in Rome hurt investor

Published 27 Sep, 2013 12:38pm

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Indian bonds gain after RBI assures will ensure cash

MUMBAI: Indian government bonds rose on Thursday after the central bank assured markets it would ensure adequate cash an

Published 26 Sep, 2013 04:50am

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South Korea bonds edge down, foreigners provide support

SEOUL: South Korean bond prices edged down on Wednesday as market participants sold off shorter-term paper, erasing earl

Published 25 Sep, 2013 07:09am

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JGB's up on weaker Nikkei, demand from pension funds, insurers

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were modestly higher on Tuesday morning, underpinned by stronger US Treasuries, a

Published 24 Sep, 2013 04:44am

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Opportunistic borrowers charge into US high yield

NEW YORK: Opportunistic borrowers leapt into the US high-yield bond market on Monday, with 11 new deals announced and th

Published 23 Sep, 2013 09:22pm

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JGBs steady ahead of long holiday weekend in Japan

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were steady on Friday as a majority of JGB players took a wait-and-see stance, mostly s

Published 20 Sep, 2013 06:39am

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IMF supports Fed decision against stimulus taper

WASHINGTON: International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde voiced her support Thursday for the US Federal Reserve&#

Published 19 Sep, 2013 08:32pm

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Prices little changed after Fed surprise, jobless claims

NEW YORK: Prices for US Treasuries traded nearly flat on Thursday, steadying after a jump in the previous session when t

Published 19 Sep, 2013 03:37pm

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Thai 2.83 year central bank bond yield 3.1769pc at auction

BANGKOK: An auction of 30 billion baht ($966 million) of 2.83-year central bank bonds fetched an average accepted yield

Published 19 Sep, 2013 05:04am

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Ghana plans $1bn bond next year: minister

LONDON: Ghana plans to launch an international bond around $1 billion or more next year, following its recent dollar bon

Published 18 Sep, 2013 06:28pm

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Gilts dive into red after BoE minutes, all eyes on Fed

LONDON: British government bonds reversed gains and short sterling futures weakened on Wednesday, with many traders surp

Published 18 Sep, 2013 12:07pm

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Belgium sells 2bn euros of short term debt

BRUSSELS: Belgium raised 2.006 billion euros ($2.68 billion) in short-term debt at an auction of three- and 12-month tre

Published 17 Sep, 2013 09:39am

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German Bunds dip before two-day Fed meeting

LONDON: German Bunds edged lower on Tuesday ahead of a two-day Federal Reserve meeting expected to launch the process of

Published 17 Sep, 2013 08:35am

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Thai 27-day treasury bills yield 2.44201pc at auction

BANGKOK: An auction of 25 billion baht ($786 million) of 27-day treasury bills fetched an average accepted yield of 2.44

Published 17 Sep, 2013 05:14am

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Prices rise after Summers ends pursuit of Fed job

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Monday after the withdrawal by Lawrence Summers for consideration as chairman

Published 16 Sep, 2013 07:41pm

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Gilts rise as markets eye dovish stance from likely Fed chief

LONDON: British government bonds rose about 40 ticks shortly after the main trading session started on Monday, driven by

Published 16 Sep, 2013 07:37am

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South Korea central bank to sell 2-year MSBs on Tuesday

SEOUL: South Korea's central bank said on Monday it will sell 2.0 trillion won ($1.84 billion) worth of 2-year monet

Published 16 Sep, 2013 07:33am

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German Bunds reverse losses after US data

LONDON: German Bunds edged higher on Friday after US retail sales rose less than expected in August while inflation pres

Published 13 Sep, 2013 02:03pm

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JGB prices edge up on firmer Treasuries, ahead of 5 year debt auction

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were modestly higher on Thursday on the back of firmer US Treasuries, with the fi

Published 12 Sep, 2013 04:59am

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Yields rise as China data improves, Syria fears ebb

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields rose on Tuesday as upbeat Chinese industrial output and retail sales data eased fears ove

Published 10 Sep, 2013 01:04pm

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Thai 27-day t-bills yield 2.44266pc at auction

BANGKOK: An auction of 25 billion baht ($781 million) of Thai 27-day treasury bills fetched an average accepted yield of

Published 10 Sep, 2013 04:47am

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Qatar to convert $2bn Egypt central bank deposit into bonds: report

CAIRO: Qatar agreed on Monday to convert a $2 billion deposit with Egypt's central bank into bonds within a week, Yo

Published 09 Sep, 2013 11:46pm

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JGBs rise slightly, but gains capped ahead of auction

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were slightly higher on Monday, driven by firmer US Treasury yields despite a sha

Published 09 Sep, 2013 05:13am

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Fed wants yet another tool in its swelled policy kit

NEW YORK: The Federal Reserve is developing yet another tool to help it keep borrowing costs on target when the era of z

Published 08 Sep, 2013 04:37pm

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Turkey banks use private placements

LONDON: A slew of private placement deals for Turkish banks in recent weeks could mean that the lenders eschew the Eurob

Published 08 Sep, 2013 12:52pm

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Italian railway to issue euro bond

CERNOBBIO: Italian state railway company Ferrovie dello Stato plans to issue a bond worth 500-600 million euros ($658-78

Published 06 Sep, 2013 04:10pm

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India central bank bought 62.32bln rupees

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India bought 62.32 billion rupees ($948.56 million) of government bonds under the outright o

Published 06 Sep, 2013 11:50am

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US yields hit 25-month highs on upbeat services data

NEW YORK: Yields on US Treasuries jumped to 25-month highs on Thursday as a stunningly strong report on the US services

Published 05 Sep, 2013 02:50pm

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German yields close to 1-1/2 year highs before ECB meeting

LONDON: German bond yields rose close to 1-1/2 year highs on Thursday before a meeting of the European Central Bank, whi

Published 05 Sep, 2013 07:00am

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Bank of England likely to pause after Carney changes

LONDON: The Bank of England is expected to take a breather when it announces its latest policy decision on Thursday afte

Published 05 Sep, 2013 12:03am

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Bunds fall as delay on Syria underpins risky assets

LONDON: German Bund futures fell at the open on Monday after President Barack Obama opted to delay US military action ag

Published 02 Sep, 2013 07:15am

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Total JGB issuance set to hit record high in 2014/15

TOKYO: Japan's total bond issuance looks set to hit a record high in the fiscal year starting April 2014 as refinanc

Published 02 Sep, 2013 06:32am

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Prices little changed on weak data, Syria risk before holiday

NEW YORK: Prices for US Treasuries ended Friday little changed on weaker-than-expected economic data, with the possibili

Published 31 Aug, 2013 12:09am

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Japan delays release of 2-year JGB auction results due to glitch

TOKYO: Japan's finance ministry said on Thursday it has delayed the announcement of the two-year debt auction result

Published 29 Aug, 2013 04:19am

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Yields up at Italian bill sale ahead of tougher auction test

MILAN: Italy's six-month borrowing costs rose slightly at auction on Wednesday as investors remained wary of turmoil

Published 28 Aug, 2013 12:06pm

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JGBs rise, benchmark yield retraces 3-month low

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices rose on Wednesday, pushing the 10-year yield to retrace a 3-month low, as heighte

Published 28 Aug, 2013 07:30am

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US bond prices up as Syria worries spark safe-haven bid

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Tuesday after reports that Western powers had told opposition forces a strike

Published 27 Aug, 2013 05:15pm

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India to sell 170bn rupees of govt bonds on Aug 30: RBI

MUMBAI: India will sell 170 billion rupees ($2.6 billion) of government bonds on Aug. 30, the Reserve Bank of India said

Published 26 Aug, 2013 01:46pm

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US bond prices up on drop in durable goods orders

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose on Monday after the government reported a bigger-than-expected drop in orders for lo

Published 26 Aug, 2013 01:38pm

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JGB 20-year yield inches up ahead of Tuesday's debt sale

TOKYO: Yields on 20-year Japanese government bonds edged higher on Monday as some investors made room ahead of a 1.2 tri

Published 26 Aug, 2013 04:28am

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Yields on Egypt's T-bills rise for second week

CAIRO: Yields on Egyptian treasury bills climbed at an auction on Sunday, their second weekly rise since security forces

Published 25 Aug, 2013 02:26pm

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India central bank raises 62.32bn rupees at OMO auction

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India raised 62.32 billion rupees ($978.34 million) through the open market operation bond p

Published 23 Aug, 2013 12:21pm

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South Korea bonds rise on foreigners' appetite; econ data awaited

SEOUL: South Korean bond prices rose on Friday, recouping the previous session's losses as offshore investors bought

Published 23 Aug, 2013 08:09am

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Benchmark yields steady as Fed slowing seen soon

NEW YORK: Prices of benchmark US Treasuries traded near flat on Thursday, with yields in sight of 3 percent for the firs

Published 22 Aug, 2013 03:26pm

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Yields rise as Fed pullback seen on track

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields rose on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve released minutes of its July meeting, which o

Published 22 Aug, 2013 01:08am

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Brazil cenbank to sell dollars on spot market as currency nears 5-year low

SAO PAULO: Brazil's central bank offered on Wednesday to sell dollars on the spot market through repurchase agreemen

Published 22 Aug, 2013 12:07am

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Benchmark JGB yield retraces 3-month low as stocks weaken

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds gained on Wednesday, with the benchmark yield retracing last week's three-month low

Published 21 Aug, 2013 04:16am

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JGBs slip ahead of 40-year auction

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds inched lower on Tuesday in thin trading, as investors adjusted their portfolios ahead o

Published 20 Aug, 2013 05:09am

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JGBs slip ahead of 40-year auction

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds slipped on Monday as investors positioned for a 40-year sale in the following session,

Published 19 Aug, 2013 06:50am

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US Treasury yields reach 2-year high; shares fall

NEW YORK: US bond yields rose to two-year highs on Friday as investors worried the Federal Reserve will start scaling ba

Published 16 Aug, 2013 11:22pm

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Yields rise to two-year highs as jobs picture improves

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields rose to the highest in two years on Thursday on improvement in the jobs market, boosting

Published 15 Aug, 2013 03:45pm

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India government bond yields surge as inflation surprise adds to woes

MUMBAI: India's benchmark 10-year government bond extended losses after July headline inflation came in above the ce

Published 14 Aug, 2013 07:25am

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Yields rise as European, US economies show strength

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields approached two-year highs on Tuesday after data in Europe showed that the region's ec

Published 13 Aug, 2013 03:12pm

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Gilts outperform bunds as UK inflation slow

LONDON: Gilts fell less than Bunds on Tuesday, benefitting from news of slower British inflation, while Germany's de

Published 13 Aug, 2013 11:44am

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Prices steady in light trading, retail sales next focus

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices were steady on Monday in light summer trading, with no new information to break bond yiel

Published 12 Aug, 2013 03:28pm

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JGBs slip ahead of BoJ, 10-year yield off 3-month low

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices inched down on Thursday, with the 10-year yield coming off a three-month low hit

Published 08 Aug, 2013 06:11am

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New Portuguese treasury minister resigns

LISBON: Portuguese Treasury Minister Joaquim Pais Jorge resigned on Tuesday after only a few days in office over allegat

Published 07 Aug, 2013 01:22pm

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JGBs inch higher, 10-year yield hits 3-month low on stocks

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices gained on Wednesday, with the benchmark 10-year yield slipping to a three-month l

Published 07 Aug, 2013 05:09am

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US bonds turn lower as trade gap contracts

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices turned lower on Tuesday as data showed the US trade deficit shrank to its smallest in ove

Published 06 Aug, 2013 01:18pm

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India bonds recover losses on govt steps to help rupee

MUMBAI: India's benchmark bond recovered all losses to trade higher on Tuesday on hopes the government would soon ta

Published 06 Aug, 2013 12:31pm

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Bonds fall ahead of Treasury refunding supply

NEW YORK: US government debt prices fell on Monday as traders trimmed bond holdings after surprisingly strong data on th

Published 05 Aug, 2013 10:25pm

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Yields fall as job growth lags expectations

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields fell from two-year highs on Friday after weaker-than-expected US job growth in July added

Published 02 Aug, 2013 10:54pm

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India to keep currency-trading curbs until rupee stabilizes

NEW DELHI: India's central bank will roll back certain curbs it imposed on the trading of foreign-exchange derivativ

Published 02 Aug, 2013 07:53pm

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JGBs pare losses after robust demand at 10-year sale

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds pared losses on Thursday after a solid 10-year auction, but remained pressured by weake

Published 01 Aug, 2013 07:01am

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Euro zone bond yields fall after Fed meeting

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields fell on Thursday after the Federal Reserve said the US economy still needed sti

Published 01 Aug, 2013 06:58am

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China's seven-day repo opens at 4.5824pc

SHANGHAI: The volume-weighted average price (VWAP) for China's benchmark seven-day bond repurchase agreement opened

Published 31 Jul, 2013 05:59am

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JGBs steady as Fed awaited; Thursday's 10-year sale eyed

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were steady on Wednesday as investors looked toward the next session's 10-year auct

Published 31 Jul, 2013 05:52am

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German Bunds open flat on data-packed day

LONDON: German Bund futures opened flat on Tuesday, with investors reluctant to make big bets before data releases and c

Published 30 Jul, 2013 07:21am

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China money rates edges down after central bank injects funds

SHANGHAI: China's money rates fell slightly on Tuesday after the People's Bank of China proactively injected fun

Published 30 Jul, 2013 05:26am

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Indian bond yields drop for third day

MUMBAI: Indian government bond yields edged down for a third straight session on Monday as cash conditions did not tight

Published 29 Jul, 2013 02:47pm

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Turkish central bank sells $50mn in forex

ISTANBUL: The Turkish central bank sold $50 million in a forex auction on Monday and received bids of $96 million, bank

Published 29 Jul, 2013 01:26pm

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JGBs edge higher, helped by weak Japanese stocks and firm yen

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices inched higher on Monday, helped by a slide in Tokyo's Nikkei share average as

Published 29 Jul, 2013 03:38am

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Fed's Lacker says exit from bond-buying programme must be quick

BERLIN: The US central bank must end its bond-buying programme quickly and an end to the programme was "in sight", a sen

Published 27 Jul, 2013 10:16am

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Bank of India to raise $338mn in FY2014

MUMBAI: State-run lender Bank of India Ltd plans to raise 20 billion rupees ($338.29 million) via debt and equity in the

Published 26 Jul, 2013 10:16am

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Bunds rebound, investors eye next week's busy calendar

LONDON: German Bund futures rose on Friday, bouncing back after three straight sessions of losses, but investors were ex

Published 26 Jul, 2013 06:52am

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US Fed balance sheet grows 8 straight weeks

NEW YORK: The US Federal Reserve's balance sheet grew for the eighth week in the latest week as the US central bank

Published 26 Jul, 2013 12:00am

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Prices for US 30-year Treasuries fall one point

NEW YORK: Prices for US 30-year Treasuries on Wednesday fell one full point as better than expected euro zone data whett

Published 24 Jul, 2013 01:39pm

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Prices fall as euro zone data surprises; auction eyed

NEW YORK: Prices for US Treasuries slid on Wednesday as stronger-than-expected economic data pointed to expansion in the

Published 24 Jul, 2013 01:35pm

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Bunds hit session low after above forecast French PMI

LONDON: German Bund futures fell to session lows after a preliminary reading of private sector activity in France in Jul

Published 24 Jul, 2013 07:32am

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Taiwan sells 20-year government bonds at 2.100pc yield

TAIPEI: Taiwan auctioned T$12 billion ($400 million) in 20-year government bonds at a yield of 2.1 percent, the central

Published 23 Jul, 2013 05:39am

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Ten-year JGB yield slips to two-month low of 0.785 percent

TOKYO: The yield on benchmark 10-year Japanese government bonds fell to a two-month low on Monday, as sagging stocks boo

Published 22 Jul, 2013 05:45am

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Mauritius 364-day Treasury bill yield rises to 3.07pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 364-day Treasury bills rose to 3.07 percent at auction on Frida

Published 19 Jul, 2013 01:11pm

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India central bank rejects 10bn rupees of bids in 2023 bond sale

MUMBAI: India rejected 10 billion rupees of bids at the 10-year benchmark 2023 bond sale on Friday, television channel E

Published 19 Jul, 2013 01:10pm

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JGBs slip, shrugging off weaker stocks; upper house election eyed

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices slipped slightly on Friday, once again taking directional cues from US debt price

Published 19 Jul, 2013 05:52am

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Bonds steady before Bernanke testimony

NEW YORK: US Treasuries were steady on Thursday before Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was due to give testimony b

Published 18 Jul, 2013 02:06pm

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Mauritius to sell 3-year Treasury note worth 1.3bn rupees

PORT LOUIS: Mauritius will sell 1.3 billion rupees' ($41.9 million) worth of a re-opened three-year Treasury note ne

Published 17 Jul, 2013 07:53am

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India central bank asks banks to ensure sufficient collateral for repo borrowing

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday asked banks to ensure that they have sufficient collateral securities in th

Published 16 Jul, 2013 02:46pm

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Prices pare gains on consumer price increase

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices pared gains on Tuesday after data showed US consumer prices rose more than expected in Ju

Published 16 Jul, 2013 01:51pm

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Foreigners sell long-term US assets in May: Treasury

NEW YORK: Foreign investors sold long-dated US securities for a fourth straight month in May, US Treasury data showed on

Published 16 Jul, 2013 01:24pm

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Yields rise as consumer prices post above-forecast gain

NEW YORK: US Treasuries on Tuesday erased their earlier price gains and yields rose after data showed that Consumer Pric

Published 16 Jul, 2013 12:59pm

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India bond yields, OIS rates surge

MUMBAI: Indian government bond yields jumped the most in four-and-a-half years and overnight indexed swap rates posted t

Published 16 Jul, 2013 12:47pm

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US bond prices pare gains

NEW YORK: US government debt prices trimmed gains on Thursday with longer-dated issues hitting session lows, as traders

Published 11 Jul, 2013 02:07pm

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US bond prices turn lower before 10-year supply

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices turned lower early Wednesday as profit-taking and mortgage-related selling emerged ahead

Published 10 Jul, 2013 02:47pm

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Yields on bills tumble ahead of payrolls

NEW YORK: Interest rates on some Treasury bills turned negative on Tuesday as investors scrambled for cash-like assets t

Published 02 Jul, 2013 03:35pm

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Serbia sells 3.3bn dinars in two-year debt

BELGRADE: Serbia raised 3.3 billion dinars ($38 million) of two-year debt on the domestic market, or just 33.7 percent o

Published 02 Jul, 2013 12:33pm

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Bonds gain as ISM data fuels Fed speculation

NEW YORK: US Treasuries traded slightly higher on Monday after a key manufacturing employment index fell in June, fuelin

Published 01 Jul, 2013 09:15pm

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Markets head for stormy months, but not for crisis: analysts

PARIS: Markets are heading into a stormy few months after the US Fed pricked the euphoria which pushed share prices to r

Published 30 Jun, 2013 01:30pm

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JGBs gain in line with Treasuries after US GDP revision

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices rose on Thursday, tracking US Treasuries and also lifted by month-end buying by f

Published 27 Jun, 2013 05:47am

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Serbia sells 1.9bn dinars in three-year debt

BELGRADE: Serbia raised 1.9 billion dinars ($21.8 million), or less than one fifth of the 10 billion dinars offered, at

Published 25 Jun, 2013 12:44pm

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Romania rejects bids at 10 years treasury bonds tender

BUCHAREST: Romania rejected all bids at a tender to sell ten-year treasury bonds, the second time this month, central ba

Published 25 Jun, 2013 12:17pm

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JGBs slip as investors remain cautious on US bond move

TOKYO: Yields on Japanese government bonds were mostly higher on Tuesday as investors remained wary of tumbling US Treas

Published 25 Jun, 2013 05:44am

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Turkish central bank sells $150mn in forex

Published 24 Jun, 2013 01:12pm

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Ten-year JGB yield unchanged but trading volatile on Fed outlook

TOKYO: The benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond yield was steady on Monday as weakness in Tokyo's shares helpe

Published 24 Jun, 2013 06:56am

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Bonds steady in Asia after Fed-led rout

TOKYO: US Treasuries steadied in Asia on Friday, with the benchmark yield holding below a nearly two-year high hit after

Published 21 Jun, 2013 06:10am

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Gilts plunge after Fed signals fewer bond purchases

LONDON: British government bonds tumbled in early trade, lifting yields to a 15-month high, after the Federal Reserve si

Published 20 Jun, 2013 08:01am

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Portugal T-bill yields rise at auction

LISBON: Portugal's borrowing costs rose at a Treasury bill auction on Wednesday, reversing a long period of declines

Published 19 Jun, 2013 11:26am

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Bunds rise as opinion sways away from imminent Fed exit

LONDON: German Bunds rose on Friday as the latest bout of news swayed market opinion away from the idea that the Federal

Published 14 Jun, 2013 06:38am

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JGBs slip on tepid auction, yields hit 2-week high

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices slipped on Wednesday, with the 10- and 20-year yields briefly hitting two-week hi

Published 12 Jun, 2013 07:01am

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US bond yields at 14-month highs draw buyers

NEW YORK: Treasury yields at 14-month highs lured buyers on Tuesday and the bond market ended higher.Long-dated Treasuri

Published 11 Jun, 2013 10:30pm

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Turkish Treasury in 200mn euro loan deal for rail project

ISTANBUL: The Turkish Treasury said on Monday it had signed a 200 million euro ($264 million) loan deal with the Europea

Published 10 Jun, 2013 11:35am

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China to issue 23bn yuan dim sum bonds in 2013

BEIJING: China's finance ministry plans to issue 23 billion yuan of offshore "dim sum" bonds in Hong Kong this year,

Published 09 Jun, 2013 11:50am

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Bunds rise as markets position for weaker payrolls

LONDON: German Bund futures rose on Friday as investors looking for insight into the Federal Reserve's policy outloo

Published 07 Jun, 2013 11:30am

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Prices rise slightly with focus on US payrolls

NEW YORK: Prices for US Treasuries edged slightly higher on Thursday as a drop in the dollar against the yen boosted dem

Published 06 Jun, 2013 09:40pm

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US 10-year notes ease, focus on payrolls

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries inched lower on Thursday, with investors looking to jobs data on Friday for hints on wh

Published 06 Jun, 2013 05:47am

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Bunds rise in tight ranges, US data in focus

LONDON: German bonds rose on Wednesday and met decent demand at a five-year auction but stuck to tight ranges before a E

Published 05 Jun, 2013 12:37pm

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Vietnam bond yields hit record lows, market grows fast

HANOI: Yields of most of Vietnam's dong bonds dropped to record lows on Wednesday due to increased supplies of debt

Published 05 Jun, 2013 06:01am

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Romania sells 500mn lei in 5 years T-bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a planned 500 million lei ($147.5 million) in five-year treasury bonds on Monday, with the avera

Published 03 Jun, 2013 11:56am

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Egypt T-bill yields slip at Sunday auction

CAIRO: Egyptian three- and nine-month treasury bill yields edged down at an auction on Sunday, and the central bank said

Published 02 Jun, 2013 06:18pm

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Bunds hit day's low after forecast-beating US data

LONDON: German Bund futures reversed gains on Friday to hit session lows after data showed business activity in the US M

Published 31 May, 2013 03:49pm

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US Fed buys $12.2bn of mortgage bonds, sells none

NEW YORK: The Federal Reserve bought $12.2 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities from May 23 through May 29, less

Published 30 May, 2013 09:07pm

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Prices near flat as investors weigh Fed's course

NEW YORK: US Treasuries traded nearly unchanged on Thursday as investors waited for clues about future moves by the US F

Published 30 May, 2013 08:54pm

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Prices dip before supply, pare losses on jobless claims

NEW YORK: US Treasuries dipped on Thursday before a new sale of seven-year notes, but pared most of their earlier losses

Published 30 May, 2013 04:47pm

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Italian bonds fall as investors make room for sale

LONDON: Italian bonds edged lower on Thursday as investors made room for an auction which was expected to attract decent

Published 30 May, 2013 08:04am

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Prices gain, take yields off 13-month high

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices gained on Wednesday after expectations that the Federal Reserve could pare back its ma

Published 29 May, 2013 09:17pm

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Russia may issue Eurobond in June

MOSCOW: Russia may issue its expected Eurobond next month, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Wednesday.Russia is s

Published 29 May, 2013 01:20pm

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Indian bond yields rise to 1-week high; rupee fall sparks concern

MUMBAI: Indian government bond yields rose to their highest in a week on Wednesday as the rupee's continued weakness

Published 29 May, 2013 12:24pm

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Oman mulls dollar bond issue in 2014

DUBAI: Oman's government is considering a proposal to issue dollar-denominated sovereign bonds sometime in 2014, whi

Published 29 May, 2013 12:10pm

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Romania sells 200mn lei in 15 years T-bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a planned 200 million lei ($59 million) in 15-year treasury bonds on Wednesday, with the average

Published 29 May, 2013 12:08pm

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US bond yields hit fresh 13-month highs in Asia

TOKYO: US Treasuries continued to skid in Asian trade on Wednesday, with 10- and 30-year yields extending their recent r

Published 29 May, 2013 05:54am

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Yields jump to highest levels in a year

NEW YORK: Yields on US Treasuries surged to a 13-month peak on Tuesday as stocks hit another record high and investors,

Published 28 May, 2013 10:48pm

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Italy's two years debt costs fall

MILAN: Italy's two-year debt costs fell on Tuesday to their lowest level since the launch of the euro currency, help

Published 28 May, 2013 11:29am

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JGBs slip, with 20-year auction in focus

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds slipped on Tuesday, with the benchmark yield creeping back toward last week's 13-mo

Published 28 May, 2013 06:24am

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Indian bond yields flat; hopes for OMO resumption

MUMBAI: Indian government bond yields ended flat on Monday as it awaited word from the central bank on resumption of bon

Published 27 May, 2013 12:30pm

Managed Funds

South.Korea won edges down amid US stimulus uncertainty; bonds up

SEOUL: The South Korean won edged lower in early trade on Monday, as risk-appetite was hit by concerns over a slowing Ch

Published 27 May, 2013 06:09am

Managed Funds

Prices gain after solid TIPS auction

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Thursday after the Treasury saw solid demand for new inflation-linked bonds, t

Published 23 May, 2013 10:44pm

Managed Funds

Bank of Canada to auction C$2bn in 21-day T-bills

TORONTO: The Bank of Canada on Thursday said it plans to auction up to C$2 billion ($1.94 billion) in 21-day treasury bi

Published 23 May, 2013 01:54pm

Managed Funds

Yields jump as Bernanke remarks unnerve investors

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields on the benchmark 10-year note rose above the key 2 percent level on Wednesday, the highest

Published 22 May, 2013 10:52pm

Managed Funds

Prices up on dovish Fed speakers, yields test support

NEW YORK: US Treasuries ended stronger on Tuesday after buyers stepped back in, attracted by higher yields, and after tw

Published 21 May, 2013 10:01pm

Managed Funds

UK gilts rally after inflation falls more than expected

LONDON: British government bond prices rallied on Tuesday after data showed inflation fell more sharply than expected la

Published 21 May, 2013 12:21pm

Managed Funds

Indian bond market takes wing hoping RBI answers dovish prayers

MUMBAI: Investors in India's rocketing bond market are betting heavily on the central bank shedding some of its habi

Published 21 May, 2013 09:07am

Managed Funds

Prices slip as investors await Fed

NEW YORK: US government debt prices fell on Monday in choppy trading with benchmark yields hovering near two-month highs

Published 20 May, 2013 11:12pm

Managed Funds

Indian central bank buys 96.58bn rupees bonds

MUMBAI; The Reserve Bank of India has bought 96.58 billion rupees ($1.8 billion) of bonds, but did not sell any debt in

Published 17 May, 2013 12:00pm

Managed Funds

Prices gain on weak US economic data, low inflation

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose on Thursday after data on housing, jobs, prices and manufacturing raised questions a

Published 16 May, 2013 10:07pm

Managed Funds

Gilts slide after Bank of England turns hopeful on economy

LONDON: British government bonds drifted lower on Wednesday after the Bank of England struck a rare upbeat note on the e

Published 15 May, 2013 08:58pm

Managed Funds

Prices edge up as manufacturing weak, inflation subdued

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices edged higher on Wednesday after a week of losses as manufacturing data pointed to ling

Published 15 May, 2013 08:55pm

Managed Funds

Russia sells 39.2bn rbls in 10year, 5-year T-bonds

MOSCOW: The Russian Finance Ministry sold overall 39.2 billion roubles ($957.7 million) in two separate auctions of ten-

Published 15 May, 2013 12:04pm

Managed Funds

Taiwan sells 30 year govt bonds at 1.99pc yield

TAIPEI: Taiwan sold only 83 percent of the 30-year government bonds it aimed to sell, the central bank said on Wednesday

Published 15 May, 2013 05:51am

Managed Funds

Turkish fixed-coupon bond yields 5.93pc, below forecast

ISTANBUL: Turkey's Treasury sold a Feb. 14, 2018, fixed-coupon bond at a yield of 5.93 percent in a tap on Monday, b

Published 13 May, 2013 12:23pm

Managed Funds

Russia choosing managers for $7bn bond: Sergei

ISTANBUL: Russia is choosing lead managers for its planned $7 billion bond, the deputy finance minister said on Saturday

Published 11 May, 2013 12:34pm

Managed Funds

India bond yields see biggest weekly fall since Jan; inflation data eyed

MUMBAI: Indian bonds rose for a fourth straight session on Friday, with yields posting their biggest weekly fall since e

Published 10 May, 2013 05:09pm

Managed Funds

No CDS market yet for new Apple mega-bond

NEW YORK: A market has yet to materialize for credit default swaps offering protection on Apple Inc's record USD17bn

Published 10 May, 2013 04:15pm

Managed Funds

10-year JGB futures contract falls one point as stocks soar

TOKYO: Japanese government bond futures dropped one point on Friday, as a plunging yen pushed up Japanese stocks, and tr

Published 10 May, 2013 04:59am

Managed Funds

Spanish yields steady as debt auction seen smooth

LONDON: Spanish government bonds were steady on Thursday before an auction that is expected to draw strong demand as inv

Published 09 May, 2013 08:05am

Managed Funds

Bonds little changed but pressured by new offerings

TOKYO: US Treasuries were little changed in Asia on Thursday, but the benchmark yield stood near its April peak as the m

Published 09 May, 2013 06:00am

Managed Funds

India bond yields ease on hopes for more debt purchases

MUMBAI: Indian government bond yields eased on Tuesday on expectations the central bank would continue to buy debt via o

Published 07 May, 2013 11:33am

Managed Funds

JGBs skid as stocks soar after US jobs paint brighter picture

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices slipped on Tuesday as investors caught up after a long holiday weekend and digest

Published 07 May, 2013 09:49am

Managed Funds

US bond yields at three-week highs before new supply

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices slipped slightly on Monday as investors continued to digest Friday's better than expe

Published 06 May, 2013 04:57pm

Managed Funds

India to sell 150bn rupees of bonds

MUMBAI: India will sell 150 billion rupees ($2.8 billion) of bonds on May 10, the Reserve Bank of India said in a statem

Published 06 May, 2013 12:26pm

Managed Funds

India to sell 100bn rupees of t-bills on May 8

MUMBAI: India will sell 100 billion rupees ($1.9 billion) of treasury bills, including 50 billion rupees of 91-day t-bil

Published 03 May, 2013 12:50pm

Managed Funds

Indian bonds fall after central bank caution on further easing

MUMBAI: Indian federal bond yields rose on Friday after the central bank warned it had limited room for further monetary

Published 03 May, 2013 12:18pm

Managed Funds

South African bond yields at record lows, rand steady

JOHANNESBURG: South African government bond yields were at record lows on Friday as the hunt for high-yielding assets in

Published 03 May, 2013 09:28am

Managed Funds

South Korean bonds rally on BoK minutes, ECB rate cut hopes

SEOUL: South Korean bond prices jumped on Thursday after minutes of the last central bank meeting showed policymakers we

Published 02 May, 2013 09:55am

Managed Funds

France sells extra 457m euros of T-bills

PARIS: France sold an additional 457 million euros of BTF T-bills on Wednesday following an auction on Monday, debt mana

Published 24 Apr, 2013 03:54pm

Managed Funds

Bond prices surge briefly after false explosion tweet

NEW YORK: US Treasuries were little changed on Tuesday after surging briefly on a fake Twitter message from a hacked Ass

Published 23 Apr, 2013 10:22pm

Managed Funds

ESM sells 2.941bn euros of six month bills

BERLIN: The permanent euro zone rescue fund, the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), sold 2.941 billion euros of new six

Published 23 Apr, 2013 11:55am

Managed Funds

Bonds hold firm after more data points to slower growth

TOKYO: US Treasuries held firm on Friday after data on jobless claims and the mid-Atlantic region's factory activity

Published 19 Apr, 2013 05:56am

Managed Funds

Indian bonds yields hit lowest since July 2010 on rate-cut hopes

MUMBAI: India's 10-year bonds rallied for the fifth straight session, with yields dropping to the lowest since July

Published 18 Apr, 2013 01:53pm

Managed Funds

US bonds stabilise, weekly jobless data eyed

LONDON: US Treasuries steadied in Europe on Thursday with 10-year yields holding near their lowest in more than four mon

Published 18 Apr, 2013 08:40am

Managed Funds

Indian bonds rally continues; deeper rate cuts eyed

MUMBAI: India's 10-year bonds gained for a fourth day and swap rates fell to a 27-month low on hopes that slowing in

Published 17 Apr, 2013 12:20pm

Managed Funds

Turkish bond yields near record lows after rate cuts

ISTANBUL: Turkey's benchmark bond yield hovered near record lows on Wednesday, a day after the central bank cut rate

Published 17 Apr, 2013 09:22am

Managed Funds

Serbia sells 43.3mn eur in euro-denominated 5 years bond

BELGRADE: Serbia sold 43.3 million euros ($56.65 million) in 5-year euro-denominated treasury bonds on the domestic mark

Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:21pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year yields retreat from 2013 lows

LONDON: US 10-year T-note yields retreated from 2013 lows in Europe on Tuesday as investors cut back on the positions ta

Published 16 Apr, 2013 10:11am

Managed Funds

JGBs lifted by rising risk aversion, smooth 5-year auction

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices rose on Tuesday, with the benchmark yield moving away from a one-month high hit i

Published 16 Apr, 2013 08:09am

Managed Funds

US bond prices slip but weak equities limit falls

LONDON: US Treasuries dipped in Europe on Monday on some profit-taking after the market's rally last week, but losse

Published 15 Apr, 2013 10:22am

Managed Funds

JGBs drop as traders mull BoJ plan; 10-year yield hits 1-month high

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices dropped on Monday, with the 10-year yield hitting one-month highs, as investors h

Published 15 Apr, 2013 08:19am

Managed Funds

Egypt to hold $600mn auction to cover strategic imports

CAIRO: Egypt's central bank will hold on Sunday an exceptional foreign exchange auction for $600 million to cover st

Published 14 Apr, 2013 11:38am

Managed Funds

US bonds gain on euro concerns, lack of supply pressure

LONDON: US Treasuries rose on Friday as concerns about how the euro zone will address the problems of its weakest member

Published 12 Apr, 2013 10:46am

Managed Funds

JGBs extend losses as results of BoJ buying disappoint

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices extended losses on Friday and the superlong sector erased gains after the results

Published 12 Apr, 2013 10:22am

Managed Funds

Bunds inch up as EU finmin meeting eyed

LONDON: German Bund futures edged up at the open on Friday as investors turned cautious on reports of a funding gap in C

Published 12 Apr, 2013 07:26am

Managed Funds

South Korea T-bond yields jump on surprising central bank move

SEOUL: South Korean bond prices fell sharply across the board on Thursday after the central bank held interest rates ste

Published 11 Apr, 2013 09:18am

Managed Funds

JGBs fall, investors take profits ahead of Thursday's 30-year auction

TOKYO: Japanese government debt prices fell on Wednesday ahead of an auction of 30-year bonds this week, with investors

Published 10 Apr, 2013 05:35am

Managed Funds

EFSF to price EUR8bn five years bond as books exceed EUR13bn: lead

LONDON: The European Financial Stability Facility has set the size of its new five-year bond at EUR8bn, as books rose ov

Published 09 Apr, 2013 12:48pm

Managed Funds

US debt prices dip, but rally seen resuming

LONDON: US Treasury prices edged lower on Monday as the recent rally prompted some to take profits but Asian demand, fue

Published 08 Apr, 2013 09:30am

Managed Funds

Bank of Japan to buy 1.2trln yen in govt bonds next week-Nikkei

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is expected to buy 1.2 trillion yen ($12.28 billion) in Japanese government bonds next we

Published 07 Apr, 2013 12:04pm

Managed Funds

US yields fall on weaker US employment growth

NEW YORK: US Treasuries rallied and yields fell to their lowest levels of the year on Friday after the government said U

Published 05 Apr, 2013 02:57pm

Managed Funds

Mauritius Treasury bill yield dips to 2.38pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 364-day Treasury bills dipped to 2.38 percent at auction on Fri

Published 05 Apr, 2013 02:52pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year yield near 3 month low after tepid ADP data

SINGAPORE: The US 10-year Treasury yield hovered near a three-month low in Asia on Thursday, after tepid private sector

Published 04 Apr, 2013 06:12am

Managed Funds

Nigeria to sell 183.6bn naira

LAGOS: Nigeria said on Wednesday it plans to sell 183.65 billion naira ($1.16 billion) worth of treasury bills with matu

Published 03 Apr, 2013 01:07pm

Managed Funds

Bonds steady in Asia, 10 year yield off 2-month low

TOKYO: US Treasuries steadied in Asia on Wednesday, after slipping the previous day as worries of a major banking crisis

Published 03 Apr, 2013 05:21am

Managed Funds

Ten-year JGB yield inches down, superlongs underperform; focus on BoJ

TOKYO: Yields on benchmark 10-year Japanese government bonds inched down on Wednesday ahead of the outcome of Bank of Ja

Published 03 Apr, 2013 05:15am

Managed Funds

JGBs gain on soft US data, BoJ buying hopes

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices rose on Tuesday even ahead of a 10-year bond auction later in the day, as unexpec

Published 02 Apr, 2013 05:31am

Managed Funds

Prices gain as March manufacturing growth slows

NEW YORK: Prices for US Treasuries rose on Monday after data showing US manufacturing growth slowed in March fed worries

Published 01 Apr, 2013 09:40pm

Managed Funds

Treasury targets up to 4bn euros in Thursday auction

MADRID: Spain's Treasury said on Monday it aimed to raise up to 4 billion euros ($5.14 billion) in bonds at an aucti

Published 01 Apr, 2013 01:20pm

Managed Funds

Russia plans to borrow 300bn roubles

MOSCOW: Russia's Finance Ministry said it plans to borrow 300 billion roubles in OFZ treasury bonds between April an

Published 01 Apr, 2013 11:39am

Managed Funds

JGBs fall as investors take profit ahead of Tuesday's auction

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices fell on Monday, as investors took profits at the start of Japan's financial y

Published 01 Apr, 2013 08:01am

Managed Funds

Ten-year JGB yield rebounds from near-decade low, superlongs in demand

TOKYO: Yields on benchmark 10-year Japanese government bonds pulled back from a near-decade low on Friday, as investors

Published 29 Mar, 2013 05:26am

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Yields lowest in three weeks on euro zone safety bid

NEW YORK: Fears about the euro zone sent benchmark 10-year Treasuries yields to more than three-week lows and helped the

Published 27 Mar, 2013 10:28pm

Managed Funds

JGBs gain, 10-year yield stays at near-decade low

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices gained on Wednesday with the yield on benchmark 10-year debt at a near-decade low

Published 27 Mar, 2013 05:32am

Managed Funds

US 10-year notes slip in Asia but losses limited

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries edged lower on Tuesday, but losses were limited as investors worried that a contentious

Published 26 Mar, 2013 06:42am

Managed Funds

US bonds pare losses as stocks cut gains

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices pared earlier losses and turned flat on Monday, as Wall Street stocks gave up their initi

Published 25 Mar, 2013 03:27pm

Managed Funds

German Bunds fall as Cyprus clinches deal

LONDON: German Bund futures fell on Monday as Cyprus averted a financial meltdown by clinching a last-ditch deal with in

Published 25 Mar, 2013 09:06am

Managed Funds

JGBs gain; yield curve flatten on BoJ expectations, rebalancing

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices mostly gained on Monday and the yield curve flattened as expectations the Bank of

Published 25 Mar, 2013 05:26am

Managed Funds

German Bunds advance on Cyprus crisis

LONDON: German bond prices pushed higher on Friday as Cyprus scrambled to find a solution to a funding crisis that could

Published 22 Mar, 2013 09:17am

Managed Funds

US 10-year notes slip but Cyprus worries likely to underpin

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries edged lower on Friday but were likely to be supported in the near term, as uncertainty

Published 22 Mar, 2013 05:35am

Managed Funds

Bunds steady as investors anticipate Cyprus plan B

LONDON: German Bunds held steady on Thursday, with expectations Cyprus will come up with a plan to resolve the crisis ov

Published 21 Mar, 2013 09:49am

Managed Funds

Polish borrowing costs fall to record lows at auction

WARSAW: Poland's two- and five-year borrowing costs fell to an all-time low on Wednesday as investors encouraged by the

Published 20 Mar, 2013 01:30pm

Managed Funds

Portugal sells T-bills as Cyprus factor brushed off

LISBON: Portugal sold all Treasury bills on offer at an auction on Wednesday, with yields on the longer 18-month maturit

Published 20 Mar, 2013 11:56am

Managed Funds

Turkish bond yields rise on central bank prospects, lira slightly up

ISTANBUL: Turkish bond yields rose further on Wednesday on growing expectations the central bank will not cut interest r

Published 20 Mar, 2013 10:29am

Managed Funds

Bunds dip but Cyprus keeps investors on edge

LONDON: Fresh uncertainty over Cyprus's future in the euro zone kept German Bund yields near their lowest levels of the

Published 20 Mar, 2013 09:12am

Managed Funds

Prices gain on Cyprus, shorts squeezed

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices edged up for a second day on Tuesday as investors were unsettled by a bailout deal in Cyp

Published 19 Mar, 2013 05:18pm

Managed Funds

German Bunds rise as investors eye Cyprus vote

LONDON: German Bund futures edged higher on Tuesday as investors sought safety before a vote by Cyprus's parliament on c

Published 19 Mar, 2013 09:30am

Managed Funds

US bonds slip but Cyprus bailout jitters linger

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries slipped in Asia on Tuesday, but losses were limited as investors remained concerned abo

Published 19 Mar, 2013 06:32am

Managed Funds

Yields fall at Egyptian treasury bond auction

CAIRO: Yields on reopened Egyptian 5-year and 7-year treasury bonds fell at an auction on Monday, data from the central

Published 18 Mar, 2013 01:06pm

Managed Funds

JGBs rise on Cyprus bailout shock, 10-year yield near decade low

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds rose on Monday, pushing the benchmark 10-year JGB yield near 10-year lows, after the eu

Published 18 Mar, 2013 04:54am

Managed Funds

Egypt treasury bills yields fall

CAIRO: The average yield on Egyptian 91-day and reopened 266-day treasury bills fell at an auction on Sunday, figures re

Published 17 Mar, 2013 02:11pm

Managed Funds

Bonds unchanged in Asia after dip on solid jobless data

TOKYO: US Treasuries were flat in Asia on Friday, stabilising after having dipped a little the previous day as solid job

Published 15 Mar, 2013 09:50am

Managed Funds

JGBs steady as government approves new BoJ leadership

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds held steady, with yields not far above record lows hit last week as the government on F

Published 15 Mar, 2013 09:44am

Managed Funds

JGBs mostly steady but superlongs ease after downbeat 20 year sale

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bond prices held steady on Thursday even as superlong maturities skidded after some

Published 14 Mar, 2013 07:53am

Managed Funds

German Bunds steady as investors look to Spanish sale

LONDON: German Bund futures were little changed on Thursday as investors bet on healthy demand at Spain's off-calendar a

Published 14 Mar, 2013 07:28am

Managed Funds

Ireland braces for return to longterm bond market

DUBLIN: Ireland is set to return this week to the long-term bond market for the first time since it benefitted from a re

Published 13 Mar, 2013 02:09pm

Managed Funds

South Africa to sell 2036, 2041 and 2048 bonds next week

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa will auction 2.1 billion rand ($229 million) spread over its 2036, 2041 and 2048 government b

Published 13 Mar, 2013 10:23am

Managed Funds

Bonds gain in Asia, retail sales in focus

TOKYO: US Treasuries ticked up in Asia on Wednesday, extending their gains following a retreat in US shares the previous

Published 13 Mar, 2013 08:51am

Managed Funds

JGBs mostly rise on expectations of BoJ easing measures

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were mostly higher on Wednesday, bolstered by continued expectations of more Bank

Published 13 Mar, 2013 08:10am

Managed Funds

US 10-year notes slip in Asia after shares rise

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries edged lower and the 10-year yield hovered near an 11-month high in Asia on Tuesday afte

Published 12 Mar, 2013 05:25am

Managed Funds

Grilli brushes off downgrade threat to debt sale

CERNOBBIO: Italy's Economy Minister Vittorio Grilli brushed aside on Saturday any threat to next week's debt auctions fr

Published 09 Mar, 2013 01:06pm

Managed Funds

Bunds reverse lossses as markets readjust to ECB

LONDON: Bund futures reversed early losses on Friday, with some traders saying that the selling in German bonds after th

Published 08 Mar, 2013 10:47am

Managed Funds

Gilts hit after Bank of England holds fire on QE

LONDON: British government bonds tumbled on Thursday after the Bank of England decided not to restart its gilt buying

Published 07 Mar, 2013 03:10pm

Managed Funds

Superlong JGBs underperform ahead of Friday's 30-year auction

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices eased on Thursday, with longer-dated debt underperforming ahead of an auction of

Published 07 Mar, 2013 06:41am

Managed Funds

Superlong JGBs underperform, 10-year steady on BoJ easing hopes

TOKYO: Prices on superlong Japanese government bonds fell on Wednesday, giving up some of the steep gains earlier this w

Published 06 Mar, 2013 06:43am

Managed Funds

Benchmark JGBs mark fresh record before inching down ahead of sale

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bond yields crept higher ahead of a 10-year sale on Tuesday, but not before yields

Published 05 Mar, 2013 06:33am

Managed Funds

Safe haven Bunds rise on concerns over growth, Italy

LONDON: German Bund futures opened higher on Monday, with worries over the impact of automatic budget cuts in the United

Published 04 Mar, 2013 07:33am

Managed Funds

30-year JGB yield falls to 2 1/2-year low on BoJ buying hopes

TOKYO: The yield on 30-year Japanese government bonds dropped 6.0 basis points on the day to hit a 2 1/2-year low of 1.7

Published 04 Mar, 2013 06:13am

Managed Funds

Argentine bonds fall after US court ruling

NEW YORK: Argentine debt prices sank this week after arguments in a US court Wednesday appeared to put the sovereign at

Published 01 Mar, 2013 04:50pm

Managed Funds

Cash surplus, Italian crisis to keep rates low

LONDON: Money market traders are pricing in low short-term rates for the foreseeable future as some banks look set to ha

Published 01 Mar, 2013 01:49pm

Managed Funds

German Bunds hold gains on Italy, US budget worry

LONDON: German bonds held steady on Friday, maintaining most of the week's gains as concern over the fallout from possib

Published 01 Mar, 2013 10:10am

Managed Funds

India's MTNL plans to raise up to 30bn rupees via bonds

MUMBAI: India's Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd has invited bids on March 6 to raise up to 30 billion rupees ($556.82 mill

Published 01 Mar, 2013 06:52am

Managed Funds

Bunds slip as investors mull Italy deadlock

LONDON: German Bund futures edged lower on Thursday as investors took stock of Italy's political stalemate, with conce

Published 28 Feb, 2013 07:59am

Managed Funds

Prices slip as equity rally lures investors

NEW YORK: The commitment to a stimulative monetary policy reiterated by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke favored

Published 27 Feb, 2013 10:15pm

Managed Funds

Italian bonds stabilise before tricky debt auction

LONDON: Italian bonds steadied on Wednesday ahead of a major debt auction that is threatened by worries political deadlo

Published 27 Feb, 2013 09:27am

Managed Funds

Bonds firm in Asia on Italy woes, Bernanke comments

TOKYO: US Treasuries firmed in Asia on Wednesday on political deadlock in Italy triggered by inconclusive elections and

Published 27 Feb, 2013 06:34am

Managed Funds

Yields near 1-month lows as Bernanke defends bond buys

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Tuesday, though yields held near their lowest levels in a month, as political i

Published 26 Feb, 2013 09:37pm

Managed Funds

UK gilts rise with Bunds on Italy jitters

LONDON: British government bonds tracked German Bunds higher on Tuesday after a split Italian election result sparked fe

Published 26 Feb, 2013 09:42am

Managed Funds

Bank of Canada T-bill average yield 0.973pc

TORONTO: The Bank of Canada said on Monday the average yield at its auction of C$2 billion ($1.95 billion)of 9-day treas

Published 25 Feb, 2013 04:50pm

Managed Funds

Bank of Canada 9-day T-bill average yield 0.973pc

TORONTO: The Bank of Canada said on Monday the average yield at its auction of C$2 billion ($1.95 billion)of 9-day treas

Published 25 Feb, 2013 04:04pm

Managed Funds

Indian bond yields flat; await RBI's debt buy as cash remains tight

MUMBAI: Indian government bond yields came off lows to end flat on Monday as a continued cash shortage in the banking sy

Published 25 Feb, 2013 01:48pm

Managed Funds

Gilts sink as market opens after UK downgrade

LONDON: British government bond futures dived on Monday in the first trading since ratings agency Moody's was the first

Published 25 Feb, 2013 09:51am

Managed Funds

JGBs soar on expectation a Kuroda-led BoJ would ease aggressively

TOKYO: Japan government bonds rose on Monday, with the benchmark yield dropping to its lowest in nearly 11 weeks and t

Published 25 Feb, 2013 07:16am

Managed Funds

Gilts lag Bunds on worries over UK inflation, deficit

LONDON: British government bonds drifted lower on Friday, underperforming German debt as concerns over the Bank of Engla

Published 22 Feb, 2013 12:47pm

Managed Funds

UK gilts pare losses after ECB LTRO announcement

LONDON: British gilts pared losses on Friday after the European Central Bank announced banks would make 62.8 billion eur

Published 22 Feb, 2013 12:41pm

Managed Funds

10 year notes slip, may take cues from German data

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries slipped on Friday, giving back some of the gains made the previous day, when bonds r

Published 22 Feb, 2013 08:17am

Managed Funds

Prices rise on concerns over US, European business

NEW YORK: US Treasuries rose on Thursday as worries over a lack of economic recovery in Europe, along with a strugglin

Published 21 Feb, 2013 09:10pm

Managed Funds

India bond yields edge up on profit-taking; seen ranged till budget

MUMBAI: Indian federal bond yields edged up amid mild bouts of profit-taking on Thursday as the absence of fresh trigger

Published 21 Feb, 2013 03:59pm

Managed Funds

Yields on Egyptian T-bills fall at Thursday's auction

CAIRO: The average yield on Egyptian 182-day treasury bills fell at an auction on Thursday, figures released by the

Published 21 Feb, 2013 03:30pm

Managed Funds

Weak activity data propels Bund to four-week high

LONDON: German Bund futures hit a four-week high on Thursday after euro zone private sector activity data came in we

Published 21 Feb, 2013 03:30pm

Managed Funds

30-year bond prices briefly turn higher

NEW YORK: Prices on US 30-year Treasury bonds briefly turned higher on Wednesday after falling into negative territory

Published 20 Feb, 2013 09:37pm

Managed Funds

US bond prices hold gains after FOMC minutes

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Wednesday, even after records of the Federal Reserve's January meeting showe

Published 20 Feb, 2013 09:28pm

Managed Funds

Spain opens books on five-year US dollar bond

LONDON: The Kingdom of Spain, rated Baa3/BBB-, on Wednesday opened books on a five-year US dollar denominated bond at

Published 20 Feb, 2013 01:12pm

Managed Funds

Germany sells 4.04bn euro of 10 years bonds

LONDON: Germany sold 4.04 billion euros of 10-year government bonds on Wednesday, drawing just enough bids to cover

Published 20 Feb, 2013 11:53am

Managed Funds

Bunds dip before auction but solid sale expected

LONDON: Bund futures dipped on Wednesday ahead of a 10-year bond sale but the rise in yields, as well as caution in th

Published 20 Feb, 2013 09:22am

Managed Funds

JGBs ease ahead of auction, but supported by BoJ hopes

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices eased on Wednesday ahead of a 20-year JGB auction the following day and on a ra

Published 20 Feb, 2013 07:11am

Managed Funds

US 30-year bond prices fall to session lows

NEW YORK: US 30-year Treasury bond prices fell to session lows in late Tuesday trading, as further gains in Wall Stree

Published 19 Feb, 2013 09:20pm

Managed Funds

US ten years yields steady in Europe

LONDON: US government bonds were steady in Europe on Tuesday, with better-than-expected German data offset by worries

Published 19 Feb, 2013 12:36pm

Managed Funds

Bunds erase losses as German data reassessed

LONDON: Bund futures reversed losses on Tuesday as market participants reassessed German investor sentiment data which

Published 19 Feb, 2013 12:26pm

Managed Funds

Romania says ten years dollar bond nearly 5 times subscribed

BUCHAREST: A $1.5 billion sale of 10-year dollar bonds by Romania was nearly five times subscribed, the finance minist

Published 15 Feb, 2013 11:15am

Managed Funds

Kenya's 91-day T-bills yield falls to 8.213pc

NAIROBI: The weighted average yield on Kenya's benchmark 91-day Treasury bills fell to 8.213 percent at auction on Thu

Published 14 Feb, 2013 04:04pm

Managed Funds

US 10-yr yields at 10-month high on supply jitters

LONDON: US 10-year Treasury note yields rose to a 10-month high on Thursday before an auction of 30-year bonds after t

Published 14 Feb, 2013 02:19pm

Managed Funds

Bonds under pressure, 10-year yield at 10-month high

TOKYO: US Treasuries were on the defensive on Thursday, with the 10-year yield briefly touching a 10-month high in Asi

Published 14 Feb, 2013 06:28am

Managed Funds

JGBs slip ahead of BoJ verdict; downside likely limited

TOKYO: Yields on Japanese government bonds edged higher on Thursday, ahead of the outcome of the Bank of Japan's polic

Published 14 Feb, 2013 05:23am

Managed Funds

Italy sells 5.2bn euro of bonds

LONDON : Italy sold 5.2 billion euros of government bonds on Wednesday, including a 30-year BTP, as the country p

Published 13 Feb, 2013 11:21am

Managed Funds

JGBs mostly flat, superlongs solid ahead of auction

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were mostly flat on Wednesday though longest maturities held firm on expectations th

Published 13 Feb, 2013 06:17am

Managed Funds

Prices pare losses on short covering before auction

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices erased most of their earlier losses after a Group of Seven official expressed concern a

Published 12 Feb, 2013 06:35pm

Managed Funds

Gilts edge lower as investors focus on central bank inflation report

LONDON: Gilts fell modestly on Tuesday in line with German Bunds after lower-than-expected inflation data left the mar

Published 12 Feb, 2013 05:17pm

Managed Funds

US bonds slip as wave of new supply nears

LONDON: US bond prices slipped in European trading on Monday as dealers looked to make room for $72 billion of Treasur

Published 11 Feb, 2013 11:48am

Managed Funds

Prices fall as stocks gain and before new supply

NEW YORK: US Treasuries fell on Friday, erasing some of Thursday's gains, after stocks jumped and as investors prepare

Published 08 Feb, 2013 04:27pm

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US bonds advance with German debt as ECB assessed

LONDON: US Treasury debt prices were pulled higher in Europe on Friday by a surge into German Bunds as comments by the

Published 08 Feb, 2013 01:21pm

Managed Funds

JGBs firm on easing expectations after BOJ chief signals early departure

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds firmed on Wednesday on expectations that Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa's e

Published 06 Feb, 2013 04:48am

Managed Funds

US bonds dip on better euro zone data

LONDON: US government bond prices dipped on Tuesday in European trade after a survey of business activity in the euro

Published 05 Feb, 2013 12:47pm

Managed Funds

JGBs rise as rekindled eurozone fears sap risk appetite

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds rose on Tuesday, with the benchmark yield backing off a three-week high hit in the

Published 05 Feb, 2013 06:57am

Managed Funds

JGB gains checked by supply concerns ahead of 10-year sale

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds rose on Tuesday, with the benchmark yield backing off a three-week high hit in the pr

Published 05 Feb, 2013 06:36am

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US 10-year notes slip after rising on euro zone worry

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries inched lower on Tuesday, taking a breather after rallying the previous day, when sa

Published 05 Feb, 2013 05:40am

Managed Funds

US Treasury lowers borrowing forecast for Jan-March quarter

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury said on Monday it lowered its borrowing forecast for the current quarter due to a higher-t

Published 04 Feb, 2013 11:25pm

Managed Funds

US yields hit their highest since April

LONDON: US Treasury yields hit their highest levels in over nine months on Monday and traders said borrowing costs had

Published 04 Feb, 2013 10:17am

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Ten-year JGB yields hit 3-week high at 0.80pc after US data

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds slipped on Monday, with the 10-year yield hitting a three-week high, after US jobs

Published 04 Feb, 2013 08:24am

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Ten-year JGB yields climb to 3-week high after US data

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds slipped on Monday, with the 10-year yield hitting a three-week high, after US jobs an

Published 04 Feb, 2013 05:58am

Managed Funds

Record $77.4bn pours into equity funds in January: TrimTabs

NEW YORK: Investors poured a record $77.4 billion in new cash into stock mutual funds and exchange-traded funds in Jan

Published 03 Feb, 2013 09:24pm

Managed Funds

Yields on Egyptian T-bills edge higher

CAIRO: The average yield rose slightly on Egyptian 91-day and 266-day treasury bills auctioned on Sunday, figures rele

Published 03 Feb, 2013 01:26pm

Managed Funds

India central bank may cut lenders' key debt ratio

COLOMBO: India's central bank is considering cutting the held-to-maturity (HTM) ratio for lenders starting in April, w

Published 02 Feb, 2013 11:06am

Managed Funds

Italian rates fall in 8.5-billion euro debt auction

MILAN: Italy's borrowing costs dropped on Tuesday in an auction of short-term debt that raised 8.5 billion euros ($11.

Published 29 Jan, 2013 03:51pm

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Yields near 9-month high on European hopes

TOKYO: US Treasury yields rose near a nine-month high on Tuesday, extending their uptrend on signs of improvement in Eur

Published 29 Jan, 2013 07:27am

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Benchmark JGBs slump in line with Treasuries as FOMC awaited

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds slumped, taking their cue from US Treasuries which dropped in the previous se

Published 29 Jan, 2013 05:27am

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Prices steady at lower levels after 2-year note sale

NEW YORK: US Treasuries traded steady at lower price levels on Monday in the wake of an auction of $35 billion of two-ye

Published 28 Jan, 2013 09:51pm

Managed Funds

Spain may end short selling ban

MADRID: Spain may end its ban on short-selling stocks and bonds this week as the euro zone crisis relents, although cont

Published 28 Jan, 2013 04:23pm

Managed Funds

Bank dollar funding indicator improves markedly

LONDON: A barometer of dollar funding risk traded near its best levels since mid-2011 on Monday, as subsiding fears abou

Published 28 Jan, 2013 03:50pm

Managed Funds

Bunds fall to two-month low after US data

LONDON: German Bund futures fell to a two-month low on Monday, extending early losses after US data beat expectations an

Published 28 Jan, 2013 02:18pm

Managed Funds

JGBs skid in line with weaker yen, Treasuries

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds started the week with a weaker tone on Monday, with the benchmark yield moving away fro

Published 28 Jan, 2013 05:28am

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US 10-year notes steady after sell-off, seen shaky

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries held steady on Monday after a sell-off last week on news European banks will repay more

Published 28 Jan, 2013 05:07am

Managed Funds

Bond prices slip on jobless claims drop

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices slipped on Thursday after data showed first-time filings for weekly jobless benefits f

Published 24 Jan, 2013 09:33pm

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Superlong JGBs skid after tepid demand at 20-year auction

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds skidded on the long end on Thursday after a lacklustre auction of 20-year bonds, but 10

Published 24 Jan, 2013 07:59am

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Bonds firm in Asia, underpinned by US growth worries

TOKYO: US Treasuries were firm in Asia on Thursday, helped by worries that the US economic growth may remain tepid and b

Published 24 Jan, 2013 06:52am

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JGBs slip as investors position for 20-year bond sale

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds fell on Thursday as investors made room on their portfolios to buy at the session's auc

Published 24 Jan, 2013 05:34am

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Portugal sells 2.5 bln euros of 5-year bond: sources

LISBON: Portugal sold 2.5 billion euros of five-year bonds and demand reached 12 billion euros in the country's first lo

Published 23 Jan, 2013 09:56pm

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Prices rise marginally on worries over rate of growth

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose marginally on Wednesday with support from safe-haven buying on worries over the p

Published 23 Jan, 2013 05:07pm

Managed Funds

Strong demand seen for Portugal's bond market comeback

LISBON: Portugal's first bond sale since its 2011 rescue drew strong demand on Wednesday, bolstering hopes the country c

Published 23 Jan, 2013 12:17pm

Managed Funds

Bittersweet debt limit deal keeps Treasuries in check

LONDON: US debt prices held firm on Wednesday on expectations a proposed debt-limit extension will be approved, with the

Published 23 Jan, 2013 12:04pm

Managed Funds

JGBs mostly lower, giving back some BOJ-inspired gains

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds mostly slipped on Wednesday, giving back some of the gains made in the previous session

Published 23 Jan, 2013 09:07am

Managed Funds

JGBs mostly lower, giving back some BOJ-inspired gains

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds mostly slipped on Wednesday, giving back some of the gains made in the previous session

Published 23 Jan, 2013 06:47am

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Bonds steady in Asia, capped by debt ceiling hopes

TOKYO: US Treasuries steadied in Asia on Wednesday after a small rise the previous session, with further advance blocked

Published 23 Jan, 2013 06:46am

Managed Funds

Colombia issues ten years, $1bn global bond

BOGOTA: Colombia issued a 10-year dollar-denominated bond worth $1 billion on Tuesday, according to the Finance Ministry

Published 22 Jan, 2013 08:03pm

Managed Funds

Spanish 2013 funding drive roars ahead with ten years bond

MADRID: Foreign investors piled into Spain's new 10-year bond on Tuesday and the country also beat targets at a short-te

Published 22 Jan, 2013 06:44pm

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US bonds slip on strong German data, debt proposal

LONDON: US bond prices slipped on Tuesday as a strong German market sentiment survey and a US Republican proposal for a

Published 22 Jan, 2013 11:45am

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Bonds slip slightly in Asia; US debt ceiling in focus

TOKYO: US Treasuries slipped slightly in Asian trading on Tuesday, as investors awaited potential signs of progress this

Published 22 Jan, 2013 07:42am

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JGB's supported, 5-year yield hits record low

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were mostly supported with the five-year Japanese government bond yield hitting a recor

Published 22 Jan, 2013 05:53am

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Gilts slip with Bunds on US budget hopes

LONDON: Gilt prices fell in thin trade on Monday, as hopes of a short-term US budget fix limited demand for safe-haven a

Published 22 Jan, 2013 12:07am

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JGB gains as steepening trade unwound ahead of BOJ

TOKYO: Long-dated Japanese government bond prices gained on Monday, ahead of the Bank of Japan's policy announcement, as

Published 21 Jan, 2013 07:59am

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JGB futures, 20-year bonds firm but trading subdued ahead of BOJ

TOKYO: Japanese government bond futures rose as stocks slumped on Monday while bargain-hunting lifted the 20-year zone,

Published 21 Jan, 2013 06:17am

Managed Funds

Peru lets pension funds put more cash abroad as sol gains

LIMA: Peru's central bank on Friday gave private pension funds more room to invest in foreign markets, a bid to partiall

Published 18 Jan, 2013 10:29pm

Managed Funds

Gilts climb on poor UK, US data

LONDON: Gilt prices rose in thin pre-weekend trading on Friday after a round of weak British and US economic data, but t

Published 18 Jan, 2013 10:29pm

Managed Funds

Bunds rise on ECB's Coeure comments

LONDON: German Bunds rose on Friday, with traders citing comments by European Central Bank board member Benoit Coeure th

Published 18 Jan, 2013 01:38pm

Managed Funds

Mauritius 182-day T-bill yield inches lower to 2.72pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 182-day Treasury bills fell to 2.72 percent at auction from 2.80 pe

Published 18 Jan, 2013 12:12pm

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US bonds slip on housing jump, fewer jobless claims

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices fell on Thursday, weakened by stronger economic data that favored riskier assets over

Published 17 Jan, 2013 10:06pm

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US debt limit jitters lift bond prices

LONDON: US Treasury prices rose on Wednesday, extending the previous day's gains on growing concern about a looming poli

Published 16 Jan, 2013 12:35pm

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JGBs firm as stocks sink, BOJ move eyed; 10-year yield at 4-week low

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices rose on Wednesday, with benchmark yields falling to a four-week low, as a sharp p

Published 16 Jan, 2013 09:26am

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JGBs firm as stocks sag; 5-year sale in focus

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices rose on Wednesday, as sagging stocks and expectations of more Bank of Japan stimu

Published 16 Jan, 2013 06:05am

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US bonds edge higher, focus on debt ceiling

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries held firm in Asia on Wednesday, after advancing the previous day on traders' increasing

Published 16 Jan, 2013 05:28am

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US bonds supported by Fed purchases, data eyed

LONDON: US Treasury prices rose on Tuesday supported by the Federal Reserve's purchase of long-dated bonds, with investo

Published 15 Jan, 2013 12:39pm

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JGBs bolstered by expectations of more BOJ easing steps

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds rose on Tuesday, with the benchmark yield falling to a 2 1/2-week low, on expectations

Published 15 Jan, 2013 05:25am

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US bonds firmer, seen supported by Fed purchases

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries inched higher in Asia on Tuesday and were expected to stay supported in the near term b

Published 15 Jan, 2013 05:00am

Managed Funds

Gilts up, eyes on Bernanke, inflation

LONDON: British government bonds extended last week's gains on Monday in line with German Bunds and some analysts said a

Published 14 Jan, 2013 04:50pm

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US bonds climb Fed buybacks, Bernanke eyed

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices rose on Monday in anticipation of Federal Reserve bond repurchases of longer-dated paper th

Published 14 Jan, 2013 04:25pm

Managed Funds

India central bank says reverse repo bids fall to 100mn rupees

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India said on Monday it accepted the sole bid for 100 million rupees at its one-day reverse

Published 14 Jan, 2013 02:47pm

Managed Funds

Prices fall as market absorbs supply, mulls new range

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Friday after the market digested this week's new supply of $66 billion and invest

Published 11 Jan, 2013 04:29pm

Managed Funds

Emerging debt sales in for another bumper year; shy of 2012 boom

LONDON: Asian firms and African governments will lead emerging borrowers hoping to tap into buoyant appetite for high-yi

Published 11 Jan, 2013 01:57pm

Managed Funds

Turkish bonds fall as investors take profits; shares dip

ISTANBUL: Turkish bond prices fell on Thursday as investors locked in profits after sharp gains this week in the wake of

Published 10 Jan, 2013 11:37pm

Managed Funds

US Treasuries prices pare losses after debt sale

NEW YORK: Prices for US Treasuries pared losses after 30-year government bonds fetched a lower yield than the market exp

Published 10 Jan, 2013 11:21pm

Managed Funds

Yield on Egypt 182 day T-bills edges down

CAIRO: The average yield on Egyptian 182-day T-bills slipped at an auction on Thursday to 13.970 percent from 14.104 per

Published 10 Jan, 2013 12:29pm

Managed Funds

Spanish 10-year bond rate falls below 5.0pc

PARIS: Spain's 10-year borrowing rate on the secondary bond market fell below 5.0 percent on Thursday for the first time

Published 10 Jan, 2013 12:21pm

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Mauritius 273-day T-bill yield dips to 2.88pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 273-day Treasury bills edged down to 2.88 percent at an over-subscr

Published 10 Jan, 2013 12:17pm

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US bond prices fall before 30-year debt sale

LONDON: US bond prices fell in Europe on Thursday after weak demand at a 10-year debt sale the previous day and as trade

Published 10 Jan, 2013 10:50am

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Benchmark JGBs erase gains after unimpressive 30-year sale

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds were slightly lower on Thursday, giving up early gains after the results of a

Published 10 Jan, 2013 08:03am

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US bonds slip ahead of 30-year debt auction

SINGAPORE: Longer-end US Treasuries slipped in Asia on Thursday ahead of an auction of 30-year bonds, with firmness in r

Published 10 Jan, 2013 04:59am

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Big US banks to post money fund values daily

BANGALORE: Goldman Sachs Group Inc and JPMorgan Chase & Co on Wednesday said they will disclose the value of their money

Published 09 Jan, 2013 11:29pm

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Prices edge up as debt ceiling debate looms

NEW YORK: Prices for US Treasuries edged up on Wednesday, taking yields off last week's eight-month highs but still with

Published 09 Jan, 2013 11:10pm

Managed Funds

Gilts recoup losses after strong German debt sale

LONDON: British government bonds reversed early losses after a strong German debt sale that boosted investor appetite fo

Published 09 Jan, 2013 01:57pm

Managed Funds

Aso urges aggressive BOJ policy to beat deflation

TOKYO: Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso called for aggressive measures by the Bank of Japan to beat deflation at a Wed

Published 09 Jan, 2013 12:54pm

Managed Funds

Czechs sell 5.0 billion crowns govt bonds

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry sold 5.0 billion crowns ($255.13 million) worth of 1.50/19 government bonds in the fi

Published 09 Jan, 2013 11:51am

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US bonds fall in Europe before 10-year debt sale

LONDON: US government bonds fell in Europe on Wednesday as investors made room in their books for upcoming supply of a c

Published 09 Jan, 2013 10:25am

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JGBs gain on BOJ easing expectations, strong 10-year sale

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds firmed on Wednesday, with benchmark yields shrinking away from a 4-1/2-month high hit e

Published 09 Jan, 2013 06:00am

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Bonds dip slightly in Asia ahead of 10-year sale

TOKYO: US Treasuries inched lower in Asian trading on Wednesday, ahead of an offering of 10-year notes later in the sess

Published 09 Jan, 2013 05:42am

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Dublin raises 2.5bn euros in key bond auction

DUBLIN: Ireland on Tuesday sold 2.5-billion-euros ($3.26 billion) of long-term sovereign debt, the government said, spar

Published 08 Jan, 2013 07:36pm

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Ten-year JGB yields dip as auction demand robust

TOKYO: Yields on benchmark 10-year Japanese government bonds eased on Tuesday as an auction of 2.3 trillion yen ($26 bil

Published 08 Jan, 2013 08:23am

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Yields edge up before $66bn US debt sales

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields edged up on Monday as investors prepared for the first sale of new coupon-bearing debt th

Published 07 Jan, 2013 04:39pm

Managed Funds

Fed quandary shows finance lost in economic space

LONDON: US Federal Reserve is in a quandary. After four years of what used to be considered extraordinary monetary polic

Published 07 Jan, 2013 04:02pm

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Czechs look at possible JPY bond

PRAGUE: Czech Republic is exploring the possibility of issuing a yen-denominated bond as part of diversifying its financ

Published 07 Jan, 2013 02:11pm

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Indian bonds hit 26 months high

MUMBAI: Indian government bonds gained for an 11th consecutive session to hit a 26-month high on Monday as hopes of a cu

Published 07 Jan, 2013 12:45pm

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US yields steady, just below 8-month high

LONDON: US Treasury yields were steady on Monday after reaching eight-month highs in the previous week, as investors bou

Published 07 Jan, 2013 10:03am

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Bonds firm in Asia, but supply concerns cap gains

TOKYO: Benchmark US Treasuries firmed slightly in Asian trading on Monday, with yields creeping away from 8-month highs

Published 07 Jan, 2013 06:37am

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JGBs slip, 10-year yields at 4-1/2-month high

TOKYO: government bond inched lower on Monday, extending the previous session's sell-off, with the 10-year yield hitting

Published 07 Jan, 2013 05:38am

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Gilts slump on Fed QE doubts, weak data brakes slide

LONDON: Yields on British government bonds hit an eight-month high on Friday after the US Federal Reserve expressed doub

Published 04 Jan, 2013 09:30pm

Managed Funds

India central bank bought 79.12bn rupees bonds

MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India bought 79.12 billion rupees ($1.44 billion) of bonds on Dec. 24 through outright open mark

Published 04 Jan, 2013 11:53am

Managed Funds

Bunds dip after US jobs report

LONDON: German Bund futures fell to the day's lows on Thursday after data showed the US private sector added more jobs t

Published 03 Jan, 2013 02:19pm

Managed Funds

Prices turn negative after ADP private payrolls data

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices turned negative on Thursday after the ADP National Employment Report showed private se

Published 03 Jan, 2013 02:06pm

Managed Funds

Benchmark yields touch 3-month highs on budget deal

NEW YORK: US benchmark 10-year Treasury yields hit their highest in over three months on Wednesday after lawmakers appro

Published 02 Jan, 2013 10:12pm

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Benchmark yields hit 3 months high on fiscal deal

NEW YORK: US benchmark 10-year Treasury yields rose to the highest in over three months on Wednesday after lawmakers app

Published 02 Jan, 2013 04:41pm

Managed Funds

Gilts sink after US budget deal, UK manufacturing PMI

LONDON: Gilts plunged on Wednesday after US lawmakers reached an agreement to avoid an automatic round of fiscal tighten

Published 02 Jan, 2013 01:21pm

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US debt prices plunge after fiscal deal

LONDON: US Treasury note futures plunged on Wednesday after US lawmakers approved a deal preventing a round of automatic

Published 02 Jan, 2013 12:07pm

Managed Funds

German sale finds buyers despite US fiscal deal

LONDON: Germany sold 4.15 billion euros of bonds on Wednesday, kicking off its 2013 funding with a two-year debt sale th

Published 02 Jan, 2013 11:26am

Managed Funds

Prices end year lower as fiscal deal seen near

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices eased on Monday with long, 30-year bonds falling over a point in price as lawmakers in

Published 31 Dec, 2012 11:28pm

Managed Funds

Prices ease with some optimism ‘cliff’ can be avoided

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices eased on Monday on some investor optimism that Washington officials might complete a l

Published 31 Dec, 2012 04:29pm

Managed Funds

Yields lowest in two weeks on fiscal fears

NEW YORK: US benchmark Treasuries yields dropped to their lowest levels in two weeks on Friday as concerns that the econ

Published 28 Dec, 2012 03:08pm

Managed Funds

Italy keeps debt costs in check at 10-year auction

MILAN: Italy's debt costs rose only slightly at its last auction of long-term debt in 2012, drawing a solid response fro

Published 28 Dec, 2012 11:38am

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US debt steady in Asia as ‘fiscal cliff’ eyed

TOKYO: US Treasuries were steady in Asia on Thursday, as investors awaited developments on Washington's "fiscal cliff" b

Published 27 Dec, 2012 07:54am

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JGBs under pressure as 10-year yield rises to 3-month high

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds slipped on Thursday, with the 10-year yield edging up to the 0.8 percent leve

Published 27 Dec, 2012 07:48am

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Ten-year JGB yields rise to three-month high

TOKYO: Yields on benchmark 10-year Japanese government bonds rose to 0.80 percent on Thursday, their highest level in th

Published 27 Dec, 2012 05:29am

Managed Funds

Prices gain as US fiscal deadline approaches

NEW YORK: US Treasuries gained in price on Wednesday in light, post-Christmas trading, on chances of new volatility over

Published 26 Dec, 2012 11:49pm

Managed Funds

US money market assets rise in latest week iMoneyNet

NEW YORK: US money market fund assets rose by $13.22 billion to $2.632 trillion during the week ended Dec. 25, the Money

Published 26 Dec, 2012 11:49pm

Managed Funds

Bond prices rise on consumer, fiscal worries

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Wednesday in light, post-Christmas volume as data showing disappointing holida

Published 26 Dec, 2012 04:18pm

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Tone muted as fiscal cliff talks resume

NEW YORK: There are no corporate bond deals expected on Wednesday with the UK and other European markets still on holida

Published 26 Dec, 2012 01:37pm

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JGB 10-year futures steady despite Nikkei rally

TOKYO: Japanese government bond 10-year futures were flat on Tuesday, supported by month-end demand and expectations of

Published 25 Dec, 2012 05:52am

Managed Funds

US prices flat, volume plummets before Christmas

NEW YORK: Most US government debt prices were little changed on Monday in light volume though the bonds continued to ben

Published 24 Dec, 2012 08:31pm

Managed Funds

Yields at Egypt auction of 5 year bonds

CAIRO: The maximum yield at an auction of 500 million Egyptian pounds ($81 million) of five-year bonds edged up to 14.37

Published 24 Dec, 2012 04:31pm

Managed Funds

Ireland expects bank debt deal agreement by June: papers

DUBLIN: Ireland expects European leaders to agree to cut the country's bank debt burden by June of next year, when Dubli

Published 23 Dec, 2012 11:36am

Managed Funds

Bonds rally as US fiscal deal recedes on horizon

NEW YORK: US Treasuries rallied on Friday as investors bought safe-haven US debt after a split in the Republican party r

Published 21 Dec, 2012 03:43pm

Managed Funds

Bond prices nudge higher on US fiscal muddle

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose on a safety bid on Thursday as the absence of progress in the budget talks in Washin

Published 20 Dec, 2012 11:49pm

Managed Funds

Gilts rise as US fiscal talks stall, UK retail sales slow

LONDON: Gilts drifted higher on Thursday, in line with Bunds, as concern over the latest twist in heated US budget talks

Published 20 Dec, 2012 01:42pm

Managed Funds

JGBs firm as investors await BOJ policy decision

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds rose on Thursday, pushing benchmark yields away from a nearly 7-week high hit in the pr

Published 20 Dec, 2012 04:50am

Managed Funds

US 10-year notes rise as budget talks stall

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries edged higher in Asia on Thursday as talks to avoid the US "fiscal crisis" stalled and e

Published 20 Dec, 2012 04:44am

Managed Funds

Bonds rally as higher yields lure buyers

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields fell from two-month highs on Wednesday as buyers were lured by the debt's higher rates an

Published 19 Dec, 2012 11:30pm

Managed Funds

GM to buy stake from Treasury; gov't may lose billions

CHICAGO: The US Treasury plans to sell its stake in General Motors Co over the coming year, all but assuring a multibill

Published 19 Dec, 2012 11:05pm

Managed Funds

US debt prices firm in Asia after selloff

TOKYO: US Treasuries inched higher on Wednesday, taking a breather from the previous session's selloff that sent benchma

Published 19 Dec, 2012 06:14am

Managed Funds

JGBs drop, track Treasuries on signs of US 'fiscal cliff' deal

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices dropped on Wednesday with benchmark yields rising to a nearly 7-week high, tracki

Published 19 Dec, 2012 04:46am

Managed Funds

Yields hit 8-week high on fiscal deal hopes

TOKYO: US Treasuries fell on Tuesday on hopes that policymakers in Washington will reach a deal to avert sharp fiscal co

Published 18 Dec, 2012 05:06am

Managed Funds

US fines insurer Allianz over Indonesia bribes

WASHINGTON: US securities regulators charged German insurer Allianz SE on Monday with bribing Indonesian government offi

Published 17 Dec, 2012 10:19pm

Managed Funds

Gilts follow Bunds lower in thin trade, await UK data

LONDON: Gilts fell in thin trade on Monday, broadly in line with German Bunds, as investors positioned themselves for a

Published 17 Dec, 2012 12:14pm

Managed Funds

JGBs slip a tad on election, 20-year yield hits 8-month high

TOKYO: Long-dated Japanese government bond prices fell and the yield curve faced pressures to steepen on Monday after th

Published 17 Dec, 2012 05:49am

Managed Funds

US 10-year notes dip on hopes for budget deal

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries dipped on Monday, as House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner's offer to accept a

Published 17 Dec, 2012 05:32am

Managed Funds

UAE central bank delays exposure, liquidity rules

ABU DHABI: The central bank of the United Arab Emirates has postponed introducing restrictions on commercial banks' expo

Published 16 Dec, 2012 01:31pm

Managed Funds

UK gilts inch lower on Chinese data and S&P downgrade

LONDON: Gilts fell on Friday after a strong Chinese manufacturing survey boosted world share markets while the risk of a

Published 14 Dec, 2012 02:42pm

Managed Funds

Prices ease as 30-year auction mediocre

NEW YORK: US debt prices slid on Thursday after an auction of 30-year bonds saw cautious bidding in the wake of Fed mone

Published 13 Dec, 2012 09:56pm

Managed Funds

Spain sells 2bn euros of bonds, yields mixed

MADRID: Spain sold 2 billion euros of bonds on Thursday, hitting its target for the auction with borrowing costs falling

Published 13 Dec, 2012 12:36pm

Managed Funds

Prices skid in Asia after Fed unveils bond-buy plan

TOKYO: US Treasuries fell in Asia on Thursday, pushing up benchmark yields to their highest in a month, after the US Fed

Published 13 Dec, 2012 08:25am

Managed Funds

JGBs skid as Nikkei's rally on weaker yen undermines demand

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds tumbled on Thursday after an uninspiring 5-year auction failed to blunt the impact of s

Published 13 Dec, 2012 08:08am

Managed Funds

Prices slip as Fed announces new buying program

NEW YORK: Treasuries prices fell on Wednesday and 30-year bonds slumped after the Fed said it would shift more purchases

Published 12 Dec, 2012 09:56pm

Managed Funds

Bank of Canada to auction C$1.8bn 21-day T-bills

TORONTO: The Bank of Canada on Wednesday said it plans to auction C$1.8 billion ($1.83 billion) of 21-day treasury bills

Published 12 Dec, 2012 03:44pm

Managed Funds

US debt dips as market awaits fresh QE announcement

LONDON: US Treasury prices fell on Wednesday as investors made final adjustments to their positions in anticipation of t

Published 12 Dec, 2012 01:54pm

Managed Funds

Benchmark JGBs steady as Fed policy outcome awaited

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds were steady on Wednesday with yields above last week's 9-1/2 year low as inve

Published 12 Dec, 2012 05:28am

Managed Funds

US bonds steady before Fed meeting

LONDON: US government bonds were steady in Europe on Tuesday as expectations the Federal Reserve will announce more mone

Published 11 Dec, 2012 10:21am

Managed Funds

10-year notes slightly dip in Asia; Fed meeting awaited

TOKYO: Benchmark US Treasuries were slightly lower in Asia on Tuesday ahead of debt sales, though moves were small befor

Published 11 Dec, 2012 06:30am

Managed Funds

JGBs rise, BOJ easing expectations support prices

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds on Tuesday, with benchmark 10-year yields moving within half a basis point of a 9-1/2-y

Published 11 Dec, 2012 05:01am

Managed Funds

Prices steady as auctions offset fiscal crisis worries

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices were little changed on Monday as concerns over protracted budget negotiations in Washi

Published 10 Dec, 2012 09:34pm

Managed Funds

Venezuelan bonds rally, CDS fall on Chavez succesor news

LONDON: Venezuelan dollar bonds rallied on Monday, with yield spreads over US Treasuries falling to the narrowest since

Published 10 Dec, 2012 01:10pm

Managed Funds

JGBs firm slightly, bolstered by expectations of more BOJ easing

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were slightly firmer on Monday, with benchmark 10-year yields moving back towards a 9-1

Published 10 Dec, 2012 04:55am

Managed Funds

Goldman Sachs fined $1.5 million for trading glitch

WASHINGTON: Goldman Sachs Group Inc was fined $1.5 million to settle charges it failed to supervise its traders and allo

Published 07 Dec, 2012 10:12pm

Managed Funds

Prices fall on job growth, ahead of new supply

NEW YORK: US Treasuries fell on Friday after stronger-than-expected US job growth pushed investors into riskier assets a

Published 07 Dec, 2012 10:10pm

Managed Funds

S&P cuts Ukraine rating one notch to 'B'

KIEV: Standard & Poor's cut on Friday Ukraine's long-term sovereign rating one notch to 'B' due to worries about its gro

Published 07 Dec, 2012 11:37am

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Yields near three-week lows as Fed buys debt

NEW YORK: US benchmark Treasury yields dipped to near their lowest in three weeks on Thursday, supported by expectations

Published 06 Dec, 2012 04:29pm

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Gilts fall after UK budget update, central banks in focus

LONDON: British government bonds fell on Thursday, extending their underperformance against German Bunds, a day after fi

Published 06 Dec, 2012 01:53pm

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Bonds supported in Asia on fiscal cliff, Fed hopes

TOKYO: US Treasuries were firm in Asia on Thursday, with the yield on 10-year notes near a three-week low on concerns ov

Published 06 Dec, 2012 04:51am

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JGB futures hit record high on BOJ speculation

TOKYO: The 10-year Japanese government bond futures rose to a record high on Thursday, as media reports that Japan's mai

Published 06 Dec, 2012 04:51am

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Britain says it will not meet debt reduction target

LONDON: Britain admitted on Wednesday that it will not meet its official target for reducing public debt as a proportion

Published 05 Dec, 2012 02:18pm

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10-year notes hold steady in Asia

TOKYO: US 10-year Treasuries prices were steady in Asian trade on Wednesday, as US fiscal talks dragged on. Presiden

Published 05 Dec, 2012 10:22am

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JGBs rise a day after strong 10-year sale; 30-year sale eyed

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices rose on Wednesday, pushing futures prices to a 9 1/2 year high, after a 10-year d

Published 05 Dec, 2012 10:18am

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JGBs rise a day after strong 10-year sale, tracking Treasuries

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices rose on Wednesday, after a 10-year debt sale a day earlier attracted strong deman

Published 05 Dec, 2012 04:50am

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Bonds barely move in Asia after fall on Spain, China

TOKYO: US Treasuries were largely unchanged in Asia on Tuesday after slipping the previous day on reduced demand for saf

Published 04 Dec, 2012 06:38am

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JGBs slip ahead of auction, coupon rate set at 9 1/2-year low

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices fell on Tuesday, with the benchmark futures breaking a six-day winning streak, as

Published 04 Dec, 2012 05:11am

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Bond prices fall on Spain aid

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Monday after news that Spain is seeking help for its troubled banks and better-th

Published 03 Dec, 2012 04:42pm

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Bond prices trim losses after US factory data

NEW YORK: Prices on US government debt pared losses early Monday after a private report suggested the US manufacturing s

Published 03 Dec, 2012 03:32pm

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JGBs slightly down ahead of this week's sales

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds slipped slightly on Monday ahead of auctions of longer maturities later this week, with

Published 03 Dec, 2012 05:02am

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For Argentina holdout fund, a decade's pursuit may pay off

NEW YORK: Investing in distressed debt isn't supposed to be a smooth ride. Until earlier this week, US hedge fund Elliot

Published 02 Dec, 2012 04:21pm

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Fed to buy $45bn of Treasuries in Dec, sell $38bn

NEW YORK: The Federal Reserve will buy about $45 billion of Treasuries in 15 operations in December and will sell about

Published 01 Dec, 2012 12:12am

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US 10-year notes fall as stocks rise on budget deal optimism

TOKYO: US 10-year Treasuries prices fell on Thursday, taking their cue from rising equities on cautious hope that the US

Published 29 Nov, 2012 07:00am

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Benchmark JGB yields plumb fresh 9 1/2-year lows

TOKYO: Japanese government bond were slightly higher on Thursday, nudging benchmark 10-year yields to a 9-1/2-year low,

Published 29 Nov, 2012 04:42am

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Gilts at 9-day high on US budget fears, QE talk

LONDON: British government bond futures rose to a one-week high on Wednesday, as safe-haven assets were supported by fre

Published 28 Nov, 2012 10:28pm

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Bond prices gain on standoff in US budget talks

NEW YORK: A lack of progress in talks in Washington to avert a fiscal crisis mostly lifted US government bond prices for

Published 28 Nov, 2012 09:30pm

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Italy's 6 month yield lowest since April 2010 at auction

MILAN: Italy paid the lowest yield in more than two years and a half to sell 7.5 billion euros of six-month bills at an

Published 28 Nov, 2012 11:50am

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JGBs futures hit 9-1/2-year high on US fiscal woes, China worries

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices ticked higher on Wednesday, with benchmark futures prices hitting a 9-1/2-year hi

Published 28 Nov, 2012 04:49am

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Prices slip in Asian trade after Greek debt deal

TOKYO: US Treasuries fell in Asia trading on Tuesday after Greece's international lenders agreed on a package of measure

Published 27 Nov, 2012 07:52am

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JGBs steady to slightly firmer, curve flattens further

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were steady to slightly firmer on Tuesday, with the longest maturities well-bid o

Published 27 Nov, 2012 05:01am

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Spanish vote concerns help German debt creep higher

LONDON: German bonds rose on Monday as concern at the outcome of Spanish regional elections outweighed the market's grow

Published 26 Nov, 2012 01:48pm

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JGBs firm, superlongs up ahead of expected pension demand

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices firmed on Monday, with longest maturities snatched up on bargain-hunting after th

Published 26 Nov, 2012 04:45am

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UK gilts tick up in thin trade, eye Greek aid deal

LONDON: Gilts settled slightly higher on Thursday after a muted trading session where investors were reluctant to make m

Published 22 Nov, 2012 10:58pm

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Strong auction pushes Spanish yields lower

LONDON: Spain's bond yields dropped on Thursday after the country raised more money than planned in a debt auction, help

Published 22 Nov, 2012 01:21pm

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JGBs drop as yen weakens, stocks rise on easing expectations

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds slipped on Thursday, as growing expectations of aggressive stimulus by a possible new g

Published 22 Nov, 2012 04:51am

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JGBs edge lower as weaker yen helps lift equities

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds slipped slightly on Wednesday, as a weakening yen helped bolster Japanese sha

Published 21 Nov, 2012 05:03am

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US 10-year notes nurse losses, eyes on fiscal cliff

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries struggled to regain ground in Asia on Wednesday after retreating the previous day on op

Published 21 Nov, 2012 05:00am

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US 10-year notes nurse losses, eyes on fiscal cliff

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries struggled to regain ground in Asia on Wednesday after retreating the previous day on op

Published 21 Nov, 2012 05:00am

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Prices slip on fiscal hopes, await Bernanke

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices slipped on Tuesday for a second day as housing data pointed to an improving housing ma

Published 20 Nov, 2012 02:27pm

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Gilts fall on hopes of more Greek aid, digest 5 year auction

LONDON: Gilts meandered lower on Tuesday, broadly in line with German Bunds, on speculation that euro zone leaders might

Published 20 Nov, 2012 12:14pm

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Bonds steady in Asia after sliding on budget hopes

TOKYO: US Treasuries were steady in Asia on Tuesday after posting small losses the previous day on optimism that U.S law

Published 20 Nov, 2012 05:10am

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Prices dip on hopes budget crisis can be avoided

NEW YORK: US bond prices fell on Monday as signs of progress in government talks to avoid a looming budget crisis booste

Published 19 Nov, 2012 11:24pm

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Gilts dip as optimism over US budget talks weighs

LONDON: British government bonds fell on Monday, following their German counterparts south as signs of progress in talks

Published 19 Nov, 2012 11:21pm

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Spain to issue up to 8bn eur in debt this week

MADRID: Spain's Treasury said on Monday it aims to raise between 6 billion and 8 billion euros ($7.6 billion -$10.2 bill

Published 19 Nov, 2012 01:38pm

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Romania sells 2-year T-bonds yields edge up

BUCHAREST: Romania sold less than planned 407 million lei ($114.00 million)in two-year treasury bonds on Monday, with th

Published 19 Nov, 2012 01:27pm

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UK gilts fall as optimism grows for US budget deal

LONDON: Gilts drifted lower on Monday, as investors sought riskier assets on optimism that US policymakers would make pr

Published 19 Nov, 2012 01:14pm

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Turkish bond yields down before central bank meeting

ISTANBUL: Turkish bond yields inched down and the lira was steady on Monday as investors kept to the sidelines on the ev

Published 19 Nov, 2012 11:56am

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HSBC needs to put numbers on China ambition

HONG KONG: The emerging market lender is in talks to offload its $9.2 bln stake in insurer Ping An. A sale fits HSBC's f

Published 19 Nov, 2012 07:38am

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JGBs weaken slightly ahead of BoJ policy decision

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds started the week with a slightly lower tone, pressured by a weaker yen that b

Published 19 Nov, 2012 07:02am

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JGBs drop slightly as BoJ begins two-day meeting

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds started the week with a slightly lower tone, pressured by a weaker yen that b

Published 19 Nov, 2012 04:45am

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Independent News eyes 100mn euro debt write-off: paper

DUBLIN: Indebted Irish publisher Independent News & Media plans to ask its lenders to write off up to 100 million euros

Published 18 Nov, 2012 11:51am

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Bonds rise on US budget talks, Israel worries

NEW YORK: US government debt prices rose on Friday with yields touching their lowest levels in over two months on skepti

Published 16 Nov, 2012 11:16pm

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JGB yield curve steepens on likely change of Japan govt after vote

TOKYO: Short-dated Japanese government bond prices gained while debt with maturities of 10 years or longer fell on Frida

Published 16 Nov, 2012 04:36am

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US 10-year yield near 2-month low on fiscal cliff worry

SINGAPORE: The US 10-year Treasury yield hovered near a two-month low on Friday, with government bonds supported by worr

Published 16 Nov, 2012 04:29am

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Bund erase gains after euro zone data

LONDON: German Bund futures fell to a session low on Thursday, wiping out earlier gains as traders cited relief that eur

Published 15 Nov, 2012 12:22pm

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Bonds firm on fiscal cliff worries, Fed minutes

TOKYO: US Treasuries were supported in Asia on Thursday, bolstered by investor concerns that protracted gridlock in Wash

Published 15 Nov, 2012 04:33am

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JGBs drop ahead of 20-year sale, pressured by early election

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices fell on Thursday as investors sold ahead of a 20-year sale, and the expected diss

Published 15 Nov, 2012 04:30am

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Three-year debt costs lowest since Oct. 2010: Italy

MILAN: Italy's three-year borrowing costs fell to their lowest in two years on Wednesday at an auction which brought Rom

Published 14 Nov, 2012 12:41pm

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10-year notes rise on US, Greek fiscal concerns

TOKYO: US 10-year Treasuries rose in Asia on Tuesday on concerns about the US fiscal cliff and about Greece's debt crisi

Published 13 Nov, 2012 07:26am

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Benchmark JGBs inch down amid election talk; superlongs rebound

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bond prices edged lower on Tuesday amid speculation that Prime Minister Yoshihiko N

Published 13 Nov, 2012 07:12am

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JGBs supported, 10-year yield within sight of 9-year low

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices held firm on Monday, with the benchmark yield within sight of a nine-year low hit

Published 12 Nov, 2012 08:25am

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Egyptian Treasury bill yields ease

CAIRO: The average yield on Egyptian treasury bills declined at an auction on Sunday, and the central bank sold all the

Published 11 Nov, 2012 12:39pm

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Greece mulls rolling over treasury bills due to aid delay

ATHENS: Greece is considering rolling over 5 billion euros in treasury bills when they mature on Nov. 16 because it does

Published 09 Nov, 2012 12:28pm

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JGBs gain, pushing 10-year yield to 7-month low; 40-year sale eyed

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds rallied across the curve on Thursday, sending benchmark yields to touch a 7-month low,

Published 08 Nov, 2012 06:59am

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Fed selling Treasuries maturing 5/2014 thru 4/2015: NY Fed

NEW YORK: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday was selling on the open market US Treasuries maturing May 2014 through April

Published 07 Nov, 2012 08:06pm

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German auction clears way for fresh Bund rise

LONDON: German Bund futures rallied to a session high on Wednesday after the completion of a bond auction gave renewed i

Published 07 Nov, 2012 11:44am

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JGBs mostly steady, superlongs slip on Japan fiscal concern

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds were steady on Wednesday after US President Barack Obama won a second term in

Published 07 Nov, 2012 10:12am

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US debt prices pare gains as Obama rally fades

LONDON: US debt prices pulled back from peaks seen after Barack Obama was re-elected as US President on Wednesday as Eur

Published 07 Nov, 2012 09:20am

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US 10-year notes surge as Obama gains momentum in vote

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries rose on Wednesday as traders ramped up bets that President Barack Obama would be re-ele

Published 07 Nov, 2012 07:01am

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US 10-year notes edge lower, election awaited

TOKYO: US 10-year Treasuries edged slightly lower in Asia on Tuesday but did not stray far from their recent ranges as i

Published 06 Nov, 2012 08:13am

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Japan government bonds inch up ahead of US election

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds edged higher on Tuesday as investors were cautious ahead of a tightly-fought

Published 06 Nov, 2012 07:59am

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Turkish assets jump on Fitch hike to investment grade

ISTANBUL: Turkish bond yields dropped towards record lows and the lira jumped on Monday after credit ratings agency Fitc

Published 05 Nov, 2012 01:15pm

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India bond yields edge lower

MUMBAI: Indian 10-year bond yields ended marginally lower o n Monday, but above the session low amid renewed concerns th

Published 05 Nov, 2012 12:02pm

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Egyptian 91 days T-bill yield climbs for third week

CAIRO: The average yield on Egyptian 91-day T-bills inched up for a third week on Sunday, but the yield on 273-day bills

Published 04 Nov, 2012 03:58pm

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South Korea's total debt soars to $2.75 trillion

SEOUL: South Korea's total public and private-sector debt soared to $2.75 trillion this summer due to greater spending t

Published 04 Nov, 2012 08:16am

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UK gilts tick up on caution ahead of BoE meeting

LONDON: British gilts nudged higher on Friday with investors on tenterhooks anticipating a close decision by the Bank of

Published 02 Nov, 2012 10:01pm

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UK gilts lag Bunds as QE expectations fade

LONDON: British government bonds inched down on Thursday, lagging Bunds as investors pared back expectations of further

Published 01 Nov, 2012 11:33pm

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Gilts fall on BoE comments, ahead of PMI data

LONDON: British government bonds drifted lower in early trade on Thursday after comments from Bank of England Deputy Gov

Published 01 Nov, 2012 09:02am

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Gilts fall in line with Bunds, shrug off weak UK data

LONDON: Gilts fell in early trade on Wednesday in line with German Bunds, shrugging off poor economic data as investors

Published 31 Oct, 2012 09:19am

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JGBs ease ahead of debt auction on BoJ disappointment

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds slipped on Wednesday on disappointment over the Bank of Japan's easing measures and ahe

Published 31 Oct, 2012 05:04am

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Argentina vows never to pay ‘vulture funds’

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's economy minister blasted a US court ruling that would force the country to repay creditors who

Published 30 Oct, 2012 07:46pm

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Denmark sells 7.4bn DKK in T-bills at auction

COPENHAGEN: Denmark sold 7.40 billion Danish crowns worth of treasury bills at an o verbid auction on Tuesday, the centr

Published 30 Oct, 2012 01:15pm

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UK gilts track Bunds higher on global growth concerns

LONDON: British government bonds inched higher on Friday as a gloomy outlook for company earnings and downgrades to Fren

Published 26 Oct, 2012 04:16pm

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South Africa's 3-month T-Bill avg yield steady at 5.0pc

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa sold 2.685 billion rand ($307.93 million) worth of three-month Treasury Bills on Friday at an

Published 26 Oct, 2012 12:09pm

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Portugal sells 5-year bonds in private placement

LISBON: Portugal sold 50 million euros ($64.8 million) in five-year bonds via private placement with a local investor on

Published 26 Oct, 2012 12:01pm

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Yields touch 5-week high in profit taking after Fed

NEW YORK: US benchmark yields touched a five-week high on Thursday ahead of the sale of seven-year notes and after the F

Published 25 Oct, 2012 02:46pm

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Benchmark JGBs dip as dollar, stocks rise on BoJ easing hopes

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds fell slightly on Thursday, underpinned by growing expectations for more easin

Published 25 Oct, 2012 08:52am

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Bonds stabilise as Fed sticks to cautious view

TOKYO: US Treasuries stabilised in Asia on Thursday, having slipped slightly the previous day after the Federal Reserve

Published 25 Oct, 2012 05:58am

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JGBs steady, as investors await BoJ meeting; 2-year sale eyed

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds steadied on Thursday, underpinned by growing expectations of more easing at t

Published 25 Oct, 2012 05:58am

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Prices slip after Fed; auction tepid

NEW YORK: Prices of US Treasuries slid on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve held its course on monetary policy and appeti

Published 24 Oct, 2012 11:17pm

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In demand Bunds rise on glum data

LONDON: German government bonds rose on Wednesday as data showed the economic downturn in the euro zone appeared to be d

Published 24 Oct, 2012 11:55am

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Benchmark JGBs inch up but superlong underperform on fiscal fear

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds edged higher on Wednesday, as disappointing US earnings sapped investors' ris

Published 24 Oct, 2012 08:54am

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Long bonds supported as earnings worry hits stocks

TOKYO: Long-dated US Treasuries kept much of the previous session's gains in Asia on Wednesday after disappointing earni

Published 24 Oct, 2012 05:41am

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Benchmark JGBs rise while superlongs underperform on fiscal fear

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds rose on Wednesday, as disappointing US earnings sapped investors' appetite, w

Published 24 Oct, 2012 05:41am

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Fed to keep buying bonds despite firmer US growth

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve appears intent to stick to its bond-buying stimulus on Wednesday, having already indi

Published 24 Oct, 2012 05:33am

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Bank of Canada buys back C$785.8mn of bonds

TORONTO: The Bank of Canada said on Tuesday it bought back C$785.8 million ($791.70 million) of three government bonds i

Published 23 Oct, 2012 04:07pm

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US Treasury prices rise after Spain regions hit

LONDON: US Treasuries rose on Tuesday along with German Bunds as a cut in credit ratings for five of Spain's indebted re

Published 23 Oct, 2012 11:38am

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JGBs fall, 30-year yield hits 6-month high on Japan fiscal worry

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds slipped on Tuesday, with the 30-year yield hitting a six-month high on concerns over Ja

Published 23 Oct, 2012 08:51am

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Bonds little changed in Asia, eyes on auctions

TOKYO: US Treasuries stabilised after having slid in the previous session as traders prepared for this week's sale of $9

Published 23 Oct, 2012 08:46am

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JGBs fall, but expectations of BoJ easing offer support

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds slipped on Tuesday after two sessions of gains, tracking an overnight fall in US Treasu

Published 23 Oct, 2012 07:29am

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Bond prices slip on supply pressures before sales

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices slid on Monday, erasing some of Friday's gains, as investors sought to cheapen prices befor

Published 22 Oct, 2012 08:56pm

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JGBs modestly higher, supported by BoJ easing commitment

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds rose for a second session on Monday, with benchmark yields moving away from a three-wee

Published 22 Oct, 2012 07:50am

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Prices gain with rising appetite for low-risk assets

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Friday as a backup in yields this week brought buyers into the market, while o

Published 19 Oct, 2012 10:41pm

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Spanish, Italian bond yields fall after EU summit

LONDON: Spanish and Italian bond yields hit their lowest levels in over half a year on Friday after the euro zone firmed

Published 19 Oct, 2012 09:22am

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Huge Italian debt sale boosts peripheral bonds

LONDON: Italian and Spanish bond yields fell to multi-month lows on Friday as lower-rated euro zone debt extended its re

Published 19 Oct, 2012 08:25am

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JGBs snap 3-session sell-off, shortcovering seen

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds snapped three sessions of decline and made back some lost ground on Friday, as investor

Published 19 Oct, 2012 04:58am

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JGBs snap 3-session sell-off, shortcovering seen

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds snapped three sessions of decline and made back some lost ground on Friday, as investor

Published 19 Oct, 2012 04:58am

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Telecom NZ issues NZ$200mn in 7 year notes

WELLINGTON: Telceom New Zealand, the country's dominant telecommunications company, on Friday issued NZ$200 million ($16

Published 19 Oct, 2012 04:32am

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Peru sells domestic bonds at lowest rates ever

LIMA: Peru's treasury sold domestic bonds on Thursday at historically low yields, a reflection of growing demand for the

Published 18 Oct, 2012 10:59pm

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Prices rise as higher yields lure buyers

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices gained o n T hursday after a three-day rise in yields attracted buyers and data showing a

Published 18 Oct, 2012 09:23pm

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Bonds stabilise after fall, US yields test key level

LONDON: US Treasury prices stabilised as 10-year yields tested key technical levels and after a sharp sell-off in the pr

Published 18 Oct, 2012 10:29am

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JGBs skid for third session despite strong demand 20-year sale

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds fell for a third session on Thursday despite a strong 20-year sale, with benchmark yiel

Published 18 Oct, 2012 08:39am

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JGBs fall for third session, 20-year sale in focus

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds fell for a third session on Thursday and benchmark yields touched a three-week high, af

Published 18 Oct, 2012 04:52am

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Prices off on improved homes data, ebbing Spain fears

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices fell for a third consecutive day on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected housing dat

Published 17 Oct, 2012 11:33pm

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Gilts hit 1-mth low on BoE minutes, hopes of Spain bailout weigh

LONDON: Gilts settled near a one-month low on Wednesday, spurred by Bank of England minutes, and tracked Bunds as Moody'

Published 17 Oct, 2012 09:04pm

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US bonds fall after Spain dodges ratings cut

LONDON: US Treasuries fell in Europe on Wednesday after Spain avoided a ratings downgrade by Moody's into non-investment

Published 17 Oct, 2012 09:51am

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US 10-year notes under pressure in Asia as equities rise

TOKYO: US 10-year Treasury notes remained under pressure in Asian trading on Wednesday as stocks rallied after strong US

Published 17 Oct, 2012 05:43am

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JGBs slip, take cue from firm stocks and weaker Treasuries

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds fell for the second day on Wednesday, pushing benchmark yields to a one-week high, as r

Published 17 Oct, 2012 04:45am

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JGBs slip slightly as stocks firm; 5-year sale in focus

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds slipped slightly on Tuesday as investors took their cues from stronger Japanese equitie

Published 16 Oct, 2012 04:17am

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Treasuries dip as sales data undermines safety appeal

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices eased on Monday after data showing stronger than expected retail sales in September bo

Published 15 Oct, 2012 10:13pm

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UK gilts meander higher with Bunds as stocks dip

LONDON: Gilts drifted higher on Friday in a session lacking an overriding driver, with worries about company earnings an

Published 12 Oct, 2012 10:42pm

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US Treasuries prices extend losses after debt sale

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices extended losses on Thursday after a sale of $13 billion of 30-year bonds. Prices for

Published 11 Oct, 2012 05:52pm

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Bonds firm in Asia after strong auction

TOKYO: US Treasury prices were firm in Asia on Thursday after they rallied following a solid 10-year bond auction the pr

Published 11 Oct, 2012 04:24am

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Longer dated JGBs dip ahead of 30 year sale; 10 year steady

TOKYO: Longer-dated Japanese government bonds slumped on Thursday ahead of a 30-year sale that was expected to meet firm

Published 11 Oct, 2012 04:22am

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US Treasuries add to price gains after debt sale

NEW YORK: Prices for US Treasuries extended gains after a sale of 10-year debt, despite losses earlier in the session.

Published 10 Oct, 2012 10:31pm

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Bank of Canada 23-day T-bills yield average 0.977pc

TORONTO: The Bank of Canada said on Wednesday the average yield at its cash management auction of C$2.1 billion ($2.15 b

Published 10 Oct, 2012 07:18pm

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US bonds dip before 10-year auction

LONDON: US Treasury prices crept lower on Wednesday as investors braced for a sale of 10-year paper later in the session

Published 10 Oct, 2012 10:28am

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Benchmark JGBs rise as fears of slowing growth hit stocks

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds rose on Wednesday as slumping stocks offset the supply concerns that weighed

Published 10 Oct, 2012 07:16am

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China railway ministry to auction 25bn yuan in bonds

SHANGHAI: China's Ministry of Railways said it will auction a total of 25 billion yuan ($3.98 billion) in 7- and 20-year

Published 10 Oct, 2012 04:10am

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Greek, Spain concerns support US bonds

LONDON: US Treasuries pushed higher on Tuesday on concerns about Greece's ability to keep international bailout payments

Published 09 Oct, 2012 10:31am

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US 10-year notes regain footing after sell-off

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries rose on Tuesday as a lacklustre performance by equities in the past couple of sessions

Published 09 Oct, 2012 04:26am

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Air India awaiting govt approval for bond sale

NEW DELHIL: Ailing national carrier Air India is awaiting approval from the government for a 74-billion-rupee ($1.4 bill

Published 08 Oct, 2012 05:25am

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Asia, Middle East buying half of French debt: agency

PARIS: Half of France's newly-issued debt this year is being bought by investors from Asia and the Middle East, a sharp

Published 05 Oct, 2012 12:31pm

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US 10-year notes steady in Asia; payrolls data awaited

TOKYO: US 10-year Treasuries were steady on Friday, as investors awaited key US employment data later in the session to

Published 05 Oct, 2012 04:13am

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JGBs mostly steady after 10-year sale meets decent demand

TOKYO: Japan government bonds steadied on Thursday as firm demand at a 10-year sale gained the upper hand over stronger

Published 04 Oct, 2012 08:06am

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US 10-year notes steady; ECB, Fed minutes awaited

TOKYO: US 10-year Treasuries were steady on Thursday, as investors awaited a European Central Bank meeting and minutes f

Published 04 Oct, 2012 05:58am

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JGBs drop, taking cue from stocks despite decent 10-year sale

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds slipped on Thursday, with benchmark yields moving away from an eight-week low touched e

Published 04 Oct, 2012 04:48am

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US bonds firm on weak China data

LONDON: US Treasury prices pushed higher on Wednesday after a survey showed that China's services sector weakened sharpl

Published 03 Oct, 2012 10:16am

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Benchmark JGBs steady, superlongs underperform; 10-year sale eyed

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds were supported on Wednesday, with the 10-year yield revisiting an eight-week

Published 03 Oct, 2012 08:35am

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Benchmark JGBs rise, superlongs underperform; 10-year sale eyed

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds were slightly firmer on Wednesday, with the 10-year yield retracing an eight-

Published 03 Oct, 2012 04:03am

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JGBs mostly higher on fears of slowing global growth

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds were slightly firmer on Tuesday, with the 10-year yield falling to its lowest

Published 02 Oct, 2012 07:58am

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Bonds firm in Asia despite strong US data

TOKYO: US Treasuries held firm in Asia on Tuesday, having easily recovered from a dip sparked by strong US manufacturing

Published 02 Oct, 2012 04:17am

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Treasuries steady in Europe, Spain still key

LONDON: US 10-year Treasury yields hovered near 3-week lows in Europe on Monday with the results of a Spanish bank audit

Published 01 Oct, 2012 09:57am

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Ten year JGBs rise after weak China, Japan data; superlongs lag

TOKYO: Benchmark 10-year Japanese government bonds drifted higher on Monday, with the yield hitting a seven-week low, as

Published 01 Oct, 2012 06:56am

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JGB market sentiment turns negative

TOKYO: A gauge of sentiment in the Japanese government bond market has turned negative, with some investors citing suppl

Published 01 Oct, 2012 04:26am

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UAE lending limit deadline passes, still no central bank guidance

DUBAI: A deadline for banks in the United Arab Emirates to cut their exposure to the government passed on Sunday with no

Published 30 Sep, 2012 04:10pm

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France basks on bond market, but must cut deficit: analysts

PARIS: France needs to borrow 170 billion euros ($220 billion) next year but the rates at which it borrows are likely to

Published 30 Sep, 2012 05:06am

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Thousands in new rally against Portuguese austerity

LISBON: Thousands of Portuguese took to the streets of Lisbon on Saturday in a new protest against government financial

Published 29 Sep, 2012 03:49pm

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Bunds fall, Spain 2013 budget seen paving way for aid

LONDON: German Bund futures fell on Friday after Spain presented a tight 2013 budget that many investors see as an effor

Published 28 Sep, 2012 06:18am

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JGBs inch up on month-end buying; next week's 10-year sale eyed

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were slightly higher on Friday in month-end bargain hunting, though gains were capped b

Published 28 Sep, 2012 04:07am

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S.Africa to sell 2023, 2041 and 2048 bonds next week

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Treasury will auction 2.1 billion rand ($257.15 million) in total of its 2023, 2041 and 204

Published 26 Sep, 2012 10:08pm

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Bailout concerns hoist Spanish bond yields

LONDON: Spanish and Italian government bond yields rose on Wednesday as investor confidence waned that Madrid would soon

Published 26 Sep, 2012 07:33am

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JGB yields hit 3-week lows on mounting growth concerns

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices rose on Wednesday, with the benchmark 10-year yield hitting a three-week low, dra

Published 26 Sep, 2012 07:18am

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JGBs rise on growth concerns, futures lead gains

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices rose on Wednesday, with futures leading the gain while cash bond trading was subd

Published 26 Sep, 2012 04:18am

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JGBs supported, superlongs outperform on half-year end bids

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were supported on Tuesday following soft German business sentiment data, with lon

Published 25 Sep, 2012 03:56am

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US 10-yr notes dip but growth concerns support

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries eased in Asia on Tuesday, but losses were limited after a drop in German business senti

Published 25 Sep, 2012 03:50am

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India to sell 150bn rupees of debt on Sept 28

MUMBAI: India will sell 150 billion rupees ($2.8 billion) of bonds on Sept. 28, the Reserve Bank of India said in a rele

Published 24 Sep, 2012 02:24pm

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Benchmark JGB yields at 3-week low on slower growth concerns

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds firmed on Monday, pushing benchmark yields to a three-week low, as fears about slowing

Published 24 Sep, 2012 07:25am

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Bonds lifted as equities sag on growth concerns

TOKYO: US Treasuries rose in Asia on Monday, taking their cue from sagging risk assets as investors continued to worry a

Published 24 Sep, 2012 06:43am

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ESM to be boosted to 2 trillion euros for emergencies: media

BERLIN: Eurozone countries plan to boost the size of their rescue fund for indebted countries to two trillion euros (abo

Published 23 Sep, 2012 01:19pm

Managed Funds

Bonds pare gains after 10-year TIPS sale

NEW YORK: US government debt prices pared earlier gains mid-afternoon Thursday after weak demand at an auction of $13 bi

Published 20 Sep, 2012 10:38pm

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Gloomy data drives US bond prices higher

LONDON: Treasury prices rose on Thursday after weak data from the euro zone and Asia painted a gloomy picture of global

Published 20 Sep, 2012 10:18am

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JGBs rise, taking cue from weaker risk assets

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds rose on Thursday, getting a lift from weaker stocks that prompted investors to seek saf

Published 20 Sep, 2012 07:41am

Managed Funds

JGBs rise, taking cue from weaker risk assets

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds rose on Thursday, getting a lift from weaker stocks that prompted investors to seek saf

Published 20 Sep, 2012 03:48am

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Treasuries pause in Europe after BoJ surprise

LONDON: This week's fall in US Treasury yields slowed in Europe on Wednesday as demand for riskier assets picked up afte

Published 19 Sep, 2012 09:53am

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US 10-year notes rise, get respite after sell-off

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries rose on Wednesday, getting some respite from a recent sell-off that came as the Federal

Published 19 Sep, 2012 08:38am

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JGBs erase short-lived gains triggered by BoJ's easing

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bonds and futures erased a brief spike following the Bank of Japan's decision to ea

Published 19 Sep, 2012 04:59am

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Investors return but yields seen rising further

LONDON: US Treasury prices rose on Monday as a recent sharp sell-off lured investors back into the cheapened market but

Published 18 Sep, 2012 09:58am

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Spain short-term yields stay high as investors await aid move

MADRID: Spain's short-term debt yields remained high at auction on Tuesday on continuing uncertainty over when, or if, S

Published 18 Sep, 2012 09:00am

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US 10-year notes rise on bargain hunting

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries rose in Asia on Tuesday as investors stepped in to buy, attracted to the higher yields

Published 18 Sep, 2012 08:28am

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Gilts move higher, lag Bunds, before inflation data

LONDON: UK government bond prices rose on Tuesday as investors waited to see whether inflation resumed its downward tren

Published 18 Sep, 2012 07:57am

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US 10-year notes rise on bargain hunting

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries rose in Asia on Tuesday as investors stepped in to buy, attracted to the higher yields

Published 18 Sep, 2012 04:39am

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JGBs slip as weaker yen dashes BoJ easing expectations

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds fell across the curve on Tuesday, on growing scepticism the Bank of Japan will follow t

Published 18 Sep, 2012 03:53am

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Forex players in lurch as Treasury bides its time over swaps

WASHINGTON: Businesses that use derivatives to protect against currency fluctuations are increasingly anxious about bein

Published 17 Sep, 2012 10:28pm

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SMP bond programme unchanged in week

FRANKFURT: The overall size of the European Central Bank's first government bond purchase programme remained unchanged a

Published 17 Sep, 2012 02:42pm

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US Treasuries pause after Fed-fueled sell-off

LONDON: US Treasuries were steady on Monday, stabilising after a sell-off in longer-dated bonds last week as the Federal

Published 17 Sep, 2012 08:35am

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Greece will get 'cost-neutral' debt extension: Fekter

VIENNA: Greece will get more time to meet terms of its international rescue but will not get more money, Austrian Financ

Published 16 Sep, 2012 03:43pm

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Bonds fall as Fed purchases shift to mortgages

NEW YORK: US Treasuries sold off broadly on Friday and 30-year bond yields rose to their highest levels since May, after

Published 14 Sep, 2012 01:16pm

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Benchmark bonds inch lower as risk assets rally

TOKYO: US 10-year Treasuries fell slightly in Asia on Friday, as investors shed safe-haven assets following the US Feder

Published 14 Sep, 2012 05:48am

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JGBs rise as Fed stimulus raises hopes of more BoJ easing

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices rose on Friday on growing hopes the Bank of Japan would eventually follow the US

Published 14 Sep, 2012 04:12am

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Treasury prices sink after Fed launches stimulus

NEW YORK: US government debt prices gave up early gains and fell sharply o n T hursday after the Federal Reserve announc

Published 13 Sep, 2012 11:51pm

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Interest rate futures rise after Fed announces QE3

NEW YORK: Prices of futures contracts tied to short-term US interest rates rose on Thursday after the Federal Reserve sa

Published 13 Sep, 2012 11:01pm

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Bonds recover on Fed easing expectations

LONDON: US Treasuries rose in Europe on Thursday as investors anticipated that the Federal Reserve will start another ro

Published 13 Sep, 2012 10:30am

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UK gilts steady ahead of auction, Fed decision

LONDON: Gilt futures were steady early on Thursday, as investors awaited an auction of 10-year debt, with trading likely

Published 13 Sep, 2012 07:57am

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Bonds regain some ground as Fed decision awaited

TOKYO: US 10-year Treasuries regained ground in Asia on Thursday, with yields coming off a three-week high hit overnight

Published 13 Sep, 2012 06:32am

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JGBs fall ahead of 20-year sale; Fed meeting eyed

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices fell on Thursday, taking their cue from US Treasuries after a German court ruling

Published 13 Sep, 2012 03:40am

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Turkish bond yields rise on tax news, lira eases

ISTANBUL: Turkish bond yields rose on Wednesday amid heightened inflation worries prompted by a newspaper report that th

Published 12 Sep, 2012 11:15pm

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Prices fall on German court ruling, 10-year sale

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Wednesday after Germany's top court backed the euro zone's new bailout fund, redu

Published 12 Sep, 2012 10:52pm

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European dollar funding costs cheapest in 15 months

LONDON: A barometer of dollar funding risk reached its best levels in more than a year helped by the prospect of Europea

Published 12 Sep, 2012 10:27pm

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Russia sees demand for long-term bonds

MOSCOW: Russia drew strong demand for 15-year treasury bonds on Wednesday thanks to a global spike in risk appetite and

Published 12 Sep, 2012 03:12pm

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Italy one-year yields back in safe territory auction

MILAN: Italy's one-year borrowing costs dropped to their lowest since March on Wednesday, a more than one percent drop s

Published 12 Sep, 2012 11:58am

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Benchmark US debt falls in Asia; Europe, Fed eyed

TOKYO: US 10-year Treasuries fell on Wednesday as investors sought riskier assets ahead of a German court's expected app

Published 12 Sep, 2012 06:47am

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JGBs fall ahead of German ruling, 20-year sale

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices slipped on Wednesday, as appetite for safe-haven assets waned ahead of a German c

Published 12 Sep, 2012 06:05am

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Heavy supply weighs on prices before Fed

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Tuesday as traders prepared for this week's wave of public and private debt suppl

Published 11 Sep, 2012 08:28pm

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Gilts steady as supply weighs on long end

LONDON: Gilt futures were little changed on Tuesday, with long-dated debt coming under particular pressure from fresh su

Published 11 Sep, 2012 06:51pm

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US treasuries prices fall on heavy supply

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Tuesday, a day ahead of the start of a Federal Reserve meeting that is expected t

Published 11 Sep, 2012 03:13pm

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US bonds slip as German court ruling, Fed eyed

LONDON: US Treasuries slipped in Europe on expectations a German court would approve the euro zone's new bailout fund bu

Published 11 Sep, 2012 10:33am

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JGBs mostly lower with 5-year sale in focus

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were mostly lower on Tuesday ahead of a sale of five-year notes that is expected

Published 11 Sep, 2012 07:14am

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US 10-year notes inch up in Asia, focus on Fed

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries inched higher in subdued trade on Tuesday as investors wait to see whether the Federal

Published 11 Sep, 2012 06:51am

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Inflation worries hurt long-dated prices

NEW YORK: Long-dated US Treasuries prices fell o n M onday as investors bet on the increasing likelihood of a third Fede

Published 10 Sep, 2012 10:38pm

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Poland tightens guidance for benchmark USD bond issue

WARSAW: Poland tightened the guidance for its 10-year dollar-denominated bonds to 150-155 basis points above U.S Treasur

Published 10 Sep, 2012 02:31pm

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Romania sells 1.5bn lei in 244-day T-Bills

BUCHAREST: Romania sold 1.5 billion lei ($429 million) in 244-day treasury bills on Monday, more than double the planned

Published 10 Sep, 2012 01:09pm

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Economy worries, bunds drag on gilts ahead of auctions

LONDON: Gilts slid in quiet midsession trade on Monday, weighed down by concerns over Britain's economy and falls in Ger

Published 10 Sep, 2012 12:17pm

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Germany sells 3.4bn euros at negative yield

BERLIN: Investors effectively paid the German government on Monday to put their money into six-month debt as they seek s

Published 10 Sep, 2012 10:09am

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Yields slip on rising US easing expectations

TOKYO: Treasuries gained in Asia on Monday after last week's downbeat US employment data heightened expectations of more

Published 10 Sep, 2012 07:40am

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US Treasury launches $18bn AIG stock offering

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Sunday said it will sell at least $18 billion of its common stock in American In

Published 09 Sep, 2012 11:09pm

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Egypt T-bill yields at 9-month low on funding hopes

CAIRO: Yields on short-dated Egyptian treasury bills fell to their lowest since November 2011 at an auction on Sunday as

Published 09 Sep, 2012 03:24pm

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ECB bond buying does not mean more cuts: Coeure

PARIS: Countries that apply for an ECB bond-buying programme will not necessarily be asked to make more cuts because cer

Published 08 Sep, 2012 09:31am

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Fed selling Treasuries maturing 2/2013 thru 2/2014

NEW YORK: The Federal Reserve on Friday was selling on the open market US Treasuries maturing February 2013 through Febr

Published 07 Sep, 2012 03:18pm

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UK DMO to launch new 2052 linker in Sept 24 week

LONDON: The UK Debt Management Office said on Friday that it would launch a new index-linked gilt maturing in March 2052

Published 07 Sep, 2012 03:07pm

Managed Funds

Generali announces management reshuffle

MILAN: Italy's biggest insurance company Assicurazioni Generali announced on Friday a broad management reshuffle, follow

Published 07 Sep, 2012 03:02pm

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Mauritius 364-day T-bill yield rises to 3.92pc

PORT LOUISL: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 364-day Treasury bills rose to 3.92 percent at auction on Friday f

Published 07 Sep, 2012 01:05pm

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Spanish debt leads ECB-inspired peripheral rally

LONDON: Spanish 10-year bond yields fell below 6 percent for the first time since May on Friday as an ECB plan to buy go

Published 07 Sep, 2012 11:57am

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Savings flow out Japan mutual funds in August

TOKYO: Investors withdrew a net $2 billion from Japan's domestic equity mutual funds sector in August, its first net out

Published 07 Sep, 2012 10:50am

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US court revives mortgage debt class-action vs Goldman

NEW YORK: A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit accusing Goldman Sachs Group Inc of misleading investors about t

Published 06 Sep, 2012 11:44pm

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Gilts tumble after ECB agrees on bond-buying programme

LONDON: British government bond futures closed at a two-week low on Thursday, after the European Central Bank agreed on

Published 06 Sep, 2012 04:59pm

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Poland sells PLN 5.61bn in bonds at switch

WARSAW: Poland sold 5.61 billion zlotys ($1.69 billion) in bonds maturing in January 2017 and April 2017 in exchange for

Published 06 Sep, 2012 01:08pm

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PNB Housing Finance to raise 2bn rupees via bonds

MUMBAI: India's PNB Housing Finance Ltd, a unit of Punjab National Bank, plans to raise 2 billion rupees via 10-year bon

Published 06 Sep, 2012 11:36am

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Bond yields edge up ahead of ECB meeting

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields edged up o n W ednesday as investors waited on a highly anticipated European Central Bank

Published 05 Sep, 2012 09:03pm

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US 10-year notes steady in Asia, focus on ECB

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries held steady on Wednesday, as investors waited for the European Central Bank to unveil d

Published 05 Sep, 2012 05:16am

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JGBs firm, but futures capped by cloud top

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were steady to slightly higher on Wednesday, supported by a weakening global outl

Published 05 Sep, 2012 05:06am

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Prices ease, as US factory activity offsets Draghi quotes

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices eased on Tuesday as some optimism over potential bond-buying from the European Central Bank

Published 04 Sep, 2012 06:51pm

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Polish 5-year bond yields hit all-time low

PRAGUE/WARSAW: Poland's 5-year bond yields hit an all-time low on Tuesday ahead of a Polish central bank meeting that co

Published 04 Sep, 2012 06:51pm

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Bank of Canada buys back C$121.488mn of bonds

TORONTO: The Bank of Canada said on Tuesday it bought back C$121.488 million ($122.715 million) of two government bonds

Published 04 Sep, 2012 06:30pm

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Greece sells 1.137bn euro

ATHENS: Greece sold 1.137 billion euros ($1.43 billion) of six-month T-bills on Tuesday, with the yield easing from a pr

Published 04 Sep, 2012 10:47am

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JGBs edge lower; investors mostly see smooth 10-year auction

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices dipped on Tuesday as the Ministry of Finance offered about 2.3 trillion yen ($29.

Published 04 Sep, 2012 05:13am

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Bonds fall on profit-taking after surging on Fed

TOKYO: US Treasuries prices dipped in Asia on profit taking on Tuesday after a surge following Federal Reserve Chairman

Published 04 Sep, 2012 05:13am

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Caution reigns before ECB meeting on Thursday

LONDON: German government bonds edged down on Monday, with investors likely to stay cautious before a European Central B

Published 03 Sep, 2012 11:56am

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JGBs rise, but gains limited ahead of 10-year, 30-year sales

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds rose on Monday after US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke left the door open for fu

Published 03 Sep, 2012 04:52am

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Brazil says may sell 10-yr global debt in Sept

BRASILIA: The Brazilian government will very likely sell 10-year dollar-denominated global bonds in early September, Tre

Published 31 Aug, 2012 10:39pm

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30-year Treasury bonds trade a point higher in price

NEW YORK: US 30-year Treasury bonds traded over a point higher in price on Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Ber

Published 31 Aug, 2012 10:34pm

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Bonds pare earlier losses, trade little changed

NEW YORK: US Treasuries erased most of their earlier price losses and traded little changed on Friday as investors await

Published 31 Aug, 2012 01:38pm

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Bunds slide awaiting Fed's Bernanke speech

LONDON: German government bonds fell on Friday as some investors took fresh bets on expectations the European Central Ba

Published 31 Aug, 2012 12:12pm

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US rates little changed before Bernanke

NEW YORK: Short-term US interest rates were little changed on Thursday, as traders awaited possible clues from Federal R

Published 30 Aug, 2012 08:16pm

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US 10-year notes slip in Asia, await Bernanke

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries dipped in Asia on Wednesday but their losses were limited, with investors cautious abou

Published 29 Aug, 2012 05:56am

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JGBs slightly firmer, take cue from Treasuries

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bond prices firmed slightly on Wednesday, taking their cue from higher US Treasurie

Published 29 Aug, 2012 05:52am

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US Treasuries broadly steady, eye Bernanke

LONDON: US debt prices were broadly steady as investors looked to Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke's speech this week

Published 28 Aug, 2012 10:02am

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JGB yield curve steepens as longer maturities slip

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bond prices were steady on Tuesday but the yield curve steepened as longer maturiti

Published 28 Aug, 2012 06:04am

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US 10-year notes firmer in Asia, eyes on Bernanke

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries edged higher in Asia on Tuesday but gains were seen likely to be subdued in the near te

Published 28 Aug, 2012 06:04am

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Mauritius 364-day T-bill yield ticks up to 3.89pc

NAIROBI: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 364-day Treasury bills rose to 3.89 percent at auction on Monday from

Published 27 Aug, 2012 01:26pm

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Ukraine to issue $1bn 2-year Eurobond

KIEV: Ukraine, which in June agreed to refinance half of a $2 billion loan from Russia's VTB Bank through a Eurobond pla

Published 27 Aug, 2012 01:00pm

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Benchmark bonds inch lower as market awaits Fed hints

TOKYO: Benchmark US Treasuries inched lower in Asia on Monday ahead of new supply this week, but moves were slight as in

Published 27 Aug, 2012 07:51am

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JGBs inch lower as Fed signal awaited

TOKYO: Benchmark Japanese government bond prices were slightly lower on Monday as investors awaited a clearer signal on

Published 27 Aug, 2012 07:16am

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Turkish central bank sees increased risks to growth forecast

ANKARA: Turkey's central bank governor said on Saturday economic data showed a slight slowdown in the economy since July

Published 25 Aug, 2012 08:37pm

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Treasury raises $62.4mn in TARP bank share offering

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury said on Friday it had raised $62.4 million from an offering of preferred shares in four bank

Published 24 Aug, 2012 01:46pm

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Bunds smash through chart levels on way to 3-week high

LONDON: German Bund futures hit a three-week high on Thursday after an initial rise tracking US debt prices gathered ste

Published 23 Aug, 2012 04:46pm

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Mauritius 273-day T-bills yield edges up

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 273-day Treasury bills edged up to 3.43 percent at an auction on Th

Published 23 Aug, 2012 12:01pm

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JGBs erase gains after tepid demand at 20-year sale

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices erased gains on Thursday after a sale of 20-year bonds met with lacklustre demand

Published 23 Aug, 2012 05:46am

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US 10-year notes trim Fed-inspired gains in Asia

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries dipped in Asia on Thursday, taking a breather from a rally triggered when minutes of th

Published 23 Aug, 2012 05:42am

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Federal Reserve leaning toward more stimulus

WASHINGTON: Policy makers at the US Federal Reserve are leaning toward more stimulus action "fairly soon" unless economi

Published 22 Aug, 2012 10:49pm

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US T-notes firm as stock rally pauses, minutes eyed

LONDON: US Treasury bond prices firmed on Wednesday as a rally in US stocks faltered, with the S&P 500 facing technical

Published 22 Aug, 2012 09:37am

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US 10-year notes rise in Asia on unwinding of positions

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries rose on Wednesday and the yield slipped from a three-month high, as traders unwound bea

Published 22 Aug, 2012 05:48am

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JGBs firm, 10-year yield hits 1-week low

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices firmed slightly on Wednesday after Japan's stock market and Wall Street shares fe

Published 22 Aug, 2012 05:43am

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Yields slip as August price reductions draw buyers

NEW YORK: Yields on US Treasuries debt edged down from three-month highs on Friday as price cuts and higher yields built

Published 17 Aug, 2012 09:06pm

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India bond yields post weekly rise on inflation warnings

MUMBAI: Indian bond yields posted their biggest weekly rise for the week, following warnings on inflation from central b

Published 17 Aug, 2012 01:28pm

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US debt prices edge up, FOMC minutes in view

LONDON: US government bond prices edged higher on Friday as buyers crept back into the market after a steep fall earlier

Published 17 Aug, 2012 01:00pm

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South Africa 3-month T-Bill avg yield lower at 5.11pc

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa sold 2.685 billion rand ($326.47 million) worth of three-month Treasury Bills on Friday at an

Published 17 Aug, 2012 12:29pm

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India's RBI bought net 2.5bn rupees of debt in week to Aug 10

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India bought a net of 2.5 billion rupees ($44.88 million) of government bonds in the seconda

Published 17 Aug, 2012 11:48am

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Yields near 3-month highs as fears on euro zone ebb

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields rose on Thursday, trading near three-month highs as diminishing fear about the euro zone

Published 16 Aug, 2012 09:46pm

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Long bond prices fall after Fed buybacks

NEW YORK: US Treasuries erased most of their earlier price gains on Thursday and long bond prices fell after the Federal

Published 16 Aug, 2012 03:21pm

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Egypt sells 5.5bn EGP of T-Bills, yields rise

CAIRO: Yields rose at an auction of Egyptian treasury bills on Thursday, with the government selling 5.5 billion Egyptia

Published 16 Aug, 2012 11:52am

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Ten-year JGB yields rise to 2-month high on US data

TOKYO: Japan's government bond prices fell on Thursday, with the 10-year yield hitting a two-month high, after stronger-

Published 16 Aug, 2012 09:02am

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US 10-year bond yields extend gains, hit 3-month high

TOKYO: Yields on benchmark US Treasuries edged up in Asia on Thursday to a fresh 3-month high as stronger than expected

Published 16 Aug, 2012 09:02am

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US Treasury appoints two directors to Ally Financial board

NORTH CAROLINA: The US Treasury Department on Wednesday named two directors to the board of Ally Financial Inc, the auto

Published 15 Aug, 2012 08:44pm

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Yields rise in Europe, data key to near-term moves

LONDON: US Treasury yields rose in Europe on Wednesday, breaking above a key technical level, after upbeat retail sales

Published 15 Aug, 2012 10:04am

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JGBs slip, with 10-year yields rising to 6-week high

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices slipped for a second session on Wednesday, sending benchmark yields to their high

Published 15 Aug, 2012 07:50am

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US 10-year notes steady after US retail sales data

TOKYO: Benchmark US Treasuries steadied in Asia on Wednesday after falling in the previous session as investors bet that

Published 15 Aug, 2012 07:46am

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JGBs slip, tracking Treasuries after upbeat US retail sales

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices slipped for a second session on Wednesday, in line with weaker Treasuries after b

Published 15 Aug, 2012 05:42am

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Investors a bit more optimistic on US Treasuries

NEW YORK: Investors were slightly more optimistic on the outlook for US government debt on the week, although the vast m

Published 14 Aug, 2012 06:44pm

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Investors snub Ukraine govt bond auction

KIEV: Investors placed no bids for Ukrainian government bonds at an auction on Tuesday, the Finance Ministry said. The

Published 14 Aug, 2012 03:20pm

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India bonds fall; core WPI data dents rate cut hopes

MUMBAI: Indian bonds fell on Tuesday after a rise in July core inflation dented expectations for an interest rate cut, r

Published 14 Aug, 2012 12:24pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year notes firmer, await flurry of US data

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasury notes inched higher in Asia on Tuesday, with the focus shifting to a batch of US data com

Published 14 Aug, 2012 06:09am

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JGBs slightly weaker, but 20-year debt holds steady

TOKYO: Japan's government bond prices were mostly weaker on Tuesday, although the 20-year yield was flat as this indicat

Published 14 Aug, 2012 06:04am

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US bond yields fall, seen rangebound until September

LONDON; US Treasury yields fell on Monday as disappointing data from Asia underpinned appetite for safe-haven debt, but

Published 13 Aug, 2012 09:42am

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US 10-year bonds rise on growth concerns

TOKYO: US 10-year Treasury bond prices rose on Monday, pushing down yields, as continuing concerns about global growth i

Published 13 Aug, 2012 07:40am

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JGBs edge up after last week's sell-off, Japan's GDP

TOKYO: Japan's government bond prices rose on Monday, regaining some of last week's lost ground, which saw the 10-year y

Published 13 Aug, 2012 06:14am

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Kuwaiti firm Global plans $433mn debt for equity swap

DUBAI: Global Investment House, the Kuwaiti investment firm undergoing its second debt restructuring in three years, wil

Published 12 Aug, 2012 11:54am

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Kuwaiti firm Global plans $433mn debt for equity swap

DUBAI: Global Investment House, the Kuwaiti investment firm undergoing its second debt restructuring in three years, wil

Published 12 Aug, 2012 11:54am

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India central bank deputy says corporate debt restructuring skewed

MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor K.C. Chakrabarty said on Saturday domestic corporate loan restructurings w

Published 11 Aug, 2012 09:35am

Managed Funds

Mauritius 182-day T-bills yield inches up

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 182-day Treasury bills edged up to 3.36 percent at auction on Frida

Published 10 Aug, 2012 12:11pm

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Turkish bonds ease on tighter policy concerns due to higher oil

ISTANBUL: The Turkish benchmark bond yield rose on Friday after climbing some 15 basis points during the previous sessio

Published 10 Aug, 2012 11:35am

Managed Funds

Yields at two-month highs ahead of bond auction

NEW YORK: Benchmark US Treasury yields hovered at two-month highs on Thursday as the market braced for the sale of 30-ye

Published 09 Aug, 2012 03:45pm

Managed Funds

Losses extended after weekly jobless claims data

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt extended price losses on Thursday after data showing the number of Americans filing new claim

Published 09 Aug, 2012 01:01pm

Managed Funds

Greece accepts additional bids for 6-month T-bills

ATHENS: Greece sold an additional 187.5 million euros of six-month T-bills in a non-competitive supplementary sale on Th

Published 09 Aug, 2012 11:53am

Managed Funds

Steady in Europe, 30-year auction the focus

LONDON: Benchmark US Treasury yields hovered around two-month highs on Thursday as the market braced for a sale of 30-ye

Published 09 Aug, 2012 10:10am

Managed Funds

US 10-year bond yields at 2-month highs on weak auction demand

TOKYO: US 10-year Treasury bond yields hovered at two-month highs on Thursday after an auction of $24 billion of 10-year

Published 09 Aug, 2012 05:31am

Managed Funds

JGB prices rise after this week's weakness, BoJ eyed

TOKYO: Japan's government bond prices rose on Thursday, as investors hunted for bargains after yields on benchmark 10-ye

Published 09 Aug, 2012 05:31am

Managed Funds

Germany sells 3.4bn euros of 10-year debt

LONDON: Germany sold 3.4 billion euros of 10-year Bunds on Wednesday, in an auction which drew solid demand with investo

Published 08 Aug, 2012 09:53am

Managed Funds

Sell-off pauses in Europe, supply caps gains

LONDON: US Treasuries steadied in Europe on Wednesday, pausing after a sharp sell-off the previous day, and may find it

Published 08 Aug, 2012 09:28am

Managed Funds

JGBs extend losses for third session on ECB hopes, domestic woes

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds continued to tumble for a third session on Wednesday, with the benchmark yield rising t

Published 08 Aug, 2012 04:55am

Managed Funds

Prices slide as investors await auctions

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices slipped on Tuesday, driving benchmark yields to the highest level in over a month as i

Published 07 Aug, 2012 07:14pm

Managed Funds

US 30-year bonds trade a point lower in price

NEW YORK: US 30-year Treasury bonds traded over a point lower in price with yields touching session highs on Tuesday mor

Published 07 Aug, 2012 01:04pm

Managed Funds

Indonesia sells 540bn rupiah sukuk in auction

JAKARTA: Indonesia sold 540 billion rupiah ($57.05 million) of sukuk in an auction on Tuesday, above a target of 500 bil

Published 07 Aug, 2012 11:54am

Managed Funds

Greece sells 812.5mn euro in 6-month

ATHENS: Greece sold 812.5 million euros ($1.0 billion) of six-month T-bills on Tuesday, with the yield easing slightly f

Published 07 Aug, 2012 10:16am

Managed Funds

US Treasuries broadly steady before supply

LONDON: US Treasuries were steady on Tuesday as investors braced for a bout of supply this week which analysts said shou

Published 07 Aug, 2012 10:13am

Managed Funds

US 10-year bonds steady, large debt sales eyed

TOKYO: US 10-year Treasury bonds were barely changed on Tuesday, as investors looked to debt sales later in the week tha

Published 07 Aug, 2012 05:18am

Managed Funds

JGB prices fall, curve steepens ahead of 40-year sale

TOKYO: Japanese 10-year government bonds skidded on Tuesday, particularly at the long end of the curve, as investors sol

Published 07 Aug, 2012 05:15am

Managed Funds

30-year prices give up gains and turn negative

NEW YORK: US 30-year bond prices gave up early gains to turn negative in late trading on Mo nday, with investors wary of

Published 06 Aug, 2012 09:30pm

Managed Funds

Ghana 91-day bill yield falls to 22.80pc

ACCRA: The Bank of Ghana said on Monday that the yield on its 91-day bill fell to 22.80 percent at a Aug. 3 auction from

Published 06 Aug, 2012 12:27pm

Managed Funds

Bunds rebound after Friday's losses, peripherals bid

LONDON: German Bund futures rose on Monday as dealers bought back into the market, cheapened after a sharp sell-off, eve

Published 06 Aug, 2012 12:25pm

Managed Funds

U.S bonds edge up on caution over crisis action

LONDON: US Treasury debt prices inched up in Europe on Monday, clawing back some of last week's losses as investors look

Published 06 Aug, 2012 12:04pm

Managed Funds

Turkish assets buoyant, debt auctions eyed

ISTANBUL: Turkish assets were buoyant on Monday, with the benchmark bond yield holding firm ahead of two debt auctions,

Published 06 Aug, 2012 09:48am

Managed Funds

US 10-year yields steady near 1-month highs after US jobs

TOKYO: US 10-year Treasury bond yields stood near one-month highs on Monday, after better-than-expected jobs data soothe

Published 06 Aug, 2012 05:01am

Managed Funds

JGB yields rise after better US jobs data

TOKYO: Japan's government bond yields edged higher on Monday after stronger-than-expected US jobs data eased concerns ov

Published 06 Aug, 2012 05:01am

Managed Funds

Morocco may sell $1bn sovereign bond in October

RABAT: Morocco plans to sell at least $1 billion of sovereign bonds probably in October, a senior official source said o

Published 05 Aug, 2012 11:28pm

Managed Funds

Mafia cashes in as hard-up Italians flog their gold

AREZZO: Italy's traditional goldsmiths are up in arms over a boom in the poorly regulated cash-for-gold sector that is m

Published 05 Aug, 2012 10:11am

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Greece 'committed' to reforms to avert bankruptcy: minister

ATHENS: Greece is committed to reforms that are vital if it is to avert bankruptcy, the finance minister said in remarks

Published 05 Aug, 2012 08:41am

Managed Funds

US 30-year bond extends loss to point

NEW YORK: The 30-year US Treasury bond extended an early loss to a point on Friday before the U.S Labor Department's Jul

Published 03 Aug, 2012 12:45pm

Managed Funds

Mauritius 273-day T-bills yield rises to 3.41pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted yield on Mauritius' 273-day Treasury bills rose to 3.41 percent at auction on Friday from 3.38

Published 03 Aug, 2012 12:22pm

Managed Funds

Spanish 10-year govt bond yield rises above 7pc

LONDON: Spanish 10-year government bond yields rose above 7 percent on Thursday after European Central Bank President Ma

Published 02 Aug, 2012 03:13pm

Managed Funds

Yields decline on Egypt T-bills

CAIRO: Yields continued to decline at an auction of Egyptian treasury bills on Thursday, with the government selling 5.5

Published 02 Aug, 2012 01:51pm

Managed Funds

Foreign investment in Tunisia recovers to pre-revolt levels

Tunis: Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Tunisia has recovered to levels seen before the start of the revolt that toppl

Published 02 Aug, 2012 01:42pm

Managed Funds

Spain, Italy yields rise, Europe shares fall on Draghi

LONDON: Spanish and Italian government bond yields rose on Thursday while European shares extended falls after European

Published 02 Aug, 2012 01:22pm

Managed Funds

US bonds stabilise before ECB policy decision

LONDON: US Treasuries held steady in Europe on Thursday with investors wary of putting on big bets amid uncertainty whet

Published 02 Aug, 2012 09:53am

Managed Funds

Bonds slip after Fed inaction; ECB awaited

TOKYO: US Treasuries slipped slightly in Asia on Thursday, but did not stray far from overnight levels as investors wait

Published 02 Aug, 2012 08:46am

Managed Funds

JGBs mostly weaker ahead of 10-year sale

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds weakened at the longer end of the yield curve on Thursday, as investors made room to bu

Published 02 Aug, 2012 04:50am

Managed Funds

Bonds fall after Fed refrains on more aid

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices fell on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve offered no new monetary stimulus for now e

Published 01 Aug, 2012 08:39pm

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Bonds in Asia steady as central bank decisions awaited

TOKYO: US Treasuries were steady in Asia on Wednesday, as investors awaited the outcome of a US Federal Reserve meeting

Published 01 Aug, 2012 08:47am

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JGBs snap losing streak ahead of central bank meetings

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices snapped a four-day losing steak on Wednesday, with benchmark yields retreating fr

Published 01 Aug, 2012 05:15am

Managed Funds

Prices up as markets await central banks

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Tuesday as Federal Reserve officials were set to begin a two-day policy meetin

Published 31 Jul, 2012 04:31pm

Managed Funds

US bond yields flat, investors brace for Fed, ECB

LONDON: Ten-year US government bond yields were little changed on Tuesday before key monetary policy meetings later this

Published 31 Jul, 2012 10:52am

Managed Funds

Bonds slip in Asia, capped by expectations of ECB measures

TOKYO: US Treasuries dipped in Asia on Tuesday following sharp gains the previous day, as an expectation that the Europe

Published 31 Jul, 2012 05:10am

Managed Funds

JGBs slip slightly, 10-year yield hits 3-week high

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices edged lower on Tuesday, with the 10-year yield hitting its highest level in almos

Published 31 Jul, 2012 05:05am

Managed Funds

US companies build up cash as Europe, economy drag

NEW YORK: Highly rated US companies have increased their holdings in cash and short-term investments amid uncertainty ov

Published 30 Jul, 2012 10:57pm

Managed Funds

Prices rise before central bank meetings this week

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Monday ahead of three major central bank meetings this week as traders focused

Published 30 Jul, 2012 10:47pm

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Steady in Europe, wait on policymakers

LONDON: US Treasuries were steady in Europe on Monday, reversing some overnight gains as hopes policymakers in the Unite

Published 30 Jul, 2012 12:19pm

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Egypt sells 3.5bn pounds of reopened bonds

CAIRO: Egypt's central bank sold 3.5 billion Egyptian pounds ($576.616 million) in reopened three and seven-year bonds o

Published 30 Jul, 2012 11:53am

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Bonds gain in Asia on slip in US stock futures

TOKYO: US Treasuries firmed in Asia on Monday on a small fall in US stock futures, with 10-year yields slipping further

Published 30 Jul, 2012 05:14am

Managed Funds

JGBs slip on stimulus hopes, caution on auction

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices edged lower on Monday on hopes that central banks in Europe and the United States

Published 30 Jul, 2012 05:07am

Managed Funds

Yields climb as Europe, data spur risk-taking

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields rose to their highest levels in a week on Friday as data showed the US economy cooled in

Published 27 Jul, 2012 09:11pm

Managed Funds

Bond yields rise after data

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices extended price declines and yields rose after data showed that new orders for a range of

Published 26 Jul, 2012 01:18pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year yields off record lows before supply

LONDON: US benchmark bond yields edged off record lows in Europe on Thursday with traders pushing for cheaper prices bef

Published 26 Jul, 2012 10:00am

Managed Funds

US 10-year yields off record lows but seen pressured

TOKYO: Benchmark US Treasury yields ticked up from record lows on Thursday, as tentative hopes that global central banks

Published 26 Jul, 2012 05:47am

Managed Funds

Ten-year JGB yield up ahead of 20-year debt auction

TOKYO: government bond yields inched higher on Thursday, with the 10-year yield moving away from a nine-year low hit thi

Published 26 Jul, 2012 05:47am

Managed Funds

US 10-year yields touch record low

TOKYO: Benchmark US Treasury yields fell to a record low in Asia on Wednesday on rising fears of the impact of Europe's

Published 25 Jul, 2012 06:39am

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JGBs edge up on Europe debt worries, 2-year yield hits 7-year low

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices ticked up on Wednesday as Spain's soaring bond yields fanned worries the country

Published 25 Jul, 2012 06:39am

Managed Funds

Steady at higher levels after 2-year note auction

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt traded steady at higher price levels on Tuesday in the wake of an auction of $35 billion of t

Published 24 Jul, 2012 05:50pm

Managed Funds

Moody's German view hits Bund; Spain under pressure

LONDON: German government bonds fell on Tuesday, snapping a three-week rally after credit rating agency Moody's revised

Published 24 Jul, 2012 05:47pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year notes firmer as Moody's warns on Germany

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries edged higher in Asia on Tuesday after Moody's revised its outlook for Germany, the Neth

Published 24 Jul, 2012 04:52am

Managed Funds

JGB 10-year yield hovers at 9-year low on Europe concerns

TOKYO: Yields on benchmark 10-year Japanese government bonds held at nine-year lows hit in the previous session, with an

Published 24 Jul, 2012 04:52am

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France T-bill yields either side of zero at auction

PARIS: France sold 7.5 billion euros of treasury bills at yields either side of zero as risk-averse investors continue t

Published 23 Jul, 2012 01:38pm

Managed Funds

Europe fears send US debt yields to new lows

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields fell to new record lows on Monday as concern that the euro zone's debt crisis is spiralin

Published 23 Jul, 2012 01:33pm

Managed Funds

Spain fears push 10-year US yields to historic low

LONDON: US 10-year government bond yields hit historic lows in Europe on Monday as worries that Spain may need a full-bl

Published 23 Jul, 2012 11:47am

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Indonesia buys China bonds in step forward for yuan

BEIJING: Indonesia's central bank has started investing in China's interbank bond market, but neither country will say h

Published 23 Jul, 2012 08:09am

Managed Funds

US 10-year yields sink to record low on Spain

TOKYO: US 10-year Treasuries rallied in Asian trading on Monday, sending yields to historic lows, as heightened fears ab

Published 23 Jul, 2012 05:06am

Managed Funds

Ten-year JGB yield falls to nine-year low on Spain

TOKYO: The 10-year yield on benchmark Japanese government bonds hit a nine-year low on Monday as concerns that Spain may

Published 23 Jul, 2012 05:00am

Managed Funds

Yields decrease on Egypt T-bills

CAIRO: Average yields declined at an auction of 5 billion Egyptian pounds ($824.36 million) of 91-day and 273-day treasu

Published 22 Jul, 2012 01:28pm

Managed Funds

Bank of Canada T-bill auction yields average 0.954pc

TORONTO: The Bank of Canada said on Friday the average yield at its C$3 billion ($2.97 billion), 27-day treasury bill ca

Published 20 Jul, 2012 02:51pm

Managed Funds

Mauritius 364-day T-bills yields rise to 3.84pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 364-day Treasury bills inched up to 3.84 percent from 3.82 percent

Published 20 Jul, 2012 12:04pm

Managed Funds

30-year bond prices turn positive after data

NEW YORK: Prices on the US 30-year Treasury bond turned positive on Thursday, erasing earlier losses, after weaker-than-

Published 19 Jul, 2012 02:32pm

Managed Funds

US bond yields stay close to their historic low

LONDON: US government bond yields kept close to historic lows on Thursday, as concerns about falling demand at a Spanish

Published 19 Jul, 2012 10:09am

Managed Funds

US 10-year notes edge up, await batch of US data

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries inched higher in Asian trading on Thursday, with market players awaiting a batch of US

Published 19 Jul, 2012 05:09am

Managed Funds

JGB yields fall but 5-year up ahead of auction

TOKYO: Japan's government bond prices edged higher on Thursday, with the 10-year yield hitting a nine-year low on persis

Published 19 Jul, 2012 05:09am

Managed Funds

Turkish bonds buoyed ahead of central bank meeting

ISTANBUL: The Turkish lira recovered from overnight losses on Wednesday and bonds held at high levels, with investors po

Published 18 Jul, 2012 09:54am

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US 10-year notes, after Bernanke comments, recoup some losses

TOKYO: US 10-year Treasuries edged up in Asia on Wednesday, recouping some of the losses sustained the day before, after

Published 18 Jul, 2012 05:59am

Managed Funds

JGB 5-year yields edge up ahead of Thursday's auction

TOKYO: Yields on 5-year Japanese government bonds inched higher on Wednesday ahead of fresh supply this week, with JPMor

Published 18 Jul, 2012 05:07am

Managed Funds

Indonesian aims to raise 500bn rph in July 24 sukuk auction

JAKARTA: Indonesia aims to raise 500 billion rupiah ($52.91 million) in a sukuk auction on July 24, the debt office said

Published 17 Jul, 2012 10:37am

Managed Funds

US bonds dip as investors look to Bernanke

LONDON: Long-dated US Treasury prices dipped on Tuesday as investors looked to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's t

Published 17 Jul, 2012 10:27am

Managed Funds

Spain sells 3.5bn euros of short-term debt

MADRID: Spain sold 3.56 billion euros ($4.36 billion) of short-term debt on Tuesday, just above its target range, and de

Published 17 Jul, 2012 08:49am

Managed Funds

US 10-year notes dip but growth worries limit drop

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries edged lower in Asian trading on Tuesday but their losses were limited after weak retail

Published 17 Jul, 2012 05:29am

Managed Funds

JGB two-year yield slips to seven-year low last hit in May

TOKYO; Japan's two-year government bond yield ticked lower on Tuesday, with some investors betting on further stimulus f

Published 17 Jul, 2012 05:24am

Managed Funds

Egypt offers T-bills, bonds worth 12.5bn EGP

CAIRO: The Central Bank of Egypt said it planned to auction 12.5 billion Egyptian pounds ($2.06 billion) in domestic tre

Published 16 Jul, 2012 02:11pm

Managed Funds

India 10 year bond yield falls sharply; not all see rate cut ahead

MUMBAI: Indian 10-year benchmark bond yield dropped to a 15-month low on Monday after lower-than-expected headline infla

Published 16 Jul, 2012 01:09pm

Managed Funds

Hunt for yield boosts low-risk, non-German bonds

LONDON: Belgian, French and Austrian bonds rallied on Monday as investors sought out low-risk government debt that carri

Published 16 Jul, 2012 12:02pm

Managed Funds

US bond prices rise in Europe on safe-haven flows

LONDON: US government bond prices rose on Monday, keeping yields near historic lows as investors parked their cash into

Published 16 Jul, 2012 10:31am

Managed Funds

Yields decrease on Egypt T-bills

CAIRO: Average yields declined at an auction of 6 billion Egyptian pounds ($989.6 million) of 91-day and 266-day treasur

Published 15 Jul, 2012 12:15pm

Managed Funds

Dar al-Arkan to repay all sukuk by end 2015

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's largest listed real estate developer Dar al-Arkan aims for over 10 percent growth in profits next

Published 15 Jul, 2012 10:46am

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China to sell electronic bonds

SHANGHAI: China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) plans to sell up to 40 billion yuan ($6.27 billion) worth of electronic bo

Published 14 Jul, 2012 11:44am

Managed Funds

Spain reforms to raise 56.4bn euro: media

MADRID: The Spanish government's big reform package announced this week will slash 56.4 billion euro ($69 billion) from

Published 14 Jul, 2012 11:29am

Managed Funds

Italy medium term borrowing costs drop in bond auction

ROME: Italy raised 3.5 billion euros ($4.3 billion) in three-year bonds at a sale on Friday where the rate fell to 4.65

Published 13 Jul, 2012 10:29am

Managed Funds

Bank of Canada T-bill auction yields average 0.925pc

TORONTO: The Bank of Canada said on Thursday the average yield at its C$2 billion ($1.96 billion), 21-day treasury bill

Published 12 Jul, 2012 03:12pm

Managed Funds

Mauritius 182-day T-bill yield rises to 3.30pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 182-day Treasury bills rose slightly to 3.30 percent at auction on

Published 12 Jul, 2012 01:28pm

Managed Funds

Bonds pare gains after jobless data

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices briefly pared gains early Thursday after data on filings for US unemployment benefits fel

Published 12 Jul, 2012 01:17pm

Managed Funds

UK gilts hit 6-week high after debt auction

LONDON: British government bonds hit a new six-week high on Thursday, helped by strong demand at an auction of 10-year g

Published 12 Jul, 2012 12:24pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year notes rise on global growth concerns

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries edged higher in Asia on Thursday as weak Australian jobs data added to concerns about a

Published 12 Jul, 2012 06:13am

Managed Funds

Yields on super long JGBs off 5-week low ahead of BoJ

TOKYO: Japan's government bond prices were mostly weaker on Thursday, with the yield on superlong sectors off a five-wee

Published 12 Jul, 2012 06:13am

Managed Funds

Global worries keep US 10-year yields near 5-1/2 week low

LONDON: The yield on US 10-year Treasuries hovered near 5-1/2 week lows in Europe on Wednesday and within sight of histo

Published 11 Jul, 2012 09:21am

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US 10-year bond yields near 5-1/2-week lows on global worries

TOKYO: The yields on US 10-year Treasuries hovered near 5-1/2 week lows on Wednesday and within shouting distance of his

Published 11 Jul, 2012 06:00am

Managed Funds

JGB 30-year yield falls to 4-week low after auction

TOKYO; Yield on Japan's 30-year government bond fell to a four-week low on Wednesday, buoyed by the previous session's r

Published 11 Jul, 2012 05:08am

Managed Funds

Prices inch up before 10-year supply

NEW YORK: US government debt prices edged up on Tuesday as safe-haven bids on nagging concerns about Europe's fiscal woe

Published 10 Jul, 2012 08:04pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year notes edge up but supply caps gains

TOKYO: US 10-year Treasuries inched higher in Asian trade on Tuesday, supported by expectations that the US Federal Rese

Published 10 Jul, 2012 06:56am

Managed Funds

JGB 30-year bond yield inches down ahead of auction

TOKYO: Japan's 30-year government bond yield ticked down ahead of an auction of similar maturity later in the day, outpe

Published 10 Jul, 2012 05:11am

Managed Funds

Egypt central bank to offer 25bn Eg pounds in repos

CAIRO: Egypt's central bank said it would offer 25 billion Egyptian pounds ($4.13 billion) in seven-day repurchase agree

Published 09 Jul, 2012 10:06pm

Managed Funds

Bonds rise on hopes for more Fed purchases

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Monday and benchmark yields fell, hovering just above historic lows, on bets t

Published 09 Jul, 2012 03:37pm

Managed Funds

Mauritius 273-day T-bills yield falls to 3.37pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted yield on Mauritius' 273-day Treasury bills fell to 3.37 percent at auction on Monday from 3.39

Published 09 Jul, 2012 12:23pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year yield near 1-month low on growth worry

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries held firm as the yield hovered near a one-month low on Monday after last week's surpris

Published 09 Jul, 2012 05:56am

Managed Funds

JGB 10-year futures hit 21-month high on US jobs

TOKYO: Japan's 10-year government bond futures hit a 21-month high on Monday on concerns over spluttering global growth

Published 09 Jul, 2012 05:56am

Managed Funds

US Treasury yields fall, trade thin pre-payrolls

LONDON: US Treasury yields fell in thin volumes on Friday but were range-bound as investors looked to US non-farm payrol

Published 06 Jul, 2012 12:48pm

Managed Funds

Mauritius 364-day T-bill yield slips to 3.81pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 364-day Treasury bills edged lower to 3.81 percent on low demand at

Published 06 Jul, 2012 12:04pm

Managed Funds

Prices extend gains as ISM index drops

NEW YORK: US Treasuries extended some price gains on Thursday after the Institute for Supply Management's non-manufactur

Published 05 Jul, 2012 02:27pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year notes nudge up, jobs data in focus

TOKYO: US 10-year Treasuries inched up in Asia on Thursday, but were in for a subdued post-holiday session as markets aw

Published 05 Jul, 2012 05:21am

Managed Funds

Yields on superlong JGBs tick up, curve steepens

TOKYO: Yields on superlong Japanese government bonds edged up on Thursday for the second day in a row, although that of

Published 05 Jul, 2012 05:16am

Managed Funds

US 30-year Treasuries fall one point in price

NEW YORK: US 30-year Treasuries dropped one point in price on Tuesday, giving back gains from the previous session as US

Published 03 Jul, 2012 05:52pm

Managed Funds

US yields steady, data seen dragging them lower

LONDON: US Treasury yields were broadly steady on Tuesday but were seen falling further in the near term on a darkening

Published 03 Jul, 2012 09:24am

Managed Funds

Turkey benchmark yield falls to 8.27pc

ISTANBUL: The yield on Turkey's two-year benchmark bond fell to 8.27 percent, its lowest since October 2011, on Tuesday

Published 03 Jul, 2012 08:48am

Managed Funds

US 10-year notes dip but growth worries limit drop

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries inched lower in Asia on Tuesday, but their losses were limited after data the previous

Published 03 Jul, 2012 05:52am

Managed Funds

JGBs dip ahead of 10-year bond auction

TOKYO; Japanese government bond prices dipped on Tuesday ahead of an auction of 10-year debt later in the day, with anal

Published 03 Jul, 2012 05:46am

Managed Funds

Bunds hit session high after US ISM data

LONDON: German government bonds hit a session high on Monday after data showed the US manufacturing sector unexpectedly

Published 02 Jul, 2012 04:02pm

Managed Funds

Global growth concerns give bonds a boost

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Monday as data showing unexpectedly weak US manufacturing last month added to

Published 02 Jul, 2012 02:54pm

Managed Funds

Yields stabilise after EU deal jump

TOKYO: US Treasuries yields steadied in Asia on Monday, taking a breather after a rally following an agreement to let eu

Published 02 Jul, 2012 05:29am

Managed Funds

JGB 10-year yields hit 2-week high on EU deal, auction

TOKYO: Japan's 10-year government bond prices fell on Monday, extending the previous session's weakness after European l

Published 02 Jul, 2012 05:09am

Managed Funds

JGB market sentiment fades: Thomson Reuters survey

TOKYO: Sentiment towards Japanese government bonds deteriorated for a third straight week, a Thomson Reuters survey publ

Published 02 Jul, 2012 01:17am

Managed Funds

Bunds briefly pare gains on WSJ report

LONDON: German Bunds briefly pared gains on Thursday with traders citing a Wall Street Journal interview that quoted Ger

Published 28 Jun, 2012 12:04pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year dip in Asia pending euro talks

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries inched lower in Asia on Thursday, but their losses were limited ahead of a European sum

Published 28 Jun, 2012 09:19am

Managed Funds

JGBs mostly down, but duration extension supports superlongs

TOKYO; Most Japanese government bonds edged down on Thursday, as bullish US data stoked investor appetite for riskier as

Published 28 Jun, 2012 07:34am

Managed Funds

US bonds steady on Europe doubts

LONDON: US bond prices stabilised in European trade on Wednesday, supported by investor doubts this week's European Unio

Published 27 Jun, 2012 10:44am

Managed Funds

Bond prices supported on Europe scepticism

TOKYO: US Treasuries were supported in Asia on Wednesday as investors expect safe-haven demand to remain strong as they

Published 27 Jun, 2012 05:16am

Managed Funds

JGBs rise on ongoing concerns about Europe debt

TOKYO; Japanese government bonds rose on Wednesday, getting a safe-haven lift in the waning days of the April-June quart

Published 27 Jun, 2012 05:13am

Managed Funds

US debt prices ease amid new supply

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices slipped on Tuesday as investors pushed for price concessions in auctions of new debt this

Published 26 Jun, 2012 08:59pm

Managed Funds

Private fund buys 5pc of Italian bank UniCredit

MILAN: Private equity fund Pamplona has bought 5 percent of Italy's biggest bank, UniCredit, becoming its second-largest

Published 26 Jun, 2012 07:54pm

Managed Funds

US T-notes track Bunds lower, brace for supply

LONDON: US Treasury prices came under pressure on Tuesday from the prospect of a bout of supply this week and from weake

Published 26 Jun, 2012 09:43am

Managed Funds

JGBs steady to firmer as tax plan approval awaited

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were steady to firmer on Tuesday, supported by continuing concern about Europe's debt c

Published 26 Jun, 2012 05:15am

Managed Funds

US debt steady in Asia ahead of supply this week

TOKYO: US Treasuries prices were steady in Asia on Tuesday ahead of further supply this week, with the market expected t

Published 26 Jun, 2012 05:15am

Managed Funds

Edge up in Asia as Europe worries persist

TOKYO: US Treasuries prices edged up in Asia on Monday on safe-haven buying as investor risk appetite waned in the face

Published 25 Jun, 2012 07:22am

Managed Funds

JGBs steady, but yields could rise this week

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were steady on Monday, but could come under selling pressure this week as investors loc

Published 25 Jun, 2012 05:15am

Managed Funds

Ashok Leyland to raise three billion rupees in bonds

MUMBAI: India's Ashok Leyland plans to raise 3 billion rupees ($53.50 million) via dual tranche bonds, a source with dir

Published 22 Jun, 2012 05:06am

Managed Funds

US Fed balance sheet rose in latest week

NEW YORK: US Federal Reserve's balance sheet expanded in the latest week, Fed data released on Thursday showed. The Fed

Published 21 Jun, 2012 10:24pm

Managed Funds

Bunds extend rise, hit session high after US data

LONDON: German Bund futures rose to a session high after slightly worse than expected U.S jobs and manufacturing data ad

Published 21 Jun, 2012 01:49pm

Managed Funds

US bonds steady, Europe back in focus

LONDON: US government bonds held steady in Europe on Thursday after the Federal Reserve fell short of signalling another

Published 21 Jun, 2012 10:23am

Managed Funds

US bonds firm as stocks slip after Fed

TOKYO: Treasury bonds firmed slightly in Asia on Thursday, as most Asian equities markets weakened on disappointment tha

Published 21 Jun, 2012 05:53am

Managed Funds

JGBs slip on profit-taking after Fed disappoints

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds edged down for a second day on Thursday, tracking US debt prices lower and also pressur

Published 21 Jun, 2012 05:12am

Managed Funds

JGBs slip on profit-taking after Fed disappoints

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds edged down for a second day on Thursday, tracking US debt prices lower and also pressur

Published 21 Jun, 2012 05:12am

Managed Funds

Polish bonds hit highs before auction

WARSAW: Central European currencies clung to gains from the previous session on Wednesday, while Polish 10-year bond yie

Published 20 Jun, 2012 10:10am

Managed Funds

JGBs slip as investors await results of Fed meeting

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds edged down on Wednesday as some investors took profits after three days of gains, and a

Published 20 Jun, 2012 07:50am

Managed Funds

US bonds firm as market awaits Fed decision

TOKYO: Treasury bonds firmed slightly in Asia on Wednesday as investors awaited the conclusion of the US Federal Reserve

Published 20 Jun, 2012 05:45am

Managed Funds

Prices fall before closely watched Fed meeting

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices fell on Tuesday as some investors closed out profitable positions before the start of a Fed

Published 19 Jun, 2012 07:20pm

Managed Funds

US bonds firm as market awaits Fed meeting

TOKYO: Treasury bonds firmed slightly in Asia on Tuesday, ahead of a US Federal Reserve meeting at which the central ban

Published 19 Jun, 2012 07:26am

Managed Funds

JGBs rise on euro zone concerns, Fed awaited

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were on track for their third straight session of gains on Tuesday, boosted by deepenin

Published 19 Jun, 2012 04:34am

Managed Funds

German bonds tumble as Greek election sparks relief

LONDON: German bond prices fell at Monday's open as an election victory for Greece's pro-bailout New Democracy party sta

Published 18 Jun, 2012 08:10am

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US bonds slip after Greek pro-bailout victory

TOKYO: Benchmark US Treasury bonds dropped in Asia on Monday after pro-bailout parties won Greek elections, a step seen

Published 18 Jun, 2012 05:04am

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JGBs reverse early losses, edge up on dip-buying

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds reversed early losses on Monday, as investors took advantage of a dip on the outcome of

Published 18 Jun, 2012 05:00am

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German Bund futures extend gains

LONDON: German Bund futures extended gains on Friday, with traders citing light buying after weaker than expected US dat

Published 15 Jun, 2012 02:35pm

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Spain yields fall, liquidity plans calm Greek nerves

LONDON: Spanish and Italian bond yields fell on Friday as sentiment toward riskier assets improved thanks to plans for c

Published 15 Jun, 2012 11:47am

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France to sell 7 to 8.5bn euros in medium-term debt

PARIS: France will sell between 7 billion and 8.5 billion euros in medium-term debt at auction on June 21, as well as in

Published 15 Jun, 2012 11:18am

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US bonds edge down slightly; 30-year sale eyed

TOKYO: Benchmark US Treasury bonds edged down in Asia on Thursday ahead of a 30-year sale later in the session, but rema

Published 14 Jun, 2012 05:08am

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Most JGBs edge higher, but 30-year lags

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were mostly higher on Thursday, with investors continuing to shy away from riskie

Published 14 Jun, 2012 04:42am

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Repo rates rise as Moody's bank downgrades weigh

NEW YORK: The cost for banks to fund securities purchases in the short-term markets rose on Wednesday as banks sought lo

Published 13 Jun, 2012 07:18pm

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US bonds inch up as market braces for supply, Greek vote

TOKYO; Benchmark US Treasury bonds inched higher in Asia on Wednesday, underpinned by continued concern about the euro z

Published 13 Jun, 2012 05:57am

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JGBs fall, yield curve steepens ahead of 20-year sale

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices fell on Wednesday, with the superlong security prices under particular pressure a

Published 13 Jun, 2012 04:33am

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Indonesia raises 800bn rupiah sukuk, yield falls

JAKARTA: Indonesia's government raised 800 billion rupiah ($85.06 million) of project-based sukuk in an auction on Wedne

Published 12 Jun, 2012 09:57am

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US bonds edge up on fading optimism about Spain

TOKYO: Benchmark US Treasury bonds rose in Asia on Tuesday, as investors sought safe-haven assets after optimism faded t

Published 12 Jun, 2012 06:45am

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JGBs rise on euro zone debt fears; firm 5-year sale expected

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices rose on Tuesday, catching a wave of safe haven demand as confidence faded that th

Published 12 Jun, 2012 05:08am

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Egypt to offer 1bn EGP in reopened bonds

CAIRO: Egypt's Finance Ministry will offer 1 billion Egyptian pounds ($165.7 million) in reopened 10-year bonds at an au

Published 11 Jun, 2012 11:35am

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T-notes fall after Spain bailout, relief limited

LONDON: Treasury prices fell on Monday after Spain secured a bailout of up to 100 billion euros to rescue its ailing ban

Published 11 Jun, 2012 11:01am

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Spanish CDS prices fall on aid deal for country

LONDON: The cost of insuring Spanish debt against default fell on Monday in a knee-jerk reaction to an agreement by euro

Published 11 Jun, 2012 08:47am

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US bonds drop as Spain deal stokes risk appetite

TOKYO: Benchmark US Treasury bonds dropped sharply in Asia on Monday, with investors shedding safe-haven assets as they

Published 11 Jun, 2012 05:02am

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JGBs follow US Treasuries lower after Spain deal

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices followed US Treasuries lower on Monday after a weekend deal to rescue Spain's ban

Published 11 Jun, 2012 05:00am

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Yield rises at Egypt 273-day T-bill auction

CAIRO: The average yield at an auction on Sunday of Egyptian 273-day treasury bills rose and the central bank sold the a

Published 10 Jun, 2012 01:20pm

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US repo rate eases on hopes for Spain

NEW YORK: A key cost for banks and Wall Street to borrow dollars fell again on Friday, as investors hoped for easing str

Published 09 Jun, 2012 12:24am

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Spanish bond yields jump after rating downgrade

PARIS: The yield on 10-year Spanish bonds rose sharply on Friday after a brutal downgrade on Spain by Fitch ratings agen

Published 08 Jun, 2012 10:14am

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India bond yields edge down; debt auction crucial

MUMBAI: India's federal bond yields fell on Thursday, as rate cut hopes got a further boost with an unexpected cut in be

Published 07 Jun, 2012 01:04pm

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Benchmark US bonds edge up on Fed easing hopes

TOKYO: Benchmark US Treasury bonds rose in Asia ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony before a cong

Published 07 Jun, 2012 05:50am

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JGBs drop ahead of 30-year sale as Spain fears wane

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices fell on Thursday, as worries over Spain's acute bank debt woes eased and investor

Published 07 Jun, 2012 04:46am

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US bonds fall as ECB, Bernanke awaited

TOKYO: US Treasury bond prices extended losses in Asia on Wednesday, with yields moving further away from record lows as

Published 06 Jun, 2012 05:50am

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JGBs mostly slip after disappointing 10-year sale

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices mostly slipped on Wednesday after a disappointing auction in the previous session

Published 06 Jun, 2012 05:07am

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US bonds edge down; Europe hopes spur profit-taking

TOKYO: US Treasury bond prices edged lower in Asia on Tuesday, with yields moving further away from record lows, as inve

Published 05 Jun, 2012 08:21am

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Funding cost rises on Europe worries

NEW YORK: The cost to borrow dollars rose on Monday as investors charged higher premiums from banks and bond dealers for

Published 04 Jun, 2012 09:59pm

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Bonds dip as historic low yields prompt profit-taking

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on M onday as traders took profits on a recent rally that last week pushed yields to

Published 04 Jun, 2012 09:19pm

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ECB holds back on bond purchases for 12th week

FRANKFURT: Data published by the European Central Bank on Monday showed that the bank did not intervene to buy bonds of

Published 04 Jun, 2012 02:17pm

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Egypt sells 3-year bonds worth 2bn EGP

CAIRO: Egypt's central bank sold 2 billion Egyptian pounds ($331 million) of reopened three-year bonds carrying a coupon

Published 04 Jun, 2012 12:33pm

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JGBs erase gains as investors position for 10-year sale

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds came off their session highs on Monday ahead of a 10-year sale, but not before benchmar

Published 04 Jun, 2012 06:52am

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US bonds steady in Asia near historic low

TOKYO: US Treasury bond prices steadied in Asia on Monday, around record lows hit last week when downbeat US employment

Published 04 Jun, 2012 05:25am

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Monti says eurobond will come

ATHENS: Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti believes eurobonds, a contested tool proposed as a way of alleviating the eur

Published 03 Jun, 2012 10:34am

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Bund yields hit new low as Spain hogs spotlight

LONDON: German Bund yields hit new lows across the curve on Friday, with yields on two-year debt briefly turning negativ

Published 01 Jun, 2012 11:59am

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German, French bond yields hit new record lows

PARIS: The yield on 10-year German and French bonds hit a new record low on Friday with investors still seeking refuge i

Published 01 Jun, 2012 09:35am

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US bonds edge higher in Asia on Europe fears

TOKYO: US Treasury bond prices edged higher in Asia on Thursday, pushing 10-year yields deeper into levels not seen in a

Published 31 May, 2012 08:00am

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JGBs rise on Europe woes; 10-year yield hits 9-year low

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds rose on Thursday, pushing the benchmark yield to a 9-year low, as Europe's deepening cr

Published 31 May, 2012 04:39am

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Top insurer pulls cover for exports to Greece

FRANKFURT/LONDON: The world's biggest trade credit insurer, Euler Hermes, has suspended cover for exporters shipping to

Published 30 May, 2012 09:45pm

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Yields fall as Spain worries grow

LONDON: US Treasury yields fell in Europe on Wednesday, bringing them closer to their lowest levels in at least 60 years

Published 30 May, 2012 09:14am

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US bonds edge higher on Europe fears

TOKYO: US Treasury bond prices inched higher in Asia on Wednesday, as continuing fears about some euro zone countries' a

Published 30 May, 2012 05:49am

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JGBs steady; curve flattens as superlongs inch higher

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were steady on Wednesday, as continuing fears about the euro zone's debt woes supported

Published 30 May, 2012 04:56am

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Bank of Canada to buy back up to C$1bn in bonds

TORONTO: The Bank of Canada said on Tuesday it may buy back up to C$1 billion ($978.4 million) from as many as seven gov

Published 29 May, 2012 08:17pm

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Spain hit hard by record debt risk in bank crisis

MADRID: Spain's sovereign risk premium shot to a fresh euro-era record Tuesday as Madrid announced new bonds to finance

Published 29 May, 2012 07:05pm

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Bond prices rise on Spanish bank worries

NEW YORK: US government debt prices rose on Tuesday as worries about contagion from the deterioration of Spain's banking

Published 29 May, 2012 05:29pm

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US bonds steady, Europe still a focus

TOKYO: US Treasury bond prices were steady in Asia on Tuesday, with investors waiting to gauge US market reaction to the

Published 29 May, 2012 06:23am

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JGBs rise against backdrop of European debt fears

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were higher on Tuesday on the back of continuing worries about the euro zone debt crisi

Published 29 May, 2012 04:29am

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Spanish yields rise as bank bailout concerns grow

MADRID: Spanish debt yields jumped and shares in fourth-largest lender Bankia SA plunged to record lows, highlighting a

Published 28 May, 2012 01:40pm

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India's Nirma Ltd to raise 1.5bn rupees in bonds

MUMBAI: India's Nirma Ltd is planning to raise 1.5 billion rupees ($27.07 million) via 2-year bonds at 10.50 percent, a

Published 28 May, 2012 01:08pm

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JGBs edge up as Europe concerns remain; superlongs outperform

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were higher on Monday, with yields edging back toward a nearly nine-year low hit this m

Published 28 May, 2012 05:21am

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Lloyd's of London prepares for Greek exit

LONDON: The Lloyd's of London insurance market has reduced its exposure "as much as possible" to the crisis-hit euro zon

Published 27 May, 2012 01:19pm

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Bahrain's GIB sets up 3.5 billion ringgit sukuk programme

DUBAI: Bahrain's Gulf International Bank has set up a 3.5 billion Malaysian ringgit ($1.11 billion) programme for potent

Published 27 May, 2012 09:02am

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Renaissance unit Topaz signs first phase of $330m debt plan

DUBAI: Topaz Energy and Marine, a unit of Oman's Renaissance Services, has signed the first phase of a $330 million refi

Published 27 May, 2012 06:43am

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Dubai's JAFZA gets consent to repay $2 billion sukuk early

DUBAI; Dubai's Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA) said on Sunday it had received the consent from a majority of sukukholders fo

Published 27 May, 2012 06:24am

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Prices rise as Europe fears promote safety bid

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices gained on Friday as concerns over a possible Greek exit from the euro zone fueled a bid f

Published 25 May, 2012 07:58pm

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ECB loans, rate cut view pull down Euribor rates

FRANKFURT: Closely-watched euro zone bank-to-bank lending rates fell to new two-year lows on Friday, dragged down by the

Published 25 May, 2012 05:55pm

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Foreign cos pulling more money out of India-Nomura

MUMBAI: Foreign direct investment, the sort of sticky long-term money India craves to fund its current account deficit a

Published 25 May, 2012 12:24pm

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US bonds steady as Greek exit fears trump supply

TOKYO: US Treasury bond prices were steady in Asia on Thursday as worries about whether Greece will ultimately exit the

Published 24 May, 2012 07:05am

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JGBs gain on Greece; 20-year bonds firm ahead of auction

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices gained on Thursday as worries Greece may exit from the euro zone brought in the r

Published 24 May, 2012 05:13am

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US bonds rise ahead of EU meeting; sales eyed

TOKYO: US Treasury bond prices rose in Asia on Wednesday, getting a tailwind from weaker equities ahead of a meeting of

Published 23 May, 2012 07:47am

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JGBs slip; superlong tenors dip ahead of Thursday's 20-year sale

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds slipped on Wednesday as investors prepared for the next session's 20-year sale, with th

Published 23 May, 2012 05:25am

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Prices slip on profit taking, before supply

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Tuesday as investors took profits after recent gains and continuing uncertainty i

Published 22 May, 2012 01:47pm

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JGB prices slip for second day; yield curve steepens

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices fell for a second straight day on Tuesday, with equities in favour as investors h

Published 22 May, 2012 05:26am

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US short-term debt sales draw solid demand

NEW YORK: Weekly sales of short-term US government debt drew solid demand on Monday, with bids topping market prices at

Published 21 May, 2012 07:33pm

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Prices fall as G8 leaders back Greece in euro zone

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell slightly on Monday after world leaders over the weekend backed keeping Greece in the

Published 21 May, 2012 02:21pm

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Kuwait's Global says wins $250mn case vs UAE bank

KUWAIT: Kuwait's Global Investment House said it won a long-running legal battle over an aborted buy of a stake in Natio

Published 21 May, 2012 01:40pm

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JGB prices slip as investors take profits; Europe eyed

TOKYO, May 21 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond prices fell on Monday, as investors took profits following the benchm

Published 21 May, 2012 05:20am

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German ten years borrowing rate falls to record low

PARIS: Germany's 10-year borrowing rate fell to a record low of 1.399 percent in early eurozone bond trading on Friday i

Published 18 May, 2012 06:51am

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Mauritius 182-day T-bills yield falls to 3.57pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 182-day Treasury bills dropped to 3.57 percent at auction from 3.63

Published 17 May, 2012 12:20pm

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High yield volatility main hurdle for Italy bond auctions

MILAN: The high volatility of bond yields in current difficult markets, rather than outright yield levels, poses the mai

Published 17 May, 2012 12:01pm

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Spain sells three-four year bonds at higher rates

MADRID: Spain raised 2.494 billion euros ($3.173 billion) in a sale of three- and four-year bonds Thursday that saw Madr

Published 17 May, 2012 10:21am

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US bonds edge down but Greece uncertainty supports

TOKYO: US Treasuries inched down in Asia on Thursday on light profit-taking after benchmark yields fall to around seven-

Published 17 May, 2012 08:19am

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JGBs slip on profit-taking, but superlongs march ahead

TOKYO: Most JGB prices slipped on Thursday on profit-taking after the 10-year yield neared a historical low, but the lon

Published 17 May, 2012 06:40am

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Stress indicators rise on Greek uncertainty

NEW YORK/LONDON: Uncertainty about Greece's future in the euro nudged some indicators of money market stress higher on W

Published 16 May, 2012 08:19pm

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Bonds supported as Greece fears grow

TOKYO: US Treasuries were firmly supported in Asia on Wednesday, with 10-year yields stuck near a seven-month low as inv

Published 16 May, 2012 07:59am

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Greece to repay 436mn euros in maturing debt

ATHENS: Greece will repay 436 million euros in maturing debt Tuesday, covering private creditors who had refused to take

Published 15 May, 2012 11:10am

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US bond prices firm as Greece fears rise

TOKYO: Treasury prices firmed in Asia on Tuesday, with benchmark yields wallowing around their lowest levels since Oct

Published 15 May, 2012 06:50am

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Yields fall as Greek deadlock rattles markets

LONDON: US Treasuries rallied in London on Monday, pushing benchmark 10-year yields to their lowest levels since early O

Published 14 May, 2012 12:23pm

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German Bund rate hits new record low on Greek woes

PARIS: The rate on benchmark German 10-year bonds fell on Monday to a new all-time low of 1.475 percent as investors uns

Published 14 May, 2012 08:20am

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Venezuela's PDVSA confirms $3 billion bond

CARACAS: Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA confirmed on Friday it was issuing up to $3 billion of bonds with a 9.75 pe

Published 12 May, 2012 04:07am

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Poland prices 25bn yen bond issue at 1.49pc

WARSAW: Poland priced its 25 billion yen ($312.70 million) retail Samurai bond issue at a coupon of 1.49 percent, or 100

Published 11 May, 2012 05:18am

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US yields up as Europe effect fades a bit

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Thursday, pulling benchmark yields up from three-month lows, as the flow of bad n

Published 10 May, 2012 04:43pm

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US bond prices steady; 30-year sale eyed

TOKYO: Treasury prices were steady in Asia on Thursday, taking a breather after benchmark yields briefly broke below key

Published 10 May, 2012 06:37am

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Telecom Italia to invest 9bn euros

MILAN: Italian phone company Telecom Italia will invest 9 billion euros over the next three years to develop its busines

Published 10 May, 2012 06:34am

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Indonesia aims to raise 6 trillion rupiah in debt auction

JAKARTA: Indonesia's finance ministry aims to raise 6 trillion rupiah ($650.05 million) in a debt auction on May 14, the

Published 10 May, 2012 04:49am

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Benchmark 10-year yields briefly dip below key 1.8 percent

NEW YORK: US benchmark 10-year Treasury note prices pushed to session highs early on Wednesday, with the yield briefly d

Published 09 May, 2012 12:47pm

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Spanish yields break 6pc as bank concerns weigh

LONDON: Spanish 10-year government bond yields rose back above 6 percent on Wednesday on fresh concerns about the countr

Published 09 May, 2012 08:53am

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Gilt yields near record low on Greek concerns

LONDON: Ten-year UK government bond yields fell to within a whisker of a record low and gilt futures rose to a contract

Published 08 May, 2012 06:51pm

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Yields dip as Greek ructions fuel safety buying

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Tuesday as Greece's struggles to form a new government stoked worries over the

Published 08 May, 2012 02:42pm

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US bonds steady in Asia, with sales eyed

TOKYO: Treasury prices were steady in Asia on Tuesday, taking a breather from their recent rally that pushed benchmark y

Published 08 May, 2012 11:02am

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US bonds up as Europe votes fuel worries

NEW YORK; US Treasuries rose on Monday, pushing benchmark yields to three-month lows, after voters in France and Greece

Published 07 May, 2012 03:34pm

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US bonds rise as Europe elections raise risk

TOKYO: Treasury prices gained in Asia on Monday, as the outcome of elections in Greece and France raised concerns about

Published 07 May, 2012 12:34pm

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US Treasury to sell $5bn of AIG stock: statement

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury is to sell $5 billion worth of shares in American International Group Inc. (AIG) in a stock

Published 07 May, 2012 07:19am

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DIFC Investments has likely sold Smartstream: JP Morgan

DUBAI: DIFC Investments (DIFCI), the investment arm of the company running Dubai's financial free zone, has likely sold

Published 06 May, 2012 09:16am

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Goldman plans web-based corporate bond trading platform

NEW YORK: Goldman Sachs is set to launch by end-May or even as early as next week a single-dealer electronic corporate a

Published 04 May, 2012 03:26pm

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Bonds add to gains as stock sell-off deepens

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose further on Friday as a deepening sell-off in Wall Street stocks due to weak US pa

Published 04 May, 2012 03:00pm

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Rate on 10-year French bonds falls ahead of vote

PARIS: The rate France must pay to borrow funds for 10 years fell to the lowest level for two months on Friday as the co

Published 04 May, 2012 01:33pm

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Bunds steady as investors look to payrolls, election

LONDON: German Bund futures were little changed on Friday as investors braced for US jobs data later and elections in tw

Published 04 May, 2012 09:50am

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Spanish bonds stable after auction, French yields dip

LONDON: Spanish government bonds held steady after a debt auction on Thursday showed domestic banks were still willing t

Published 03 May, 2012 01:22pm

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Dutch state to sell new 5-year bond on July 3

AMSTERDAM: The Dutch State Treasury Agency (DSTA) said on Thursday it will sell its new five-year benchmark bond - the D

Published 03 May, 2012 01:06pm

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US bonds steady as rally pauses before payrolls

LONDON: US Treasury debt prices held steady in Europe on Thursday as the market paused after rally the previous day spur

Published 03 May, 2012 08:58am

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Italian bond yields fall on better risk sentiment

LONDON: Italian 10-year bond yields fell on Wednesday with appetite for risky assets in euro zone financial markets slig

Published 02 May, 2012 07:38am

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US bonds steady as investors await jobs report

TOKYO: Treasury prices halted their overnight slide, holding steady in Asia on Wednesday as investors looked toward key

Published 02 May, 2012 06:48am

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JGBs inch down on light profit-taking

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices mostly inched down on Wednesday as investors took profits after a rally in the wa

Published 02 May, 2012 04:07am

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Gilts' auction gains limited by stronger US data

LONDON: British government bonds rallied modestly on Tuesday after a solid sale of 7-year debt and weak British manufact

Published 01 May, 2012 06:34pm

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Concerns on slowing growth keep US bonds steady

TOKYO: Treasury prices were steady in Asia on Tuesday, holding gains made overnight on concerns about slowing US growth

Published 01 May, 2012 01:35pm

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Spanish downgrade not seen hitting US debt market, yet

NEW YORK/LONDON: The Standard & Poor's credit downgrade of Spain last week should have little immediate impact on US mon

Published 30 Apr, 2012 07:38pm

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Bonds rise on concern over US, Europe growth

NEW YORK: US government debt prices rose on Monday as anxiety over economic weakness in Europe and slowing growth in the

Published 30 Apr, 2012 03:11pm

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US debt steady; investors brace for bout of data

LONDON: US Treasury prices were broadly steady on Monday in European trading, with investors looking to a bout of import

Published 30 Apr, 2012 11:24am

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Interbank rates hit new low but investors cautious

LONDON: Benchmark interbank lending rates set a new 22-month low on Friday, held down by the European Central Bank's flo

Published 27 Apr, 2012 08:28pm

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Italy borrowing costs rise in 6bn euro bond sale: report

MILAN: Italy's borrowing costs rose in an auction of five and 10 year bonds on Friday that raised six billion euros ($8.

Published 27 Apr, 2012 09:36am

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JGBs push higher ahead of BOJ expected easing move

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices rose on Friday, with the 10-year yield edging down to a fresh one-and-a-half-year

Published 27 Apr, 2012 04:46am

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US Treasury prices gain on US labor market worries

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Thursday after higher-than-expected new claims for jobless benefits in the lat

Published 26 Apr, 2012 04:43pm

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Steady after Fed; yields to test higher levels?

LONDON: US Treasury yields were little changed in Europe on Thursday, after nudging higher the previous day when the US

Published 26 Apr, 2012 11:08am

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US bonds steady in Asia after Fed stands pat

TOKYO: Treasuries prices were steady in Asia on Thursday, after dipping overnight as the US Federal Reserve gave no sign

Published 26 Apr, 2012 07:11am

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Bonds fall before 5-year supply, FOMC

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices fell on Wednesday as investors reduced their bond exposure ahead of a $35 billion auct

Published 25 Apr, 2012 02:09pm

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US bonds slip as equities rise; FOMC eyed

LONDON: US Treasuries slipped in Europe on Wednesday as forecast-beating corporate earnings boosted equities and cooled

Published 25 Apr, 2012 11:36am

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Strong demand for bonds of EU bailout fund

FRANKFURT: The EU's bailout fund, the EFSF, said it attracted strong demand on Tuesday in its first auction of seven-yea

Published 24 Apr, 2012 06:22pm

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US Treasury prices dip ahead of Fed meeting, debt sales

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices dipped on Tuesday, with some easing of concern over political upheaval in France and t

Published 24 Apr, 2012 02:51pm

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Europe keeps demand for US bond safety ripe

LONDON: Ten-year US Treasury yields were little changed on Tuesday after the sale of Dutch bonds went smoothly but safe-

Published 24 Apr, 2012 12:58pm

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Germany sets 2.5pc coupon on new 30 year bond

BERLIN: Germany has set a 2.5 percent coupon on its new 30-year bond due to be sold on Wednesday, the Bundesbank said on

Published 24 Apr, 2012 08:52am

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Euro zone political upheaval bolsters bonds

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Monday, with benchmark yields dipping to the lowest in nearly two months as th

Published 23 Apr, 2012 03:26pm

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US bonds benefit from euro zone political upheaval

LONDON: US Treasury futures rose to a 2-1/2 month high in Monday's European session as the threat of political upheaval

Published 23 Apr, 2012 11:46am

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JGBs rise on expectations of BoJ duration extension

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices rose on Monday, taking yields on 5- and 10-year notes to their lowest levels sinc

Published 23 Apr, 2012 04:18am

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Indonesia Q1 FDI up 30pc, led by mining

JAKARTA: Indonesia's foreign investment surged in the first quarter of this year, boosted by an investment-grade credit

Published 23 Apr, 2012 04:08am

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Bonds shed most price losses, 10-year note steady

NEW YORK: US Treasuries shed most price losses on Friday afternoon, with the benchmark 10-year Treasury note trading unc

Published 20 Apr, 2012 06:18pm

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Turkish central bank to hold 5bn lira

ISTANBUL: The Turkish Central Bank on Friday will hold a one-month repo auction maturing on May 18 with a volume of 5 bi

Published 20 Apr, 2012 07:21am

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Bonds gain on higher than forecast new jobless claims

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose on Thursday after higher than forecast new US jobless claims appeared to increase pr

Published 19 Apr, 2012 05:10pm

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T-notes range-bound before Spanish debt sale

LONDON: US Treasuries were range-bound ahead of a sale of Spanish debt on Thursday which will test investor confidence i

Published 19 Apr, 2012 12:36pm

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Investors fret ahead of key Spanish bond auction

MADRID: Investors showed deep concern ahead of a Spanish government bond auction due Thursday, fearingMadrid could be th

Published 19 Apr, 2012 04:14am

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US rates futures rise on steady view on Fed

NEW YORK: Short-term US interest rates futures rose on Wednesday, fueled by the view the Federal Reserve would cling to

Published 18 Apr, 2012 06:23pm

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US bonds up before Spanish auction

NEW YORK: US Treasuries rose on Wednesday as the prospect of a longer-term Spanish debt auction made safe-haven US Treas

Published 18 Apr, 2012 03:57pm

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US bonds steady on Spanish debt respite

LONDON: US Treasuries stabilised in Europe on Wednesday as a successful Spanish debt auction overnight calmed some fears

Published 18 Apr, 2012 11:18am

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Spanish 10 year bond yields extend fall

LONDON: Spanish government bonds rallied on Wednesday, driving yields lower for a second consecutive day after a solid s

Published 18 Apr, 2012 09:46am

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Bank of Canada to buy back up to C$1bn of bonds

TORONTO: The Bank of Canada said on Tuesday it may buy back up to C$1 billion ($1.01 billion) from as many as eight gove

Published 17 Apr, 2012 08:11pm

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Bonds slip on Spain debt demand, stock gains

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices retreated on Tuesday as US stock market gains and a better-than-expected bid for a Spanis

Published 17 Apr, 2012 03:59pm

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Fall in Europe after Spanish bills auction

LONDON: US Treasury prices fell in Europe on Tuesday as a short-term bills auction in Madrid went better than expected,

Published 17 Apr, 2012 10:57am

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EU begins marketing 26 year benchmark bond

LONDON: The European Union is planning to bring its third long-dated benchmark of 2012 later on Tuesday, providing a tes

Published 17 Apr, 2012 08:40am

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Steady at higher levels, 10-year yield below 2 percent

NEW YORK: US Treasuries were steady at higher levels, with the 10-year note below 2 percent, on Monday after the US gove

Published 16 Apr, 2012 02:27pm

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US 10-year yields below 2 percent, Spain fuels safety-bid

LONDON: US 10-year Treasury yields traded below the psychologically important level of 2 percent on Monday as concerns o

Published 16 Apr, 2012 11:00am

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Spain concerns keep US bonds firm in Asia

TOKYO: US Treasuries firmed in Asia on Monday, with the benchmark yield edging further away from 2 percent as investors'

Published 16 Apr, 2012 05:19am

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JGBs edge up on BOJ easing expectations, Spain woes

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices edged up on Monday, with the 30-year yield touching an eight-week low as renewed

Published 16 Apr, 2012 04:29am

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US sees long-term profit on financial rescue

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury Department said o n F riday that the many programs that it, the Federal Reserve and banking

Published 13 Apr, 2012 08:20pm

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Bonds ease as higher stocks sap safe-haven appeal

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices eased on Thursday as stock market strength eroded the safe-haven allure of US governme

Published 12 Apr, 2012 03:40pm

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US bonds steady in Asia ahead of Italy auction

TOKYO: US Treasuries were steady in Asia on Thursday, as investors awaited an Italian debt auction later in the day for

Published 12 Apr, 2012 10:49am

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JGBs down slightly ahead of 30-year auction

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were down slightly on Thursday, taking their cues from weaker US Treasuries price

Published 12 Apr, 2012 04:44am

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US bonds steady in Asia ahead of Italy auction

TOKYO: US Treasuries were steady in Asia on Thursday, as investors awaited an Italian debt auction later in the day for

Published 12 Apr, 2012 04:30am

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Prices fall as investors take back gains, await auction

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices fell Wednesday as investors took profits on the previous day's gains and worked to che

Published 11 Apr, 2012 02:18pm

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US bonds edge down in Asia but Europe woes support

TOKYO: US Treasuries edged down in Asia on Wednesday, taking a breather from an overnight rally but supported by heighte

Published 11 Apr, 2012 11:22am

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Gilt yields hit 6-week low on Europe, US data

LONDON: British government bond yields plunged to a six-week low on Tuesday, after traders returned from the Easter brea

Published 10 Apr, 2012 06:12pm

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US Treasury sold four-week bills

NEW YORK: The US Treasury's $30 billion sale of four-week notes on Tuesday drew solid demand with nearly five times as m

Published 10 Apr, 2012 06:11pm

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Global growth worries keep yields near 4-week lows

NEW YORK: US government debt prices rose modestly on Tuesday as renewed worries about Europe's debt crisis and the strug

Published 10 Apr, 2012 02:25pm

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US Treasury yields steady before this week's supply

LONDON: US Treasury yields were broadly steady on Tuesday as the prospect of supply this week offset a boost in demand f

Published 10 Apr, 2012 12:07pm

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Weak US jobs data renew QE bets

NEW YORK: Disappointing US job growth reported last Friday favored safe-haven assets and supported short-term rates futu

Published 09 Apr, 2012 09:57pm

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Yields drop to 4-week low on weak jobs report

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Monday, driving long yields to a four-week low, after a disappointing US payro

Published 09 Apr, 2012 09:27pm

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Debt prices up, weak jobs report still in spotlight

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Monday, with most gains appearing in the longer maturities on the yield curve,

Published 09 Apr, 2012 04:11pm

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Malaysia's Hong Leong gets nod to issue $1.5bn bonds

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian lender Hong Leong Bank Bhd obtained regulatory approval for its proposed issuance of up to $1.5

Published 09 Apr, 2012 11:52am

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Bonds steady in Asia, US policy in focus

TOKYO: US Treasuries were steady in Asia on Monday after falling in the previous session, with market participants focus

Published 09 Apr, 2012 06:15am

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JGBs rally on hopes of more policy easing ahead

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices gained on Monday, pushing the yield on the 10-year cash bond to a five-week low,

Published 09 Apr, 2012 04:02am

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Yields fall at Egypt nine-month T-bill auction

CAIRO: The average yield declined on 273-day treasury bills auctioned by Egypt's central bank on Sunday, the Ministry of

Published 08 Apr, 2012 11:34am

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Prices surge on weak March US jobs growth

NEW YORK: US government debt prices surged on Friday, pushing yields to more than three-week lows after surprisingly wea

Published 06 Apr, 2012 06:54pm

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Prices gain on weak March US jobs growth

NEW YORK: US government debt prices climbed on Friday, pushing yields to over three-week lows after surprisingly weak do

Published 06 Apr, 2012 01:35pm

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Yields slip at Mauritius 364-day T-bill sale

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritian 364-day Treasury bills edged down to 3.96 percent at auction on Frid

Published 06 Apr, 2012 12:37pm

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Bonds steady in Asia ahead of US jobs data

TOKYO: US Treasuries steadied in Asia on Friday, ahead of a shortened US trading session during which the key nonfarm pa

Published 06 Apr, 2012 12:20pm

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Mixed signals on US rates before payrolls

NEW YORK: The short-term US interest rates market sent conflicting signals on Thursday on traders' views on the directio

Published 05 Apr, 2012 08:34pm

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Bank of Canada C$2bn T-bill yields avg 0.973pc

TORONTO: The Bank of Canada said on Thursday its cash management auction of C$2 billion ($2.01 billion) 25-day treasury

Published 05 Apr, 2012 02:40pm

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Greece says another 20.27bn euros in bonds swapped

ATHENS: Greece said on Thursday another 20.27 billion euros ($26.7 billion) in government bonds would be exchanged next

Published 05 Apr, 2012 07:18am

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Bonds edge up in Asia as stocks slip

TOKYO: US Treasuries edged higher in Asia on Thursday, after a weak Spanish bond sale pressured stocks, revived European

Published 05 Apr, 2012 04:19am

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US rate futures rebound on Europe worries

NEW YORK: Short-term US interest rate futures rose on Wednesday, rebounding from Tuesday's losses, as concerns about Eur

Published 04 Apr, 2012 06:35pm

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Bonds edge up in Asia as stocks slip

TOKYO: US Treasuries edged higher in Asia on Wednesday, as investors' risk appetite waned and stocks fell after minutes

Published 04 Apr, 2012 05:45am

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JGBs mostly slip, but pare losses as stocks sink

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices mostly edged lower on Wednesday, pressured by an overnight fall in US Treasuries

Published 04 Apr, 2012 04:23am

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10-year notes extend price losses, fall a point

NEW YORK: Benchmark US Treasuries prices fell a point on Tuesday, after minutes of the Federal Reserve's March policy me

Published 03 Apr, 2012 09:14pm

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Banco de Chile places $187 million bond at 3.8pc yield

SANTIAGO: Banco de Chile, the country's second-largest bank, on Tuesday placed an inflation-indexed, peso-denominated bo

Published 03 Apr, 2012 06:37pm

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Yields nudge up in Europe before Fed statement

LONDON: US Treasury yields nudged higher in Europe on Tuesday but may fall later if minutes from the Federal Reserve's l

Published 03 Apr, 2012 10:00am

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Bonds steady in Asia, eyes on Fed minutes

TOKYO: US Treasuries steadied in Asia after receiving a mild boost from new money inflows the previous day for the start

Published 03 Apr, 2012 04:10am

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New rate index aims to challenge Libor

NEW YORK/LONDON: A new index that shows European banks' cost to borrow dollars is set to challenge the benchmark status

Published 02 Apr, 2012 07:54pm

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Romania yields edge down at tender to sell 2-year T bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a planned 750 million lei ($227.68 million) in two-year treasury bonds on Monday, with the avera

Published 02 Apr, 2012 01:22pm

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Bonds slip in Asia after China data

TOKYO: US Treasury prices slipped in Asia on Monday after unexpectedly firm China manufacturing data eased worries about

Published 02 Apr, 2012 05:47am

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JGBs slip after China data eases worries on economy

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices slipped on Monday on the first day of Japan's new financial year, as investors to

Published 02 Apr, 2012 04:00am

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Yields fall at Egypt nine-month T-bill auction

CAIRO: The average yield declined on 273-day treasury bills auctioned by Egypt's central bank on Sunday, the Ministry of

Published 01 Apr, 2012 01:23pm

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China to sell 30 billion yuan in retail bonds

BEIJING: China will sell 30 billion yuan ($4.76 billion) in deposit savings bonds to retail investors between April 10 a

Published 01 Apr, 2012 09:21am

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Bonds rise before jobless data, 7-year sale

NEW YORK: US government debt prices rose on Thursday in advance of data on jobless claims and a $29 billion auction of s

Published 29 Mar, 2012 01:58pm

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US bonds steady before 7-year T-note sale

LONDON: US Treasury prices stabilised on Thursday, with a supportive global tone for highly-rated debt countering nerves

Published 29 Mar, 2012 09:59am

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Bonds stabilise in Asia after drop on weak auction

TOKYO: US Treasuries stabilised in Asia on Thursday, after slipping from highs the previous day after a lackluster recep

Published 29 Mar, 2012 07:53am

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JGBs dip on profit-taking; 10-year yield pops back to 1pc

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices dipped on Thursday, reversing earlier gains, as Japanese banks took profits in th

Published 29 Mar, 2012 04:39am

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Six month yields fall to 1.1pc at auction: Italy

MILAN: Italian six-month borrowing costs fell further towards 1 percent on Wednesday, marking their lowest level since S

Published 28 Mar, 2012 09:59am

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Yields near 2-week low as Bernanke repeats commitment

TOKYO: US Treasuries held firm in Asia, with yields on 10-year bonds near a two-week low on Wednesday after Federal Rese

Published 28 Mar, 2012 04:47am

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JGBs follow Treasuries higher, futures fill chart gap

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices gained on Wednesday, tracking US bonds after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernank

Published 28 Mar, 2012 04:15am

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Bonds rise on outlook for supportive Fed policy

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose on Tuesday, assisted by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's signal early this we

Published 27 Mar, 2012 09:25pm

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Bonds barely move in Asia, but supported by Bernanke

TOKYO: US Treasuries hardly budged in Asia on Tuesday, with the two-year bond yield staying near a one-week low after Fe

Published 27 Mar, 2012 06:52am

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JGBs fall as Fed, eurozone firepower hopes boost stocks

TOKYO: Most Japanese government bond prices edged down on Tuesday on expectations of prolonged monetary easing in the Un

Published 27 Mar, 2012 04:17am

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Bond fall as jitters recede about Europe

NEW YORK: US government debt prices fell on Monday as fewer worries about Europe reduced bids for lower-risk Treasuries

Published 26 Mar, 2012 03:17pm

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Spain Treasury targets up to 3bn euros at T-bills Tuesday

MADRID: Spain's Treasury said on Monday it will issue between 2 billion euros ($2.65 billion) and three billion euros in

Published 26 Mar, 2012 01:53pm

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Romania sells 300mn lei in 6-month T-bills

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a planned 300 million lei ($91 million) in six-month treasury bills on Monday, with the average

Published 26 Mar, 2012 11:52am

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Germany sells 2.73bn euros

BERLIN:Germany sold 2.73 billion euros worth of a new 12-month bubill in an auction on Monday, attracting less demand th

Published 26 Mar, 2012 10:07am

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US debt prices fall, under perform German Bunds

LONDON: US government debt prices fell on Monday as bondholders made room for this week's supply, further underperformin

Published 26 Mar, 2012 09:43am

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Bond prices ease, tackle 200-day average

TOKYO: US Treasuries eased slightly inAsiaon Monday as resistance at the 200-day moving average triggered profit-taking

Published 26 Mar, 2012 05:45am

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JGBs tick up slightly on Treasuries, month-end buying hopes

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds edged up slightly on Monday, drawing support from US bonds, but gains were seen limited

Published 26 Mar, 2012 04:15am

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Yield dips at Egypt 266 days treasury bills

CAIRO: The yield on Egyptian treasury bills fell at an auction on Sunday, and the central bank sold the entire 3.5 billi

Published 25 Mar, 2012 11:39am

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Italy PM says the higher the firewall the better: Nikkei

TOKYO: Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti believes that the bigger the lending capacity of the euro zone's bailout funds

Published 25 Mar, 2012 09:39am

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Italy to offer up to 4bn euros of CTZs, BTPEIs at auction

ROME: The Italian Treasury said on Friday it would offer up to 3 billion euros of zero-coupon bonds (CTZs) and up to 1 b

Published 23 Mar, 2012 08:06pm

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Greece seeks 8.1bn euros in debt swap wrap

ATHENS:Greece sought on Friday to include debt of about 8.1 billion euros ($10.7 billion) in the final phase of a histor

Published 23 Mar, 2012 11:56am

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Prices climb on global growth concerns

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose o n T hursday after a fall in manufacturing in China and the euro zone's two larg

Published 22 Mar, 2012 06:51pm

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US bonds edge up in Asia on bargain hunting, China PMI

TOKYO: US Treasuries edged higher in Asia on Thursday, bolstered by continued bargain hunting after last week's sharp dr

Published 22 Mar, 2012 08:23am

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JGBs tread water, supported by year-end buying expectations

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were treading water on Thursday, supported by expectations of bargain-hunting ahead of

Published 22 Mar, 2012 04:42am

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US Treasury steady in Europe, higher yields seen

LONDON: US Treasuries held steady in Europe on Wednesday, pausing after a sharp sell-off last week though yields were ul

Published 21 Mar, 2012 12:36pm

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Treasury prices rise as safety buying bolstered

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Tuesday, bolstered by weakness in the stock market and a dip in housing starts

Published 20 Mar, 2012 02:56pm

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T-note yields dip after testing 7-month high

LONDON: US benchmark 10-year yields dipped in Europe on Tuesday after they fell short of a seven-month high in the previ

Published 20 Mar, 2012 12:11pm

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Norway to expand NST-474 bond by 3bn

OSLO: Norway's central bank will expand the government's NST-474 bond by 3 billion Norwegian crowns ($522.21 million) an

Published 19 Mar, 2012 12:49pm

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JGBs edge higher as market takes breather after correction

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds inched higher on Monday, though any moves were seen as limited in a holiday-shortened w

Published 19 Mar, 2012 04:44am

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Low risk of capital reversal: Gerardo

MONTEVIDEO: A sudden capital outflow from Mexico and other emerging economies is an outside risk despite a recent spike

Published 18 Mar, 2012 09:06am

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US bond yields rise before CPI, production data

LONDON: US Treasury yields extended an eight-session rise on Friday but traders said the market looked increasingly over

Published 16 Mar, 2012 01:00pm

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Mauritius 182-day T-bill yield dips to 4.06pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 182-day Treasury bills fell to 4.06 percent at auction on Friday fr

Published 16 Mar, 2012 11:48am

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Junk bonds to widen investment options: China

SHANGHAI: China's plan to introduce high-yield corporate bonds on the Shanghai stock exchange will create a new class of

Published 16 Mar, 2012 05:22am

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US 30-year bond extends loss to one point

NEW YORK: The US 30-year Treasury bond extended its loss to a point on Thursday, pushing government bond yields to five-

Published 15 Mar, 2012 01:34pm

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JGBs follow US debt down, but dip buying supports

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds skidded on Thursday, tracking a drop in US debt and further pressured as Tokyo stocks r

Published 15 Mar, 2012 04:21am

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US bonds drop after upbeat Fed statement

TOKYO: Treasuries extended losses in Asia on Wednesday, with the 30-year bond yield creeping to a fresh more than four-m

Published 14 Mar, 2012 05:50am

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JGBs drop as equities soar, but BOJ hopes support

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds skidded on Wednesday as equities rallied after the Federal Reserve upgraded its economi

Published 14 Mar, 2012 04:28am

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Japan cleared to buy Chinese government bonds

TOKYO : Japan said on Tuesday it had won approval from Beijing to buy Chinese government bonds for the first time, i

Published 13 Mar, 2012 09:09am

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JGBs edge down as investors await BoJ outcome

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds edged down on Tuesday, as investors awaited the outcome of the Bank of Japan's two-day

Published 13 Mar, 2012 07:20am

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US bonds edge lower as investors await Fed

TOKYO: Treasuries inched down in Asia on Tuesday, taking their cue from stronger equities markets but not straying far f

Published 13 Mar, 2012 05:32am

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Egypt sells 3- and 5-year bonds worth 4bn EGP

CAIRO: Egypt's central bank sold re-opened three-year and five-year bonds worth 4 billion Egyptian pounds ($663.1 millio

Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:12pm

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US bonds edge up on short covering ahead of Fed

TOKYO: Treasuries edged up slightly in Asia on Monday on light short covering a day before the US Federal Reserve's one-

Published 12 Mar, 2012 08:05am

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JGBs inch up but hold ranges as BoJ outcome awaited

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds inched higher on Monday, but stuck close to recent ranges as investors awaited the outc

Published 12 Mar, 2012 04:50am

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Egypt sells more 266-day T-bills than offered

CAIRO: Egypt's central bank sold more treasury bills than it originally offered at an auction on Sunday and yields conti

Published 11 Mar, 2012 11:32am

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ECB cash a wide-reaching balm

NEW YORK: The soothing balm of cash from the European Central Bank led bank-to-bank lending rates to hit a fresh 17-mont

Published 09 Mar, 2012 08:45pm

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Turkish central bank injects 5bn lira in one-month repo auction

ISTANBUL: Turkey's Central Bank injected 5 billion lira ($2.82 billion) in a one-month repo auction on Friday. Total bid

Published 09 Mar, 2012 09:58am

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US 10-year notes edge lower, eyes on Greece

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries dipped on Thursday as a rise in Asian shares and optimism that Greece would gain enough

Published 08 Mar, 2012 06:34am

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JGBs sag on hedge selling ahead of 5-year bond auction

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices sagged slightly on Thursday as traders sold the futures to hedge against the five

Published 08 Mar, 2012 04:22am

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US bonds steady as investors await Greece

TOKYO: Treasuries were steady in Asia on Wednesday, as investors awaited progress on the latest steps toward Greece's ba

Published 07 Mar, 2012 07:19am

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JGBs gain, 5-year yield falls to 16-month low

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds gained on Wednesday, sending the 5-year yield to a 16-month low, as fears about the pro

Published 07 Mar, 2012 06:09am

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Bund futures hit fresh record highs

LONDON: German Bund futures hit fresh record highs on Tuesday, while Italian and Spanish government bond yields rose on

Published 06 Mar, 2012 06:16pm

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Bonds ease amid optimism over US outlook

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices eased on Monday as recent evidence the US economic recovery is picking up steam underm

Published 05 Mar, 2012 04:24pm

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Bund hits new high as growth, Greek fears underpin

LONDON: German Bund futures hit a new record high on Monday as data fuelled concerns over the region's growth prospects

Published 05 Mar, 2012 12:05pm

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Slovenia Bank owns 200m euros Greek bonds : paper

LJUBLJANA: Bank of Slovenia owns 200 million euros ($264 million) of Greek bonds, daily Finance reported on Monday, citi

Published 05 Mar, 2012 08:04am

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Yield edges lower on Egyptian T-bills

CAIRO: The average yield on 273-day Egyptian treasury bills eased at a central bank auction on Sunday, the Ministry of F

Published 04 Mar, 2012 02:33pm

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Fed bill would restrict bond investments

WASHINGTON: Republican legislation to limit the Federal Reserve's mandate to fighting inflation would restrict the types

Published 03 Mar, 2012 08:07am

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US bonds rise after 3-day losing streak

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Friday after a three-day losing streak, with long-dated government debt suppor

Published 02 Mar, 2012 03:19pm

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Bunds rise as periphery hit by profit-taking

LONDON: German Bund futures rose on Friday as investors locked in profits in higher-yielding euro zone government debt a

Published 02 Mar, 2012 01:26pm

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US bonds fall as safety bid ebbs

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices fell on Thursday as several factors conspired to depress investors' appetite for safe-

Published 01 Mar, 2012 05:00pm

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US bond prices inch lower as stimulus bets cool

LONDON: Treasuries edged lower in European trade as investors scaled back bets for further economic stimulus after Feder

Published 01 Mar, 2012 01:51pm

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JGBs erase early losses as smooth 10-year auction seen

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds edged up on Thursday, reversing slight earlier losses on expectations of healthy demand

Published 01 Mar, 2012 05:45am

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US bonds gain; Bernanke awaited

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose modestly on Wednesday, aided by month-end buying, as investors turned their atten

Published 29 Feb, 2012 03:38pm

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Oil worries check fall in Indian bond yields

MUMBAI: Indian federal bond yields eased on Wednesday following a $2.5 billion debt purchase announcement by the central

Published 29 Feb, 2012 12:26pm

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US bonds gain after durable goods orders sink

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose on Tuesday after new orders for US manufactured goods fell in January by the most in

Published 28 Feb, 2012 03:27pm

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US bonds stable on high oil prices

LONDON: US Treasuries held steady on Tuesday, supported by concerns over the impact of elevated oil prices on global dem

Published 28 Feb, 2012 01:49pm

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US bonds supported by strong oil, ECB

TOKYO : Treasuries were steady in Asia on Tuesday, supported by concerns about rising oil prices on global demand and

Published 28 Feb, 2012 11:12am

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Investors cautious as Moody's reviews banks

NEW YORK: US money market investors have sought to reduce their risk in major global banks and securities firms after Mo

Published 27 Feb, 2012 07:48pm

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Bonds rise on oil, Europe jitters

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Monday as surging oil prices and Europe's festering debt crisis undermined con

Published 27 Feb, 2012 04:23pm

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US bonds underpinned by strong oil prices

TOKYO: Treasuries edged higher in Asia on Monday, bolstered by fears that rising oil prices will slow global growth, but

Published 27 Feb, 2012 11:40am

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JGBs steady, pressure seen from weaker yen, strong stocks

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were steady on Monday but are seen likely to face pressure this week from stronger stoc

Published 27 Feb, 2012 05:36am

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JGBs steady, pressure seen from weaker yen, strong stocks

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were steady on Monday but are seen likely to face pressure this week from stronger stoc

Published 27 Feb, 2012 05:36am

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Italy banks expected to knock new ECB funds: ABI

MILAN: The take up of cheap European Central Bank funds by Italian banks at next week's three-year tender is likely to b

Published 25 Feb, 2012 10:39am

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Supply pushes short-term US rates higher

NEW YORK/LONDON: US money markets closed out the week with an easing of conditions both in the repo and short-term Treas

Published 24 Feb, 2012 08:04pm

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US bonds edge down in Asian market

TOKYO : Treasuries edged down in Asia on Friday, as market participants locked in gains after an overnight rally follo

Published 24 Feb, 2012 06:01am

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JGBs edge higher, getting lift from Treasuries

TOKYO: Most Japanese government bond prices edged higher on Friday, catching a tailwind from US Treasuries as well as co

Published 24 Feb, 2012 04:49am

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Singapore sovereign fund GIC buys 5pc stake in Bunge

SINGAPORE: The Government of Singapore Investment Corp, one of the world's biggest sovereign wealth funds, has bought a

Published 24 Feb, 2012 04:29am

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US Treasuries prices dip going into 7-year note sale

NEW YORK: US Treasuries eased on Thursday as traders made room for new supply this week but concern that Greece will str

Published 23 Feb, 2012 03:19pm

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US bonds edge down ahead of supply

TOKYO: Treasuries edged down in Asia on Thursday as investors prepared for new supply this week. A $29 billion auction

Published 23 Feb, 2012 06:30am

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Longer-dated JGBs slip as investors await 20-year sale

TOKYO: Longer-dated Japanese government bond prices slipped on Thursday, as investors sold to make room for a 20-year au

Published 23 Feb, 2012 05:07am

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Bonds up on Greece worry; auctions limit gains

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose mildly on Wednesday, their safe-haven allure bolstered by concerns Greece might n

Published 22 Feb, 2012 05:10pm

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US bonds prices fall as supply glut weighs

LONDON: US Treasuries dipped on Wednesday as the clinching of Greece's bailout saw some investors trim positions in safe

Published 22 Feb, 2012 01:54pm

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US bonds inch up as Greece concerns trump supply

TOKYO: Treasuries edged slightly higher in Asia on Wednesday, bolstered by concerns over whether Greece can keep to its

Published 22 Feb, 2012 11:14am

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France sells 388m euros T-bills

PARIS: France sold an additional 388 million euros of short-term BTF treasury bills on Wednesday, following an auction o

Published 22 Feb, 2012 10:20am

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US 30-year bonds trade a point lower in price

NEW YORK: US 30-year Treasury bonds traded a point lower in price on Tuesday after a long-awaited bailout deal for Greec

Published 21 Feb, 2012 06:16pm

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US Treasury prices slip on Greek bailout deal

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices fell on Tuesday after a long-awaited bailout deal for Greece dented appetite for safe-haven

Published 21 Feb, 2012 02:45pm

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US bonds slip after Greece deal, ahead of auctions

TOKYO: Treasuries dropped in Asia on Tuesday as officials in Europe clinched a deal on a Greek bailout and ahead of thre

Published 21 Feb, 2012 11:27am

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Retail bond record sales $2.6bn: Manila

MANILA: The Philippines top its previous record sales of 110 billion pesos ($2.58 billion) of retail Treasury bonds (RTB

Published 21 Feb, 2012 09:55am

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Investors agree on new Greek bonds

BRUSSELS: Private investors agreed on Tuesday that the coupon on new, 30-year Greek bonds that will replace existing pap

Published 21 Feb, 2012 06:31am

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US bonds slip after Greece second bailout deal

TOKYO: Treasuries dropped in Asia on Tuesday as officials in Europe clinched a deal on a Greek bailout and ahead of thre

Published 21 Feb, 2012 05:57am

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JGBs mostly down on Greece hopes

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were mostly lower on Monday as the safe-haven appeal of fixed-income assets faded

Published 20 Feb, 2012 10:47am

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JGB sentiment sags on share rally, Europe

TOKYO : Sentiment in the Japanese government bond market deteriorated as investors expected a recent rally in Tokyo sh

Published 20 Feb, 2012 05:21am

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Turkish bond yields edge down

ISTANBUL: Turkish bond yields inched down on Friday as the central bank opted not to reduce excess liquidity, while the

Published 17 Feb, 2012 10:16am

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US Treasuries slip slightly after data

NEW YORK: US Treasuries slipped on Thursday after the government released data on housing starts, weekly jobless claims

Published 16 Feb, 2012 02:33pm

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US bonds edge up on Greece delay concerns

TOKYO: US Treasuries edged up in Asia on Thursday, as a delay in securing another bailout package for Greece kept concer

Published 16 Feb, 2012 11:36am

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JGBs mostly higher, 5-year auction demand seen firm

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were mostly higher on Thursday, with the Bank of Japan's unexpected easing this w

Published 16 Feb, 2012 05:56am

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Prices dip but no sign of sharp break lower

LONDON: US Treasuries retreated in Europe on Wednesday as riskier assets advanced on hopes Greece will ultimately get ne

Published 15 Feb, 2012 12:01pm

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JGBs gain after BOJ surprises easing

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices rose on Wednesday, with the yield on two-year debt dropping to its lowest level s

Published 15 Feb, 2012 06:37am

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S. Korean won falls on Moody's downgrades; bonds up

SEOUL: The South Korean won fell early on Tuesday on news that ratings agency Moody’s downgraded its credit outlooks on

Published 14 Feb, 2012 11:31am

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Italy three-year debt costs set to fall at bond auction

MILAN: Italy’s three-year borrowing costs are set to fall below 4 percent at a bond auction on Tuesday as cheap ECB loan

Published 14 Feb, 2012 11:23am

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IDFC to raise 2.5bn rupees via bonds: Source

MUMBAI: India ’s Infrastructure Development Finance Co. is planning to raise at least 2.5 billion rupees ($50.82 millio

Published 14 Feb, 2012 11:15am

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Philippines to sell more 7-yr bonds via tap window

MANILA: The Philippines' Bureau of Treasury said it will issue an additional 9 billion pesos ($211 million) of 2018 bond

Published 14 Feb, 2012 10:54am

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US bonds fall after Greek austerity vote

LONDON: US Treasuries prices fell in Europe on Monday after Greek politicians passed tough austerity measures vital to s

Published 13 Feb, 2012 11:41am

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US bonds slip after Greece plan passes

TOKYO: Treasury prices slipped in Asia on Monday on optimism Greece would secure funds it needs to avoid a default after

Published 13 Feb, 2012 06:21am

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JGBs pare losses as Greece impact fades and easing in focus

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were slightly weaker on Monday though futures were off their lows, as the market's focu

Published 13 Feb, 2012 04:38am

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US bonds edge up on caution over Greece

TOKYO : Treasury prices rose in Asia on Friday, as investors looked beyond Greece 's initial success in securing a re

Published 10 Feb, 2012 05:42am

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JGB futures edge down but easing talk supports short-end

TOKYO: Ten-year Japanese government bond futures were off lows as initial optimism over Greece's debt deal turned to cau

Published 10 Feb, 2012 05:40am

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Gilt futures fall on Greece, QE shift lifts short end

LONDON: Gilt futures fell to a two-month low on Thursday as Greece moved closer to securing a new rescue package, but sh

Published 09 Feb, 2012 06:21pm

Managed Funds

30-year bonds extends fall before auction

NEW YORK: Prices on US 30-year Treasury bonds fell nearly 1 point, extending their earlier decline, as news Greece is cl

Published 09 Feb, 2012 04:42pm

Managed Funds

US bonds stable on caution over Greek deal

LONDON: US Treasuries prices held steady in Europe on Thursday on cautious expectations that Greece will eventually reac

Published 09 Feb, 2012 11:41am

Managed Funds

Bonds slightly lower in late trade

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell slightly in late trade on Wednesday after a $24 billion sale of 10-year US governmen

Published 08 Feb, 2012 09:22pm

Managed Funds

Bonds flat in advance of 10-year auction

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices were little changed on Wednesday with prices retracing earlier losses even as traders red

Published 08 Feb, 2012 03:13pm

Managed Funds

US bond prices slip as Greek deal seen near

LONDON: US Treasury debt prices edged lower in Europe on Wednesday on expectations Greek political leaders would reach a

Published 08 Feb, 2012 11:24am

Managed Funds

JGBs edge down ahead of Thursday's 40-year auction

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds edged down on Wednesday as some investors sold ahead of an auction of 40-year bonds lat

Published 08 Feb, 2012 05:10am

Managed Funds

Prices hit session lows before 3-year sale

NEW YORK: US government debt prices touched session lows in early trading on Tuesday in advance of a $32 billion auction

Published 07 Feb, 2012 02:37pm

Managed Funds

US bond prices steady, Greece woes support

TOKYO: Treasuries prices were steady in Asia on Tuesday as concerns about Greece's debt woes offset the impact of recent

Published 07 Feb, 2012 11:17am

Managed Funds

JGBs edge down on profit-taking

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds edged down on Tuesday with some investors said to be locking in profits in futures afte

Published 07 Feb, 2012 05:34am

Managed Funds

JGBs edge down on profit-taking

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds edged down on Tuesday with some investors said to be locking in profits in futures afte

Published 07 Feb, 2012 05:34am

Managed Funds

Bonds steady on Greek debt deal concerns

NEW YORK: US government debt prices held steady on Monday as the lack of progress in Greece to meet required terms for a

Published 06 Feb, 2012 02:25pm

Managed Funds

JGBs fall after upbeat US jobs report

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds fell on Monday after a better-than-expected US jobs report lowered expectations of furt

Published 06 Feb, 2012 06:46am

Managed Funds

DBS: Greater China to make up 35pc of revenue this year

TAIPEI: DBS Group Holdings Group said on Monday a focus on the China, Hong Kong and Taiwan markets will see its revenue

Published 06 Feb, 2012 05:45am

Managed Funds

Interbank lending rates dip again on ECB Dec injection

NEW YORK: Interbank lending rates fell on Thursday as the ECB's injection of almost half a trillion euros in 3-year loan

Published 02 Feb, 2012 07:50pm

Managed Funds

Benchmark yields stable as Greek talks drag on

LONDON: US benchmark Treasury yields stabilised in European trade on Thursday as investor edginess over drawn-out Greek

Published 02 Feb, 2012 12:36pm

Managed Funds

US bond yields up in Asia

TOKYO : The yield on benchmark Treasuries inched higher in Asia on Thursday as solid US manufacturing data eased con

Published 02 Feb, 2012 05:13am

Managed Funds

US treasuries Prices fall as risk sentiment improves

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Wednesday as European risk assets improved, dampening demand for the safe-haven b

Published 01 Feb, 2012 02:30pm

Managed Funds

Benchmark yield edges up ahead of ISM data

TOKYO: The yield on the benchmark US Treasury note edged higher in Asia on Wednesday as month-end buying that had underp

Published 01 Feb, 2012 09:52am

Managed Funds

Taiwan sells 2-year govt bonds at 0.78pc yield

TAIPEI: Taiwan auctioned T$30 billion ($1 billion) in two-year government bonds at a yield of 0.78 percent, the central

Published 01 Feb, 2012 07:02am

Managed Funds

US treasury prices flat in choppy trading

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices were largely flat in choppy trading on Tuesday as earlier optimism over new bailouts in t

Published 31 Jan, 2012 03:28pm

Managed Funds

US bonds drop in Asia but supported by Portugal woes

TOKYO: US Treasuries edged down in Asia but are seen as well-supported by mounting fears Portugal could follow Greece in

Published 31 Jan, 2012 11:35am

Managed Funds

JGBs mixed, 10-year bonds soft as investors wary of auction

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were mixed on Tuesday, failing to track gains in US Treasuries the previous day a

Published 31 Jan, 2012 06:03am

Managed Funds

Yields hit year-low as Europe fears intensify

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields fell to their lowest levels this year on Monday on a renewed bid for safety assets as Gre

Published 30 Jan, 2012 03:06pm

Managed Funds

Rally in Europe on Greek deal nerves

LONDON: US government bonds rallied in Europe on Monday, with investors nervous about the absence of a Greek debt swap d

Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:49pm

Managed Funds

MUFG names Hirano head of core banking unit

TOKYO: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group on Monday named its deputy president, Nobuyuki Hirano, as head of its core banking

Published 30 Jan, 2012 07:11am

Managed Funds

JGBs tick up after US GDP but wary ahead of auction

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices edged up on Monday, supported by softer-than-expected US growth data and the Fed'

Published 30 Jan, 2012 05:14am

Managed Funds

MAF plans to issue 5-yr Islamic bond: UAE

DUBAI: Dubai Majid Al Futtaim plans to issue a five-year dollar-denominated Islamic bond, or sukuk, with early profit ra

Published 29 Jan, 2012 07:38am

Managed Funds

10-year yields steady ahead of US GDP

TOKYO: The yield on the benchmark US Treasury note was steady in Asia on Friday, while the yield on five-year paper was

Published 27 Jan, 2012 06:31am

Managed Funds

JGBs extend gains, Fed's pledge may pressure BoJ

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices rose on Friday, with the 10-year yield edging closer to a 14-month low hit last w

Published 27 Jan, 2012 05:22am

Managed Funds

US debt prices rally on Fed dovishness

NEW YORK: The prices of US Treasuries rose on Thursday, buoyed by clear dovish signals from the US Federal Reserve and m

Published 26 Jan, 2012 03:51pm

Managed Funds

US bonds rally in Europe on dovish Fed

LONDON: US government bonds rallied in Europe on Thursday, outperforming German Bunds, after the Federal Reserve pledged

Published 26 Jan, 2012 01:35pm

Managed Funds

Indonesia raises 10.5trn rupiah in debt auction

JAKARTA: Indonesia raised 10.5 trillion rupiah ($1.18 billion) in a debt auction on Thursday, above a 7 trillion rupiah

Published 26 Jan, 2012 09:57am

Managed Funds

US debt prices edge higher ahead of FOMC statement

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices rose on Wednesday, reversing some of the week's earlier price declines, as traders awaited

Published 25 Jan, 2012 01:56pm

Managed Funds

10-year yields rise in Asia ahead of Fed

TOKYO: The yield on the benchmark US Treasury note crept higher in Asia on Wednesday but investors stayed mostly on the

Published 25 Jan, 2012 11:05am

Managed Funds

JGBs tick up after 1-week retreat on buyback ahead of Fed

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices edged up on Wednesday after a week of retreat on short-covering ahead of steps by

Published 25 Jan, 2012 06:44am

Managed Funds

US debt prices holding steady as Fed meeting begins

NEW YORK: The prices of US Treasury securities hovered near the previous day's closing levels on Tuesday, stabilizing af

Published 24 Jan, 2012 02:56pm

Managed Funds

US T-notes steady before supply

LONDON: US treasuries were little changed on Tuesday ahead of a bout of supply this week and as a setback in crucial Gre

Published 24 Jan, 2012 11:21am

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JGBs futures below Ichimoku cloud, yields at 6-week high

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices edged down on Tuesday and benchmark futures slipped below key support from the Ic

Published 24 Jan, 2012 05:25am

Managed Funds

Bonds tick up in Asia after Greek setback

TOKYO: US Treasuries edged up in Asia on Tuesday after euro zone finance ministers rejected an offer by private creditor

Published 24 Jan, 2012 04:58am

Managed Funds

Prices fall as hopes rise for relief in Europe

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices fell on Monday as stock futures pointed to gains for US indexes and investors held out some

Published 23 Jan, 2012 01:51pm

Managed Funds

Bonds tick up in Asia on caution over Greece

TOKYO: US Treasuries edged up in Asia on Monday with the ebbing of optimism among market players on a restructuring deal

Published 23 Jan, 2012 11:42am

Managed Funds

JGBs slip, futures struggles to cling to Ichimoku cloud top

TOKYO:Japanese government bond prices sagged on Monday, following in the footsteps of US bonds last week, though worries

Published 23 Jan, 2012 05:22am

Managed Funds

Bonds tick up in Asia on caution over Greece

TOKYO: US Treasuries edged up in Asia on Monday with the ebbing of optimism among market players on a restructuring deal

Published 23 Jan, 2012 04:45am

Managed Funds

Egypt T-bill yield rises

CAIRO : Egypt central bank reduced the amount of 266-day treasury bills sold at an auction on Sunday as their yields i

Published 22 Jan, 2012 12:40pm

Managed Funds

Bunds slip on cautious hope over Greek talks

LONDON: Bund futures fell to near 1-1/2 week lows on Friday, as signs Greece could be nearing a vital deal with its priv

Published 20 Jan, 2012 02:48pm

Managed Funds

US commercial paper market grows again

NEW YORK: The US commercial paper market expanded for a second straight week, suggesting revived lending to finance inve

Published 19 Jan, 2012 05:08pm

Managed Funds

JGB curve steepens after strong 5-year auction

TOKYO: The Japanese government bond yield curve steepened on Thursday as long-dated bond prices fell on hopes the IMF wo

Published 19 Jan, 2012 07:36am

Managed Funds

Thirty-year Treasuries extend price losses to full point

NEW YORK: Thirty-year Treasuries bonds extended price losses to a full point on Wednesday as stocks extended gains. The

Published 18 Jan, 2012 07:09pm

Managed Funds

Long-dated JGBs slip on post-auction disappointment, stock gains

TOKYO: Long-dated Japanese government bonds slipped on Wednesday as brokers found only limited investor demand for 30-ye

Published 18 Jan, 2012 08:14am

Managed Funds

US 10-year notes steady, seen supported on dips

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries were little changed in Asia on Wednesday and were seen likely to be supported on dips,

Published 18 Jan, 2012 06:37am

Managed Funds

US bond yields creep up after China data

TOKYO: US Treasuries were pressured, bolstering yields, as better-than-expected Chinese data in Asia trade on Tuesday ga

Published 17 Jan, 2012 07:38am

Managed Funds

JGBs tick down on profit-taking ahead of 30-year auction

TOKYO : Japanese government bond prices slipped on Tuesday on profit-taking after the 10-year yield hit a 14-month low t

Published 17 Jan, 2012 04:57am

Managed Funds

China Development Bank 7-year bond yield at high end of forecast

SHANGHAI: China Development Bank auctioned 20 billion yuan ($3.17 billion) of seven-year fixed-rate bonds in the interba

Published 17 Jan, 2012 04:47am

Managed Funds

JGBs up on Europe ratings cuts; 10-year yield hits 14-month low

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds gained on Monday, with the 10-year yield falling to a 14-month low, on worries the mass

Published 16 Jan, 2012 04:50am

Managed Funds

Debt re-balancing to boost bond market

DUBAI: Debt capital markets activity in the Middle East North Africa region should exceed last year's total amount as fi

Published 15 Jan, 2012 05:31pm

Managed Funds

IFC plans $1bn MENA investments by end-June

DUBAI: International Finance Corp. , a unit of the World Bank, plans to invest close to $1 billion by the end of June in

Published 15 Jan, 2012 10:00am

Managed Funds

China's CITIC Securities posts 11.1pc rise in FY11 net profit

SHANGHAI: CITIC Securities , China's biggest brokerage by assets, said on Saturday its 2011 net profit rose 11.1 percent

Published 14 Jan, 2012 03:48am

Managed Funds

US bonds stabilise in Asia after weak auction

TOKYO: US Treasuries stabilised in Asia trade on Friday after a weak 30-year bond auction the day before but the 30-year

Published 13 Jan, 2012 08:01am

Managed Funds

JGBs supported after solid 10-year auction

TOKYO : Japanese government bond prices nudged up on Friday, with the 10-year yield a stone's throw from a one-year low

Published 13 Jan, 2012 06:06am

Managed Funds

Vietnam raises $89.4mn via government bonds on Jan 12

HANOI: Vietnam's State Treasury raised 1.88 trillion dong ($89.4 million) by selling government bonds in its first aucti

Published 13 Jan, 2012 05:59am

Managed Funds

Bonds turn higher on weaker US data

NEW YORK: US government debt prices turned higher on Thursday, erasing earlier losses, after weaker US data revived safe

Published 12 Jan, 2012 02:04pm

Managed Funds

Prices fall in Europe after strong Spain debt sale

LONDON: US government bonds fell in Europe on Thursday after a stronger than expected Spanish debt auction, but underlyi

Published 12 Jan, 2012 12:01pm

Managed Funds

T-notes steady, solid demand expected at auction

LONDON: Treasuries held steady within a tight range on Wednesday with small swings in equity markets influencing trading

Published 11 Jan, 2012 10:14am

Managed Funds

Ten-year JGB yield hits 7-week low but CDS spread near record

TOKYO: The yield on 10-year Japanese government bonds slipped to a seven-week low on Wednesday, helped by tight repo mar

Published 11 Jan, 2012 07:37am

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Yields edge down as investors remain wary

TOKYO: The yield on 10-year US Treasuries slipped further below 2 percent on Wednesday as investors remained wary ahead

Published 11 Jan, 2012 07:13am

Managed Funds

JGB 10-year yield dips, other zones flat in thin trade

TOKYO: The yield on the 10-year Japanese government bonds slipped to match its December low on Wednesday on buying from

Published 11 Jan, 2012 06:09am

Managed Funds

Bunds fall as Austrian, Dutch debt sales eyed

LONDON: German government bond futures opened lower on Tuesday as traders made way on their books for debt supply from t

Published 10 Jan, 2012 07:40am

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US 10-year notes dip but downside seen limited

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasury notes edged lower in Asia on Tuesday, but their downside was seen likely to be limited du

Published 10 Jan, 2012 06:05am

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JGBs steady to slightly weaker on stocks, auction eyed

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were steady to slightly weaker on Tuesday with futures and medium-term notes off

Published 10 Jan, 2012 04:59am

Managed Funds

China Development Bank 10-year bond yield at 3.85pc, within forecast

SHANGHAI: China Development Bank auctioned 20 billion yuan ($3.17 billion) of 10-year fixed-rate bonds in the interbank

Published 10 Jan, 2012 04:52am

Managed Funds

Belly of curve outperforms before supply

NEW YORK: Medium-term Treasuries ended barely higher on Monday, while long-dated US debt came under a bit of pressure fr

Published 09 Jan, 2012 10:10pm

Managed Funds

US Fed sells $8.74bn shorter-term treasuries

NEW YORK: The US Federal Reserve on Monday sold on the open market $8.74 billion of Treasuries maturing April 2012 throu

Published 09 Jan, 2012 04:47pm

Managed Funds

Coupon payment hopes lift Kazakhstan BTA bonds

LONDON: The benchmark 2018 bond of Kazakh sovereign wealth fund's BTA Bank hit 10-day highs on Monday, on speculation th

Published 09 Jan, 2012 04:34pm

Managed Funds

Japan's SMFG to buy into China fund house

SHANGHAI: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), Japan's third-largest lender by assets, plans to acquire a minority st

Published 06 Jan, 2012 05:22am

Managed Funds

Superlong JGBs remain softer ahead of auctions

TOKYO: Longer-dated Japanese government bonds underperformed on Friday ahead of a busy auction schedule, while futures s

Published 06 Jan, 2012 05:03am

Managed Funds

Long-dated debt falls ahead of US jobs data

NEW YORK: Long-dated US Treasury debt prices fell on Thursday as investors pared bond holdings in advance of a key gover

Published 05 Jan, 2012 10:16pm

Managed Funds

Dollar funds more expensive as Europe fears reignite

NEW YORK: The cost of short-term dollar funding edged up on Thursday as European debt markets sold off on renewed fears

Published 05 Jan, 2012 07:28pm

Managed Funds

US debt prices negative

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices turned negative on Thursday after the ADP National Employment Report showed US private

Published 05 Jan, 2012 01:04pm

Managed Funds

JGB futures steady, French bond auction eyed

TOKYO: Longer-dated Japanese government bonds underperformed on Thursday as domestic investors switched into shorter mat

Published 05 Jan, 2012 07:15am

Managed Funds

Bonds firm in Asia ahead of French auction

TOKYO: US Treasuries were supported in Asia on Thursday as market players braced for French bond auctions later in the d

Published 05 Jan, 2012 05:03am

Managed Funds

Rate traders may be too hawkish on Fed

NEW YORK : Short-term rates traders may be pricing in too hawkish expectations of an interest-rate hike, with the Federa

Published 04 Jan, 2012 08:42pm

Managed Funds

Prices ease in some US economic optimism

NEW YORK : US Treasury debt prices fell on Wednesday on continued optimism that the United States is on the path to ec

Published 04 Jan, 2012 07:37pm

Managed Funds

JGBs inch lower as positive data lifts risk appetite

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds inched lower on Wednesday with the appeal of safe-haven government debt undermined afte

Published 04 Jan, 2012 05:22am

Managed Funds

Spanish yields jump, German auction in focus

LONDON: Spanish government bond yields rose sharply on Tuesday as market participants cashed in Spanish bonds which they

Published 03 Jan, 2012 06:47pm

Managed Funds

Temasek sets up new unit to invest in North Asia

SINGAPORE: Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings said on Tuesday it has set up a new subsidiary, Pavilion Capital Pt

Published 03 Jan, 2012 04:23am

Managed Funds

Goldman advisor defends $2bn Islamic bond scheme

DUBAI: An advisor to Goldman Sachs has defended the US bank's $2 billion Islamic bond programme against criticism it may

Published 02 Jan, 2012 04:10pm

Managed Funds

Egypt to offer 1bn EGP in reopened seven year bonds

CAIRO : Egypt 's Finance Ministry will offer 1 billion Egyptian pounds ($165.81 million) in reopened seven-year bonds a

Published 02 Jan, 2012 03:18pm

Managed Funds

India to sell 140bn rupees of debt

MUMBAI: India will sell 140 billion rupees ($2.63 billion) of bonds on Jan. 6, the central bank said in a statement on M

Published 02 Jan, 2012 02:53pm

Managed Funds

Belgium aims at 2.5bn euros in first auction

BRUSSELS : Belgium plans to raise between 1.8 and 2.5 billion euros ($2.32 - $3.23 bn) in short-term debt at an auctio

Published 30 Dec, 2011 04:01pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year yield heads for biggest annual drop since 2008

SINGAPORE: The US 10-year Treasury yield inched up in Asia on Friday but was on track for its biggest annual drop since

Published 30 Dec, 2011 07:06am

Managed Funds

JGBs inch up after Europe worries lift US bonds

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds edged higher on Friday morning as market participants took heart from a rise in US bond

Published 30 Dec, 2011 05:08am

Managed Funds

Kenya Treasury bill yield rises

NAIROBI: The weighted average yield on Kenya's 91-day Treasury bill rose to 19.905 percent at Thursday's auction from 18

Published 29 Dec, 2011 04:47pm

Managed Funds

Italian bonds post heavy losses

LONDON: Long-dated Italian bonds were among the euro zone's worst performers in 2011 as the sovereign debt crisis threat

Published 29 Dec, 2011 03:42pm

Managed Funds

CP market shrinks in latest week: US

NEW YORK: The US seasonally adjusted commercial paper market shrank in the latest week, Federal Reserve data showed on T

Published 29 Dec, 2011 02:55pm

Managed Funds

JGBs steady as euro zone concerns spur bids

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were steady to slightly higher on Thursday in thin trade, pushing down the benchmark yi

Published 29 Dec, 2011 05:28am

Managed Funds

JGBs slip on expected rebound in output, sales tax doubts

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices slipped on Wednesday in thin trade, pushing up the benchmark yield to a two-week

Published 28 Dec, 2011 05:28am

Managed Funds

US Treasury prices edged higher

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices edged higher on Tuesday as fewer than normal market participants returned to their desks fo

Published 27 Dec, 2011 09:16pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year yield eases, upside seen limited

SINGAPORE: The US 10-year Treasury yield eased on Tuesday in thin year-end trade, and was seen unlikely to rise too shar

Published 27 Dec, 2011 05:43am

Managed Funds

JGBs inch up on year-end position adjustment

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds inched up in light trading on Tuesday, with yields on long-dated cash bonds hovering ne

Published 27 Dec, 2011 04:30am

Managed Funds

Vietnam to auction $71mn bonds this week

HANOI: Vietnam's State Treasury will auction 1.5 trillion dong ($71.34 million) of government debt in the final week of

Published 27 Dec, 2011 04:13am

Managed Funds

Indian cash rates close down as demand wanes

MUMBAI: Indian overnight cash rates fell sharply on Monday as demand eased in the second week of the two-week reporting

Published 26 Dec, 2011 10:22pm

Managed Funds

Taiwan sells 10-year govt bonds at 1.297pc yield

TAIPEI: Taiwan auctioned T$35 billion ($1.15 billion) in 10-year government bonds at a yield of 1.297 percent, the centr

Published 26 Dec, 2011 05:00am

Managed Funds

Egypt sells 91-day T-bills

CAIRO : Egypt central bank sold more 91-day treasury bills than originally offered at an auction on Sunday but trimmed

Published 25 Dec, 2011 02:31pm

Managed Funds

Prices slip as US tax cut extended

NEW YORK : US Treasuries slipped in thin trade Friday as Congress's approval of a two-month payroll tax cut extension

Published 23 Dec, 2011 06:31pm

Managed Funds

Dollar lending costs rise again on Europe fears

NEW YORK/LONDON: Concern over the outlook for Europe's debt crisis on Friday pushed US-dollar denominated interbank lend

Published 23 Dec, 2011 06:12pm

Managed Funds

Vietnam raises $35.7mn in government bonds, yields steady

HANOI: Vietnam's State Treasury has raised 750 billion dong ($35.68 million) from selling government debt, with yields r

Published 23 Dec, 2011 05:07am

Managed Funds

Kenya T-bill yield edges closer to 19pc

NAIROBI: Yields on Kenya's 91-day Treasury bill raised closer to 19 percent in an undersubscribed auction on Thursday an

Published 22 Dec, 2011 04:41pm

Managed Funds

Ten-year yield edges down on ECB worry

TOKYO: The yield on US 10-year Treasury notes edged down in Asia on Thursday toward a three-month low hit earlier in the

Published 22 Dec, 2011 08:09am

Managed Funds

JGB futures tick up in thin trade, 2-year sale eyed

TOKYO: Japanese government bond futures ticked up in thin trade on Thursday while super long cash bond prices inched dow

Published 22 Dec, 2011 04:25am

Managed Funds

Gilts rise after BoE minutes, UK debt data

LONDON: Gilt futures rose on Wednesday after Britain's budget deficit narrowed more than expected last month and the Ban

Published 21 Dec, 2011 07:57pm

Managed Funds

US 30-yr Treasury bond extends loss to point

NEW YORK: The US 30-year Trasury bond, the focus of the market's selling all morning on Wednesday, extended its loss to

Published 21 Dec, 2011 06:51pm

Managed Funds

Japan to auction 149.7 trillion yen JGBs in 2012/13

TOKYO: Japan's Ministry of Finance plans to sell a record 149.7 trillion yen ($1.93 trillion) of bonds through regular a

Published 21 Dec, 2011 10:29am

Managed Funds

10-year yield barely changed, ECB tender eyed

TOKYO: The yield on US 10-year Treasury notes was barely changed on Wednesday in Asia, staying away from a three-month l

Published 21 Dec, 2011 07:24am

Managed Funds

JGBs lower on upbeat data, but losses limited

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices edged down on Wednesday as a better-than-expected Spanish debt auction and positi

Published 21 Dec, 2011 04:54am

Managed Funds

Bond prices fall as bank funding in focus

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Tuesday as expectations that banks would borrow large amounts from the European C

Published 20 Dec, 2011 09:12pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year yield edges up, 5-year note sale eyed

TOKYO: The yield on US 10-year Treasury notes climbed from its lowest level in nearly three months, as wary investors ti

Published 20 Dec, 2011 06:56am

Managed Funds

JGB futures edge down as shares pick up on Korea relief

TOKYO: Japanese government bond futures edged down on Tuesday as share prices recovered after panicky selling on news of

Published 20 Dec, 2011 04:30am

Managed Funds

Japan to buy Chinese bonds

TOKYO: Japan is preparing to buy yuan-denominated bonds issued by the Chinese government under a proposed bilateral curr

Published 20 Dec, 2011 03:56am

Managed Funds

Longer end prices up on stocks, euro zone, N.Korea

NEW YORK: Longer-dated Treasury securities rose on Monday as a stock market downturn and worries about North Korea's pol

Published 19 Dec, 2011 06:39pm

Managed Funds

No hope of saving MF Global's UK division

LONDON: MF Global UK's administrator KPMG does not believe it will find a rescuer for the failed futures brokerage and i

Published 19 Dec, 2011 04:44am

Managed Funds

Ireland would need debt deal to win EU vote

DUBLIN: Ireland would need to get a significant reduction in its debt burden in order to get any referendum on new Europ

Published 18 Dec, 2011 03:45pm

Managed Funds

Egypt 91-day T-bill auction

CAIRO: The average yield on 91-day Egyptian treasury bills declined at an auction on Sunday, but the yield on 273-day T-

Published 18 Dec, 2011 02:07pm

Managed Funds

Liikanen urges swift action over euro crisis

HELSINKI: Europe needs to swiftly beef up funding backstops to prevent its debt crisis leading to a flurry of ratings do

Published 17 Dec, 2011 12:11pm

Managed Funds

JGBs trim losses as euro zone worries continue

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds trimmed losses on Friday, with the benchmark yield falling to a fresh three-week low, s

Published 16 Dec, 2011 05:39am

Managed Funds

US 10-year yield dips, hovers near 2-month low

SINGAPORE: The US 10-year Treasury yield inched lower in Asia on Friday, edging back in the direction of a two-month low

Published 16 Dec, 2011 05:14am

Managed Funds

US Fed buys $7.55bn in net mortgage bonds

NEW YORK: The US Federal Reserve bought agency mortgage-backed securities in a net amount of $7.55 billion from Dec 8 to

Published 15 Dec, 2011 07:30pm

Managed Funds

Bank funding costs strained; dollar-based lending scarce

NEW YORK: Bank funding costs were strained on Thursday as dollar-based lending to European banks remained scarce and thr

Published 15 Dec, 2011 06:17pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year note yields at 3-week lows, more volatility eyed

TOKYO: US 10-year treasuries extended overnight gains to nudge up in Asia on Thursday, building on a rally that saw long

Published 15 Dec, 2011 07:43am

Managed Funds

JGBs rise on Europe debt woes, 20-year sale eyed

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds extended gains on Thursday, with the benchmark yield dipping to its lowest level in thr

Published 15 Dec, 2011 04:34am

Managed Funds

US 10-year notes dip but euro zone worries support

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasuries edged lower in Asia on Wednesday but their losses were limited, with ongoing concerns o

Published 14 Dec, 2011 06:17am

Managed Funds

JGBs edge up as stocks weaken but supply fears loom

TOKYO: Japanese government bond futures edged up slightly on Wednesday, as stocks weakened on worries about a lack of pr

Published 14 Dec, 2011 04:26am

Managed Funds

US Treasuries pare gains after FOMC statement

NEW YORK: The prices of US Treasury securities rose on Tuesday but pared their gains ever so slightly after the Federal

Published 13 Dec, 2011 08:18pm

Managed Funds

Fitch downgrades Generali, other insurers on bonds

MILAN: Fitch has downgraded a series of Italian and Spanish insurers including Europe's third-largest group Assicurazion

Published 13 Dec, 2011 08:12pm

Managed Funds

Steady in Europe, rally pauses as supply looms

LONDON: U.S Treasuries held steady in Europe on Tuesday after rallying on Monday, with a heavy supply schedule dampening

Published 13 Dec, 2011 10:20am

Managed Funds

US bond prices steady after rally

TOKYO: US Treasuries prices steadied in Asia on Tuesday after an overnight rally sparked by worries about the strength o

Published 13 Dec, 2011 07:54am

Managed Funds

JGBs gain on Europe worries, hopes for 5-year sale

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds gained on Tuesday as renewed worries over the measures adopted by European leaders to f

Published 13 Dec, 2011 04:44am

Managed Funds

ECB sliced bond buys in crisis summit run up

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank slashed its purchases of government bonds to just over half a billion euros in the

Published 12 Dec, 2011 02:52pm

Managed Funds

Prices remain pressured by new supply

TOKYO: US Treasuries prices remained under supply pressure on Monday, bolstering yields despite continued uncertainty in

Published 12 Dec, 2011 06:17am

Managed Funds

JGB futures edge lower after euro

TOKYO: Japanese government bond futures edged down on Monday as risk appetite revived slightly following the agreement b

Published 12 Dec, 2011 04:26am

Managed Funds

France won't use state funds to shore up banks

PARIS: The French government will not use state funds to assist banks in their efforts to build up capital after being h

Published 11 Dec, 2011 02:13pm

Managed Funds

Bond prices edge up as Europe hopes fade

TOKYO: US Treasuries prices edged up on Friday with a fading of investor expectations that euro zone leaders will reach

Published 09 Dec, 2011 06:50am

Managed Funds

JGBs extend gains as hopes fade for debt crisis solution

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices extended gains and the benchmark yield declined to a two-week low on Friday as th

Published 09 Dec, 2011 05:34am

Managed Funds

Bunds edge up before ECB meeting

LONDON: German government bonds edged higher on Thursday before an anticipated cut in euro zone interest rates and an EU

Published 08 Dec, 2011 12:35pm

Managed Funds

JGBs gain as EU hopes tempered; 30-year sale reasonable

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds on Thursday gained on safe-haven bids as investor appetite for riskier assets such as s

Published 08 Dec, 2011 07:39am

Managed Funds

US 10-year yield steady before ECB, EU meetings

SINGAPORE: The US 10-year Treasury yield was little changed in Asia on Thursday with market players waiting to see wheth

Published 08 Dec, 2011 05:51am

Managed Funds

Dollar demand in ECB tender shows funding stress

NEW YORK/LONDON: A larger-than-expected take-up of dollars at a European Central Bank tender on Wednesday reflected euro

Published 07 Dec, 2011 08:47pm

Managed Funds

JGBs mostly flat before ECB meeting, 30-year auction

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were mostly flat on Wednesday as market players stayed on the sidelines ahead of

Published 07 Dec, 2011 04:43am

Managed Funds

Net $2.266bn US securities stripped in November

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury Department on Thursday said a net $2.266 billion of government securities were stripped in N

Published 06 Dec, 2011 08:19pm

Managed Funds

Bonds steady in Asia after sagging on Europe hopes

TOKYO: US Treasury prices were little changed in Asia on Tuesday after dipping the previous day on hopes that European l

Published 06 Dec, 2011 06:22am

Managed Funds

Bonds fall as traders pare safety bets

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices fell on Monday as traders reduced their safe-haven bets in bonds in advance of key eve

Published 05 Dec, 2011 04:34pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year notes dip as traders await EU moves

TOKYO: US 10-year Treasury notes dipped in Asia on Monday on cautious hopes about the euro zone after Italy announced a

Published 05 Dec, 2011 07:17am

Managed Funds

China money rates fall as RRR cut takes effect

SHANGHAI: China's money market rates continued their downward trend on Monday, as the cut in banks' reserve requirement

Published 05 Dec, 2011 06:11am

Managed Funds

New Egypt finance minister cautious on IMF loan

CAIRO: Egypt is not ready for a decision on funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the government said on S

Published 03 Dec, 2011 03:12pm

Managed Funds

JGBs firm as impact of central bank move lingers

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds rose on Friday as a move earlier in the week by the world's major central banks to ease

Published 02 Dec, 2011 05:14am

Managed Funds

JGB futures rebound after central bank move, 10-year sale

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds futures rebounded after falling to a four-month low on Thursday, with financial product

Published 01 Dec, 2011 07:45am

Managed Funds

Bonds steady in Asia after sell-off

TOKYO: US Treasuries held steady in Asia on Thursday after dipping on a move by six central banks to prevent a global cr

Published 01 Dec, 2011 06:30am

Managed Funds

Bonds flat in Asia, market digesting euro zone news

TOKYO: US Treasuries inched down in Asia on Wednesday as the market sought to digest details about the euro zone's new l

Published 30 Nov, 2011 07:40am

Managed Funds

JGBs flat as broker hedging before 10-year sale cap gains

TOKYO: Japan Government bonds were mostly flat on Wednesday, with any gains capped by broker hedging, while position squ

Published 30 Nov, 2011 05:24am

Managed Funds

Egypt sells $1.53bn T-bills

CAIRO: Egypt's central bank said on Tuesday it sold $1.53 billion in one-year US-dollar-denominated treasury bills at a

Published 29 Nov, 2011 05:40pm

Managed Funds

Bonds fall in Asia as risk averse bets unwound

TOKYO: US Treasuries fell in Asia on Tuesday as market players continued to unwind their risk averse positions of being

Published 29 Nov, 2011 06:38am

Managed Funds

JGBs mostly flat as risk asset sell-off fizzles

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were mostly flat on Tuesday, supported by short-covering after recent sharp falls as a

Published 29 Nov, 2011 04:23am

Managed Funds

Ten-year JGB yield hits 3-month high as Europe crisis deepens

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds extended losses on Monday as a rise in yields on euro-zone debt pressures investors to

Published 28 Nov, 2011 05:21am

Managed Funds

Threats seen to Dubai World unit $2.2bn debt deal

DUBAI: A potential $2.2 billion debt restructuring for Drydocks World, the shipbuilding arm of indebted Dubai World, is

Published 27 Nov, 2011 02:51pm

Managed Funds

JGB futures fall 0.50 point, profit-taking weighs

TOKYO: Japanese government bond 10-year futures fell by a half point on Friday in part to offset losses they are sufferi

Published 25 Nov, 2011 04:56am

Managed Funds

Gilt yields dip below Bunds for first time in 2 yrs

LONDON: British benchmark government debt yields briefly fell below Germany's for the first time in more than two years

Published 24 Nov, 2011 07:59pm

Managed Funds

JGBs firm on safety-bids after German bond sale

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds rose on Thursday, after a German bond sale fuelled concerns about the euro zone debt cr

Published 24 Nov, 2011 04:40am

Managed Funds

Canada 5-yr bond wins decent demand on Europe woes

TORONTO: Canada's sale of 5-year government bonds met with decent demand on Wednesday as mounting euro zone debt concern

Published 23 Nov, 2011 08:38pm

Managed Funds

Spain bill yields soar, pressuring periphery

LONDON: Spain's borrowing costs surged at an auction of short-term debt on Tuesday, keeping investors on edge and pushin

Published 22 Nov, 2011 06:42pm

Managed Funds

Flat before supply, seen resuming gains

LONDON: US government bond prices were little changed in Europe on Tuesday, with pressure from looming supply offsetting

Published 22 Nov, 2011 10:47am

Managed Funds

JGB futures make limited gains before 20-year sale

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds climbed on Tuesday amid intensifying sovereign debt problems on both side of the Atlant

Published 22 Nov, 2011 05:07am

Managed Funds

Romania sells 502m lei in 9-month

BUCHAREST: Romania sold 502 million lei ($155.5 million) in nine-month treasury bills on Monday, half the planned amount

Published 21 Nov, 2011 03:37pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year note up on Europe, US debt worries

TOKYO: Ten-year Treasury notes rose on Monday as uncertainty remained over how euro zone leaders would respond to mounti

Published 21 Nov, 2011 07:44am

Managed Funds

JGBs slip on ECB lending hopes, 20-year JGB sale eyed

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds slipped on Monday after the European Central bank re-entered the market and growing spe

Published 21 Nov, 2011 04:58am

Managed Funds

Asia needs further steps amid euro zone crisis

NUSA DUA: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Saturday Asia needs to consider further steps to avoid a financ

Published 19 Nov, 2011 04:36pm

Managed Funds

Ten year JGB yield near 1 year low on euro-zone worry

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds gained on Friday, supported by safe-haven bids as surging bond yields in euro zone nati

Published 18 Nov, 2011 05:19am

Managed Funds

Foreign central banks' US debt holdings rise: Fed

NEW YORK: Foreign central banks' overall holdings of US marketable securities at the Federal Reserve rose in the latest

Published 17 Nov, 2011 11:13pm

Managed Funds

Money market funds rise by $6.41bn in latest week: ICI

WASHINGTON: The Investment Company Institute on Thursday issued the following money market mutual fund assets report:

Published 17 Nov, 2011 10:35pm

Managed Funds

Spanish, French borrowing costs contagion builds

MADRID: Spain and France struggled with government bond auctions on Thursday, throwing into sharp relief the threat of l

Published 17 Nov, 2011 12:46pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year note edges down ahead of US data

TOKYO: US 10-year Treasury notes edged down on Thursday as investors looked beyond persistent fears about Europe's debt

Published 17 Nov, 2011 07:32am

Managed Funds

JGB futures hit 1-year high as euro zone crisis deepens

TOKYO: Japanese government bond futures extended gains to hit a one-year high on Thursday on safe-haven bids as doubts d

Published 17 Nov, 2011 04:53am

Managed Funds

Canada 30-yr debt snapped up with euro fears high

TORONTO: Canada's sale of 30-year government bonds generated the lowest average yield in at least 8 years on Wednesday,

Published 16 Nov, 2011 07:28pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year notes rise on euro zone debt woes

SINGAPORE: US 10-year Treasury notes rose on Wednesday after French bond yields surged the previous day, heightening wor

Published 16 Nov, 2011 05:58am

Managed Funds

JGB 10 year yield hits 1 year low on Europe contagion fears

TOKYO: The 10 year Japanese government bond yield dipped below 0.960 percent to an one-year low on Wednesday as rising b

Published 16 Nov, 2011 04:47am

Managed Funds

Ireland to enter bond markets in 2013

DUBLIN: Ireland still expects to start tapping the long-term debt markets in 2013 despite the current volatility grippin

Published 15 Nov, 2011 02:58pm

Managed Funds

Treasury supported in Asia as euro doubts persist

TOKYO: US Treasuries were supported in Asian trade on Tuesday, extending their rally from the previous day as the change

Published 15 Nov, 2011 05:35am

Managed Funds

JGB futures steady, gains limited before 5 year sale

TOKYO: Japanese government bond futures held steady on Tuesday, with any gains capped by investor caution ahead of a fiv

Published 15 Nov, 2011 04:22am

Managed Funds

Tensions persist on scepticism over Italy, Greece

LONDON: Key measures of money market strain rose on Monday as investors fretted about the ability of new governments in

Published 14 Nov, 2011 06:56pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year notes slip as Italy jitters ebb

SINGAPORE : US 10-year Treasury notes fell in Asia on Monday suggesting market confidence may be returning after It

Published 14 Nov, 2011 05:42am

Managed Funds

JGBs fall as stocks rise on hopes for Europe

TOKYO : Japanese government bonds fell on Monday as political developments in Italy and Greece over the weekend ease

Published 14 Nov, 2011 04:13am

Managed Funds

ECB buys Italian bonds this week

MOSCOW : Italy 's austerity reforms go in the right direction and the European Central Bank is willing to support sover

Published 12 Nov, 2011 03:50pm

Managed Funds

JGBs dip as risk aversion eases; yield curve flattens

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices dipped on Friday, pushing the 10-year yield off a one-year low hit the previous d

Published 11 Nov, 2011 05:10am

Managed Funds

Money market funds rise by $16.46bn in latest week: ICI

WASHINGTON: The Investment Company Institute on Thursday issued the following money market mutual fund assets report: "

Published 10 Nov, 2011 09:29pm

Managed Funds

Prices dip on signs of easing in Italy deadlock

NEW YORK : US Treasury debt prices fell on Thursday on signs a political deadlock in Italy may be easing, but safe-hav

Published 10 Nov, 2011 03:49pm

Managed Funds

US Treasuries slipped in Europe

LONDON: US Treasuries slipped in Europe on Thursday on signs that a political deadlock in Italy may be easing, but safe-

Published 10 Nov, 2011 12:18pm

Managed Funds

US 30-year bonds dip on profit-taking

SINGAPORE : US 30-year Treasuries fell in Asia on Thursday as investors booked profits after the previous day's rall

Published 10 Nov, 2011 11:58am

Managed Funds

New problems in Italy drive US debt prices higher

NEW YORK : US Treasury debt prices rose on Wednesday as the quickly evolving debt crisis in the euro zone drove investor

Published 09 Nov, 2011 01:37pm

Managed Funds

Bonds edge up in Asia amid euro zone uncertainty

TOKYO : US Treasuries edged up slightly on Wednesday as investors nervously looked to Europe , with the main focus on

Published 09 Nov, 2011 11:01am

Managed Funds

Italian bond yields down on Berlusconi announcement

HONG KONG: The yield on Italian government bonds fell back from record highs on Wednesday after Prime Minister Silvio Be

Published 09 Nov, 2011 05:54am

Managed Funds

Bonds edge down a tad after Greek coalition deal

TOKYO : US Treasuries fell in Asian trade on Monday after Greek political parties sealed a deal to form a tentative coal

Published 07 Nov, 2011 10:54am

Managed Funds

Euro-zone debt crisis hitting business confidence: UK

LONDON: British treasury minister Danny Alexander said the euro zone debt crisis was hitting business confidence, althou

Published 06 Nov, 2011 01:34pm

Managed Funds

JGBs firm amid Greece uncertainty, trade thin

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were firm in thin trade on Friday as market players were cautious about shifting positi

Published 04 Nov, 2011 04:28am

Managed Funds

AIG Q3 losses widen on market turmoil

NEW YORK: Market turmoil drove insurance giant AIG's losses higher in the third quarter, the company said Thursday, as w

Published 03 Nov, 2011 11:03pm

Managed Funds

Dollar funding costs rise on European strain

NEW YORK: The cost for European banks to swap euros into US dollars traded near the highest levels since 2008 on Thursda

Published 03 Nov, 2011 09:10pm

Managed Funds

Bonds near session lows after ECB cuts rates

NEW YORK : US Treasuries fell on Thursday, expanding early losses after the European Central Bank, in a surprise move,

Published 03 Nov, 2011 03:59pm

Managed Funds

US 30-year bond widens loss to more than 1 point

NEW YORK : US 30-year Treasury bond prices expanded a loss to one-and-a half points in early dealings on Thursday.

Published 03 Nov, 2011 01:06pm

Managed Funds

US money market assets fall in latest week: iMoneyNet

NEW YORK: US money market fund assets fell by $30.20 billion to $2.581 trillion in the week ended Nov. 1, the Money Fund

Published 02 Nov, 2011 06:32pm

Managed Funds

US bonds inverted some gains

NEW YORK: US Treasuries reversed some gains on Wednesday after a three-day rally as investors looked ahead to a Federal

Published 02 Nov, 2011 03:05pm

Managed Funds

Bonds slip after 3-day rally, Fed awaited

NEW YORK : US Treasuries reversed some gains on Wednesday after a three-day rally as investors looked ahead to a Federal

Published 02 Nov, 2011 03:02pm

Managed Funds

Pause in Europe but more gains seen

LONDON : US Treasuries slipped in Europe on Wednesday, pausing after rallying for three days, but remained well supp

Published 02 Nov, 2011 12:37pm

Managed Funds

Ten year JGB yield dips below 1pc on Greece worry

TOKYO: The yield on benchmark 10-year Japanese government bonds fell below 1 percent on Wednesday after Greece's surpris

Published 02 Nov, 2011 05:46am

Managed Funds

Bonds up as Greece plans vote on loans, austerity

NEW YORK : US Treasuries climbed for the third straight day on Tuesday as Greece 's planned vote on severe austerity

Published 01 Nov, 2011 02:42pm

Managed Funds

EU woes fuel demand for safe-haven US Treasuries

LONDON : US 10-year Treasuries yields hit their lowest in nearly a month in Europe on Tuesday as Greece 's shock ca

Published 01 Nov, 2011 01:13pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year notes nudge lower after surge

TOKYO : US 10-year Treasuries edged down in Asia on Tuesday, coming under pressure as players took profits on an ove

Published 01 Nov, 2011 11:48am

Managed Funds

JGBs bounce on safe-haven demand, 10 year sale in focus

TOKYO: Japanese government bond futures on Tuesday bounced from a 2-1/2 month low as renewed worries about the euro zone

Published 01 Nov, 2011 04:50am

Managed Funds

Egypt central bank to ask for 13bn EG pounds in repos

CAIRO: Egypt's central bank said it will ask for 13 billion Egyptian pounds ($2.18 billion) in eight-day repurchase agre

Published 31 Oct, 2011 06:43pm

Managed Funds

Safety bid re-fuels bond rally

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices re-motivated appetite investor for fuelling the bid for safe-heaven US government debt, o

Published 31 Oct, 2011 02:24pm

Managed Funds

US 30-yr bond up one point on safety bid

NEW YORK : The 30-year Treasury bond extended an early gain to a point on Monday as a safe-haven bid fueled demand for

Published 31 Oct, 2011 01:32pm

Managed Funds

US 10-yr notes rise as EU optimism fades

LONDON : US 10-year Treasuries rose in Europe on Monday as risk appetite stemming from last week's EU rescue plan co

Published 31 Oct, 2011 11:23am

Managed Funds

JGBs extend losses on auction, bounce in Nikkei

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds extended losses on Monday as broker hedging ahead of Tuesday's 10-year JGB auction weig

Published 31 Oct, 2011 04:52am

Managed Funds

China not a liberator from debt crisis to Europe

BEIJING: Europe should not expect China to ride to the rescue as its "saviour" from the debt crisis, though Beijing will

Published 30 Oct, 2011 03:02pm

Managed Funds

SNB chief to lead Financial Stability Board

ZURICH: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy are backing the candidacy of the head of Sw

Published 30 Oct, 2011 02:40pm

Managed Funds

Bond prices up as higher yields attract buyers

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose on Friday as lower prices and the highest yields in more than 2-1/2 months attracted

Published 28 Oct, 2011 10:53pm

Managed Funds

Italy to pay high interest rates despite accord

MILAN: Despite a key European pact to tackle the euro-zone debt crisis, the state of Italy's economy is still worrying t

Published 28 Oct, 2011 02:44pm

Managed Funds

JGBs extend losses as Europe deal saps safety bids

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds fell on Friday after a deal on measures to fight Europe's financial crisis sparked reli

Published 28 Oct, 2011 04:26am

Managed Funds

2-year yield breaks above 100-day moving average

NEW YORK: The yield on US two-year Treasury notes broke above its 100-day moving average on Thursday in a bond market se

Published 27 Oct, 2011 02:01pm

Managed Funds

US bonds dip after Europe agrees debt deal

LONDON : US Treasury prices fell on Thursday as riskier assets rallied after European leaders clinched a deal with priva

Published 27 Oct, 2011 11:20am

Managed Funds

Japan's Taiyo Life may cut euro bonds further

TOKYO: Japan's Taiyo Life Insurance may further reduce its euro-denominated assets in October-March as it expects uncert

Published 27 Oct, 2011 08:02am

Managed Funds

Shell's Q3 profits soar on higher oil price

LONDON: Royal Dutch Shell Plc reported a doubling in profits on Thursday thanks to higher oil prices, robust demand for

Published 27 Oct, 2011 07:51am

Managed Funds

Bonds extend falls after German parliament news

NEW YORK : US Treasuries prices added to losses on Wednesday after news that Germany 's lower house of parliament appro

Published 26 Oct, 2011 02:22pm

Managed Funds

Yields edge up in Europe before EU summit

LONDON : US Treasuries dipped in Europe on Wednesday, giving back some of the previous session's gains in thin trade

Published 26 Oct, 2011 11:24am

Managed Funds

JGBs gain on BoJ easing hopes, euro zone worries

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices gained on Wednesday on hopes that the Bank of Japan may take new easing steps lat

Published 26 Oct, 2011 05:08am

Managed Funds

Bonds convention over rescue plan

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rallied on Tuesday as doubts over whether Europe could commit enough resources to arrest

Published 25 Oct, 2011 07:46pm

Managed Funds

Bonds slip before 2-year supply, EU summit

NEW YORK : US Treasuries prices slipped on Tuesday as investors looked to the stock market and economic data for direc

Published 25 Oct, 2011 01:01pm

Managed Funds

Treasuries slip, focus on equity performance

LONDON : US Treasury futures slipped in European trading after better appetite for riskier assets pushed debt prices thr

Published 25 Oct, 2011 11:01am

Managed Funds

JGB futures mostly flat, EU deal eyed

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were mostly flat or slightly higher on Tuesday, as the market awaits a summit the next

Published 25 Oct, 2011 04:55am

Managed Funds

30-year bonds add gains on doubts on euro zone deal

NEW YORK: Prices on US 30-year Treasury debt added to earlier gains on Monday as doubts whether European leaders would r

Published 24 Oct, 2011 02:55pm

Managed Funds

Longer-dated bonds inch up on doubts over EU debt plans

LONDON : Longer-dated US Treasuries inched up on Monday on doubts about that European policymakers meeting again on Wedn

Published 24 Oct, 2011 12:27pm

Managed Funds

US 10-yr notes ease, may dip after EU decision

SINGAPORE : US 10-year Treasury notes inched lower in Asia on Monday, and may come under further pressure in the nea

Published 24 Oct, 2011 10:51am

Managed Funds

Advisor warns against major debt reduction policy in Greece

ATHENS : A senior advisor to the Greek premier and formerly an ECB vice-president, on Sunday warned against a major cut

Published 23 Oct, 2011 12:07pm

Managed Funds

Europe to tackle sovereign debt misery: Qatar

DEAD SEA: Energy-rich Qatar urged European governments to resolve their sovereign debt woes on Saturday and voiced cauti

Published 22 Oct, 2011 01:08pm

Managed Funds

Interbank lending rates up before EU summit

NEW YORK: Euro zone interbank lending rates reached their highest levels in more than two months on Friday ahead of the

Published 21 Oct, 2011 08:51pm

Managed Funds

Romania debt yield demand too high

BUCHAREST: Investors in Romanian treasuries are seeking yields that are too high given the country's improving economic

Published 21 Oct, 2011 03:29pm

Managed Funds

JGB futures mostly flat ahead of Europe summit

TOKYO: Japanese government bond futures were mostly flat on Friday and were likely to stick to a narrow range in relativ

Published 21 Oct, 2011 05:41am

Managed Funds

Prices turn higher on possible EU summit delay

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices briefly turned positive on Thursday after German newspaper Die Welt said Germany is not rul

Published 20 Oct, 2011 03:51pm

Managed Funds

Spain pays high debt rates

MADRID : Spain paid high borrowing rates to raise 3.9 billion euros ($5.4 billion) in a bond auction on Thursday,

Published 20 Oct, 2011 01:18pm

Managed Funds

Treasury futures erase gains on EFSF guidelines

LONDON : US Treasury futures erased gains after headlines outlining plans for how the euro zone's rescue fund can interv

Published 20 Oct, 2011 12:28pm

Managed Funds

China Central Bank tightens supervision of some bond business

BEIJING: The Chinese central bank has ordered city commercial banks to stop lending to non-financial firms for conductin

Published 20 Oct, 2011 07:36am

Managed Funds

US 10-year note turns positive as stocks fall

NEW YORK : US 10-year notes turned higher on Wednesday as US stocks posted losses, with the Nasdaq stock index down

Published 19 Oct, 2011 04:22pm

Managed Funds

Bond prices retreat on EU rescue plan hopes

LONDON : US Treasury debt prices slipped in Europe on Wednesday as regional equities rallied on revived hopes that a E

Published 19 Oct, 2011 12:17pm

Managed Funds

JGBs mostly flat as shares trim gains, investors eye dips

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were mostly flat on Wednesday, recouping losses that pushed the five-year yield near a

Published 19 Oct, 2011 06:08am

Managed Funds

Prices briefly trim gains after US PPI data

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices briefly trimmed gains on Tuesday after data showed US producer prices in September pos

Published 18 Oct, 2011 02:07pm

Managed Funds

Rise in Europe as crisis solution hopes fade

LONDON: US Treasuries rose in Europe on Tuesday as hopes for a comprehensive solution to the euro zone debt crisis as so

Published 18 Oct, 2011 11:22am

Managed Funds

10-year note dips in Asia on profit-taking

TOKYO: US 10-year Treasuries slipped in Asia on Tuesday on light profit-taking on gains made after Germany poured cold w

Published 18 Oct, 2011 07:14am

Managed Funds

Whitbread hikes dividend as pretax profit beats view

LONDON: Britain's biggest hotel and coffee shop operator Whitbread Plc reported a higher-than-expected first-half pretax

Published 18 Oct, 2011 07:00am

Managed Funds

Prices rise as Germany dampens EU summit optimism

NEW YORK : US Treasury debt prices rose on Monday, erasing losses that pushed benchmark yields to their highest since la

Published 17 Oct, 2011 05:00pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year note dips as equities rise

SINGAPORE : US 10-year Treasuries slipped in Asia on Monday as equities rose on hopes that European policymakers wil

Published 17 Oct, 2011 07:43am

Managed Funds

Greek debt write-down must be higher

BERLIN : Greece 's debt crisis cannot be solved without a debt write-down which will most likely exceed that agreed thi

Published 16 Oct, 2011 05:25pm

Managed Funds

Saudi dairy firm Almarai plans Islamic bond sale

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's Almarai Co is to seek shareholder approval of its plan to issue Islamic bonds, or sukuk, at a ge

Published 16 Oct, 2011 09:53am

Managed Funds

Kuwait's NIG in talks to sell 20pc Mabanee stake

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait's National Industries Group Holding (NIG), a unit of family-owned Kharafi Group, is in initial negot

Published 16 Oct, 2011 09:34am

Managed Funds

Greece could use property as bond

ATHENS : Greece could use state-owned real estate assets as collateral for new bonds to raise more than 100 billion eu

Published 15 Oct, 2011 04:07pm

Managed Funds

Hedge funds bet against US prime RMBS

NEW YORK: Hedge funds might have just found the next "greatest trade ever" as they begin betting against US prime RMBS v

Published 14 Oct, 2011 09:35pm

Managed Funds

Prices drift lower on stocks rally, US data

NEW YORK: Treasury prices fell on Friday, with 30-year yields on pace for their largest weekly gain since end-June as st

Published 14 Oct, 2011 06:28pm

Managed Funds

HK Exchange Fund foreign assets HK$2,131.7bn at end-Sept

HONG KONG: Foreign assets in Hong Kong's Exchange Fund stood at HK$2,131.7 billion ($274.07 billion) at the end of Septe

Published 14 Oct, 2011 08:40am

Managed Funds

JGBs inch up but gains limited as bearish signs emerge

TOKYO: JGBs inch up as yesterday's 30-year JGB auction drew moderate demand despite a technical glitch at key interdeale

Published 14 Oct, 2011 04:22am

Managed Funds

UK firms raise ad spend in Q3: Survey

LONDON: British companies increased their marketing budgets in the third quarter, bringing to an end a three-quarter run

Published 13 Oct, 2011 07:32am

Managed Funds

US 10-year note auction meets with weak demand

NEW YORK: A US Treasury auction of $21 billion of reopened 10-year Treasury notes on Wednesday had the weakest investor

Published 12 Oct, 2011 05:56pm

Managed Funds

Treasuries see selloff ahead of 10-year auction

NEW YORK : Treasury prices fell on Wednesday as global stocks rallied on hopes that Europe 's financial crisis could so

Published 12 Oct, 2011 02:13pm

Managed Funds

Ten-year yields rise ahead of auction

LONDON : Benchmark 10-year US Treasury yields rose on Wednesday, hitting one-month highs, ahead of an auction of the pap

Published 12 Oct, 2011 11:55am

Managed Funds

JGB futures rise as Europe debt woes continue to spread

TOKYO: Japanese government bond futures climbed on Wednesday as share prices fell on further signs that Europe's debt cr

Published 12 Oct, 2011 04:56am

Managed Funds

Treasury bonds fall, yields highest in month

NEW YORK : US Treasuries retreated on Tuesday, pushing benchmark yields to their highest in more than a month, as fears

Published 11 Oct, 2011 08:41pm

Managed Funds

Falling US debt prices seen as 'correction'

NEW YORK : The prices of US Treasury securities fell again on Tuesday, erasing gains that brought benchmark yields to hi

Published 11 Oct, 2011 01:42pm

Managed Funds

T-note yields up as risk appetite stalls safety bid

LONDON : US Treasury yields rose in European trading on Tuesday following Monday's public holiday, catching up with a se

Published 11 Oct, 2011 11:29am

Managed Funds

China bank shares surge on Beijing stake buys

SHANGHAI: Shares in Chinese banks surged Tuesday after a government investment arm bought stakes in the country's major

Published 11 Oct, 2011 06:24am

Managed Funds

Financial reports dog US localities

WASHINGTON : States, cities, counties and others who sell debt in the $3.7 trillion US municipal bond market continue to

Published 10 Oct, 2011 04:49pm

Managed Funds

Bunds edge up on doubts over euro zone rescue

LONDON: German government bonds edged higher on Monday with the market cautious about promises from the German and Frenc

Published 10 Oct, 2011 08:28am

Managed Funds

Philippines may sell up to $5.5bn in retail bonds

MANILA: The Philippines has set a daily limit of 40 billion pesos ($920 million) for the six-day offer of retail T-bonds

Published 10 Oct, 2011 07:13am

Managed Funds

Egypt sells 6.5bn Egyptian pounds in T-bills, yields fall

CAIRO: Egypt's central bank sold 6.5 billion Egyptian pounds ($1.09 billion) in domestic treasury bills on Sunday, the s

Published 09 Oct, 2011 11:54am

Managed Funds

EFSF to put limits on bond buying

BERLIN : Europe should set limits on the amount of sovereign debt its bailout fund can buy up to stabilise a member st

Published 08 Oct, 2011 04:01pm

Managed Funds

Prices fall after better jobs report, volume low

NEW YORK: The prices of US Treasury securities fell on Friday, despite ratings cuts on Italy and Spain that sent stocks

Published 07 Oct, 2011 06:41pm

Managed Funds

JGB futures slip on Europe steps; quiet before BoJ

TOKYO: Japanese government bond futures slipped on Friday after the European Central Bank took steps to contain the euro

Published 07 Oct, 2011 05:25am

Managed Funds

5-year yield touches 1 pct, highest in a week

NEW YORK: The yield on US five-year Treasury notes touched 1 percent early Thursday afternoon, as traders further pared

Published 06 Oct, 2011 07:47pm

Managed Funds

Bonds fall as Europe takes steps to curb crisis

NEW YORK : US Treasuries debt prices fell on Thursday as the European Central Bank took steps to pump more cash into t

Published 06 Oct, 2011 03:41pm

Managed Funds

Bonds pare losses after ECB policy announcement

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices pared losses on Thursday after the European Central Bank held key interest rates uncha

Published 06 Oct, 2011 01:28pm

Managed Funds

JGB yield curve steepens on European optimism

TOKYO: The Japanese government bond yield curve steepened further on Thursday, with long-dated bonds underperforming as

Published 06 Oct, 2011 09:13am

Managed Funds

US Treasury prices briefly extend losses after ADP

NEW YORK : The prices of US Treasury securities fell on Wednesday, with yields nearing session highs after a measure of

Published 05 Oct, 2011 02:32pm

Managed Funds

Bonds steady in Asia after drop on Bernanke

TOKYO : US Treasuries barely budged in Asia on Wednesday, stabilising after a big fall the previous day following co

Published 05 Oct, 2011 11:27am

Managed Funds

JGBs gain, euro zone crisis still dominates

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds extended gains on Wednesday as investors remained sceptical on whether European leaders

Published 05 Oct, 2011 08:19am

Managed Funds

Bonds rise as Greece debt woes spur bank fears

NEW YORK : US Treasuries prices rose on Tuesday after European officials debated making banks take bigger losses on Gr

Published 04 Oct, 2011 02:17pm

Managed Funds

Bonds slip in Asia on profit-taking

TOKYO : US Treasuries fell on profit-taking on Tuesday after a surge the day before on mounting worries about Greece

Published 04 Oct, 2011 11:36am

Managed Funds

JGBs gain, Greek default fears support safe-haven demand

TOKYO: Long-dated Japanese government bonds jumped on Tuesday as shares extended the previous day's steep losses with in

Published 04 Oct, 2011 07:33am

Managed Funds

New fears on Greece, Fed purchases propel bonds

NEW YORK : US Treasuries prices rose on Monday after news that Greece will miss its deficit target renewed safe-have

Published 03 Oct, 2011 07:05pm

Managed Funds

AXA IM hires fund of hedge funds head

LONDON: AXA Investment Managers has hired Francisco Arcilla from EIM, the Swiss-based firm founded by high-profile execu

Published 03 Oct, 2011 07:21am

Managed Funds

Eurozone immediate to deal debt crisis: Cameron

MANCHESTER: Europe must urgently fix its banks and deal with its debts, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sun

Published 02 Oct, 2011 01:48pm

Managed Funds

JGBs mostly lower as German vote lifts risk appetite

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were mostly lower on Friday after Germany approved an expansion of the euro zone bailou

Published 30 Sep, 2011 06:17am

Managed Funds

30-year bonds rally as traders bet on Fed plan

NEW YORK : The 30-year US Treasury bonds rallied on Thursday as traders raised bets on the Federal Reserve's latest debt

Published 29 Sep, 2011 07:11pm

Managed Funds

Investors sell bonds as jobs picture improves

NEW YORK : US Treasuries prices dropped on Thursday after a fall in weekly jobless claims increased hopes that key job

Published 29 Sep, 2011 03:24pm

Managed Funds

Edge up on bargain hunting, Europe eyed

LONDON : Treasuries edged up in European trade on Thursday with benchmark bonds attracting buyers after yields backed up

Published 29 Sep, 2011 01:38pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year notes dip, eyes on Europe

SINGAPORE : US 10-year Treasury notes edged lower in Asia on Thursday with the focus on whether European policymaker

Published 29 Sep, 2011 11:36am

Managed Funds

Fidelity defends Hong Kong fund manager

HONG KONG: US investment fund giant Fidelity Management on Thursday defended a Hong Kong portfolio manager charged with

Published 29 Sep, 2011 05:23am

Managed Funds

US money market assets rose in latest week: iMoneyNet

NEW YORK: US money market fund assets rose by $15.13 billion to $2.608 trillion in the week ended Sept. 27, the Money Fu

Published 28 Sep, 2011 06:40pm

Managed Funds

10-year yield hovers at 2pc before 5-year auction

NEW YORK: Benchmark US Treasury yields edged up to 2 percent on Wednesday before a $35 billion sale of five-year notes,

Published 28 Sep, 2011 03:32pm

Managed Funds

30-year bonds pare gains after durables data

NEW YORK: US 30-year Treasury bonds pared their earlier price gains on Wednesday after a report on durable goods suggest

Published 28 Sep, 2011 01:41pm

Managed Funds

US bonds rise as markets cautious over Europe

TOKYO : US Treasuries gained in Asia on Wednesday after some riskier assets and most commodities inched down, as inv

Published 28 Sep, 2011 11:52am

Managed Funds

JGBs mostly flat, curve steepens slightly

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were mostly flat on Wednesday as domestic market players refrained from active trading

Published 28 Sep, 2011 04:42am

Managed Funds

US debt prices drop as risk appetite returns

NEW YORK : US Treasuries prices fell and 30-year bonds dropped over two full points on Tuesday as investors gained con

Published 27 Sep, 2011 01:10pm

Managed Funds

US bonds edge lower on hopes for boosted bailout fund

TOKYO : US Treasuries edged lower in Asia on Tuesday as a report that Europe is mulling boosting its bailout fund

Published 27 Sep, 2011 11:27am

Managed Funds

UK gilts fall with Bunds as stocks climb, await supply

LONDON: British gilt futures tracked Bunds lower in early trade on Tuesday, as rising hopes that euro zone policymakers

Published 27 Sep, 2011 08:42am

Managed Funds

Bond prices slip as Europe fear trade pauses

NEW YORK : US Treasury prices fell slightly on Monday, as stocks gained on hopes Europe 's leaders will devote more fun

Published 26 Sep, 2011 02:44pm

Managed Funds

Bonds edge up as Europe doubts linger

TOKYO : US Treasuries firmed in Asia on Monday as investors continue to fret over whether policymakers can work out

Published 26 Sep, 2011 01:04pm

Managed Funds

Super long JGBs inch down on profit-taking as shares fall

TOKYO: Twenty- and 30-year Japanese government bonds inched lower on Monday as investors took profits to cover losses in

Published 26 Sep, 2011 05:09am

Managed Funds

World compresses Europe on debt crisis

WASHINGTON : The United States , China and other countries piled pressure on Europe on Saturday to come to grips

Published 24 Sep, 2011 05:18pm

Managed Funds

Indonesia Central Bank says will continue to intervene, buy bonds

JAKARTA : Bank Indonesia will continue to intervene in the foreign exchange market and buy government bonds until mark

Published 23 Sep, 2011 06:22am

Managed Funds

Money market funds fall by $11.82bn in latest week: ICI

WASHINGTON : The Investment Company Institute on Thursday issued the following money market mutual fund assets report:

Published 22 Sep, 2011 07:46pm

Managed Funds

Long Treasuries lead bond rally on Fed plan

NEW YORK : Long-dated US government debt rallied strongly on Thursday, extending the previous day's rally on a Federal

Published 22 Sep, 2011 04:03pm

Managed Funds

Benchmark yields at fresh 60-yr low on grim US outlook

LONDON : US Treasuries extended gains in Europe on Thursday, pushing benchmark yields to fresh 60-year lows as inves

Published 22 Sep, 2011 11:24am

Managed Funds

Australia's buyout firms face ‘abyss’ in raising new funds

GOLD COAST: Australian private equity funds are having a tough time raising new cash from sceptical investors, who are p

Published 22 Sep, 2011 07:17am

Managed Funds

Prices underpinned by Europe worries ahead of Fed

NEW YORK : US Treasury debt prices held steady on Wednesday as markets waited for an afternoon statement from the Federa

Published 21 Sep, 2011 01:45pm

Managed Funds

US bonds inch lower ahead of Fed

TOKYO : US 10-year Treasury notes inched lower in Asia on Wednesday, but most players stuck to the sidelines ahead o

Published 21 Sep, 2011 11:46am

Managed Funds

JGB futures edge lower ahead of Fed

TOKYO: Japanese government bond futures edged lower on Wednesday in a market lacking clear direction with investors awai

Published 21 Sep, 2011 05:08am

Managed Funds

US bonds erase losses as stocks come off highs

NEW YORK : US Treasuries prices erased modest losses and turned flat on Tuesday as stocks trimmed some gains and inves

Published 20 Sep, 2011 05:20pm

Managed Funds

Treasuries erase gains as stocks turn positive

NEW YORK : US Treasuries prices erased almost all of their gains on Tuesday when stocks briefly headed back into the p

Published 20 Sep, 2011 02:50pm

Managed Funds

Steady in Europe as Fed begins policy meeting

LONDON : US Treasuries held steady in Europe on Tuesday after a sharp rally the previous session, supported by fears

Published 20 Sep, 2011 11:35am

Managed Funds

FLSmidth CEO says mid-size acquisitions possible

COPENHAGEN : Danish engineer FLSmidth is looking at more acquisitions after announcing a Canadian purchase on Tuesday an

Published 20 Sep, 2011 08:50am

Managed Funds

Turkish bonds weaker on rising risk aversion

ISTANBUL: Turkish bonds weakened on Monday as reignited fears of a Greek debt default prompted investors to move into sa

Published 19 Sep, 2011 05:20pm

Managed Funds

Bonds rally on Fed easing prospects, euro zone

NEW YORK : The US Treasury market rose on Monday as the market looked forward to more monetary easing from the Federal R

Published 19 Sep, 2011 02:24pm

Managed Funds

US 30-year bond gains more than one point

NEW YORK : The US 30-year Treasury bond rose more than a point in early trading on Monday, outperforming the shorter m

Published 19 Sep, 2011 02:06pm

Managed Funds

US yields near lows on Fed prospects, euro zone

LONDON : US Treasury yields fell on Monday with markets braced for more monetary easing from the Federal Reserve, and an

Published 19 Sep, 2011 11:26am

Managed Funds

South Korea Central Bank to buy back 2-year MSBs before maturity

SEOUL : The Bank of Korea plans to buy back up to 2.4 trillion won ($2.2 billion) worth of 2-year monetary stabilisation

Published 19 Sep, 2011 08:20am

Managed Funds

Kuwait's Global seeks new debt deal from creditors

DUBAI : Kuwait 's Global Investment House asked creditors to delay principal repayments on debt due in December, it sai

Published 18 Sep, 2011 06:59am

Managed Funds

German banks at risk to widen debt crisis: Bafin

BONN : A widening of the euro zone debt crisis beyond a Greek government default would pose an incalculable risk for Ge

Published 17 Sep, 2011 05:36pm

Managed Funds

Money manager Mirae eyes big South Korea hedge funds push

SEOUL : South Korea 's hedge fund industry could reach a size of around 40 trillion won ($35.8 billion) in the next two

Published 16 Sep, 2011 09:30am

Managed Funds

JGBs edge down but support seen solid

TOKYO : Japanese government bond prices dipped on Friday following a move by major central banks to offer dollar liquidi

Published 16 Sep, 2011 08:00am

Managed Funds

US bonds steady in Asia, support seen solid

TOKYO: US Treasuries stabilised in Asia on Friday after a move by key central banks to quell money market strains prompt

Published 16 Sep, 2011 06:02am

Managed Funds

Indian bond yields steady after early rise

MUMBAI: Indian federal bond yields were steady after edging up early on Friday, tracking higher US yields overnight an

Published 16 Sep, 2011 05:59am

Managed Funds

Money market funds fall by $16.45bn in latest week: ICI

WASHINGTON : The Investment Company Institute on Thursday issued the following money market mutual fund assets report:

Published 15 Sep, 2011 08:57pm

Managed Funds

ECB dollar loan program boosts morale, US debt down

NEW YORK: US debt prices fell on Thursday as central banks around the globe unveiled three-month dollar loans to Europea

Published 15 Sep, 2011 03:45pm

Managed Funds

US Treasury note loses a point in price

NEW YORK : The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note lost more than a point in price on Thursday. The 10-year note was

Published 15 Sep, 2011 12:48pm

Managed Funds

Slip as equities gain on Greek assurances

LONDON : US Treasuries slipped in Europe on Thursday as equities pushed higher after Germany and France gave ass

Published 15 Sep, 2011 11:24am

Managed Funds

India may miss infrastructure goal; sees $20bn debt funds

NEW DELHI : India may miss a $500 billion target for infrastructure investment for the five years through 2012, but wi

Published 15 Sep, 2011 06:08am

Managed Funds

French bank downgrades keep investors wary

NEW YORK : Investors demanded higher interest rates on what they charge to lend dollars on Wednesday after the rating do

Published 14 Sep, 2011 09:03pm

Managed Funds

US debt prices edge up on uncertainty in Europe

NEW YORK : Safe-haven US Treasury prices inched higher on Wednesday as European leaders struggled to contain a sover

Published 14 Sep, 2011 04:50pm

Managed Funds

US debt prices fall without new safety bid

NEW YORK : US Treasury prices fell on Wednesday as developments on several fronts in Europe led investors to believe t

Published 14 Sep, 2011 02:05pm

Managed Funds

Treasuries edge lower, outperform euro zone debt

LONDON : US Treasuries inched lower on Wednesday but outperformed versus German bonds as the crisis in the euro zone s

Published 14 Sep, 2011 12:56pm

Managed Funds

Bonds gain on Greece debt worries

TOKYO : US Treasuries edged up in Asia on Wednesday, supported by persistent concerns over a possible default from

Published 14 Sep, 2011 11:23am

Managed Funds

JGBs stay firm as Europe, US worries remain

TOKYO : Japanese government bond futures edged up on Wednesday, supported by safe-haven demand amid ongoing concerns on

Published 14 Sep, 2011 05:11am

Managed Funds

Bonds slip as stock gains damp safe-haven bid

NEW YORK : US Treasury prices slipped on Tuesday before a 10-year note auction as stocks clung to the plus column, dampi

Published 13 Sep, 2011 04:38pm

Managed Funds

US debt prices fall ahead of 10-year auction

NEW YORK : US Treasury prices slipped on Tuesday ahead of a 10-year note auction as stocks edged higher in the United S

Published 13 Sep, 2011 02:39pm

Managed Funds

Bonds supported by lingering fears on Europe

TOKYO : US Treasuries stayed almost flat in Asia on Tuesday, supported by lingering concerns on the debt and banking

Published 13 Sep, 2011 11:14am

Managed Funds

Benchmark yield at 60-year low as N.Y. day begins

NEW YORK : US Treasury prices rose on Monday, driven higher by safe-haven buying in response to more worries over instab

Published 12 Sep, 2011 02:58pm

Managed Funds

T-notes little changed before week of supply

LONDON : US Treasury bond yields were little changed on Monday ahead of a bout of supply this week, while yields were ex

Published 12 Sep, 2011 01:23pm

Managed Funds

Flat in Asia, more volatility seen ahead

TOKYO : US Treasuries were mostly unchanged in Asia on Monday after the previous session's rally as the market cauti

Published 12 Sep, 2011 11:39am

Managed Funds

Manila's Philex Petroleum soars, may seek funds

MANILA: Shares of the Philippines' Philex Petroleum Corp jumped about ten times its listing price on Monday, and the com

Published 12 Sep, 2011 07:41am

Managed Funds

Cap&Reg sells two malls for $172mn to pay down debt

LONDON: Capital & Regional's Mall Fund has sold two regional British shopping centres to F&C REIT for 108 million pounds

Published 12 Sep, 2011 07:22am

Managed Funds

US money funds reduced French debt in Aug: JPMorgan

NEW YORK : US money market funds slashed their holdings of securities issued by French banks on worries over their hig

Published 09 Sep, 2011 11:00pm

Managed Funds

Benchmark yields dip to lowest in at least 60 years

NEW YORK : Benchmark 10-year Treasury note yields dipped below 1.908 percent on Friday to the lowest in at least 60 year

Published 09 Sep, 2011 08:34pm

Managed Funds

Taiwan Taipower sells more bonds than planned in latest issue

TAIPEI: Taipower, Taiwan's largest issuer of corporate bonds, sold 50 percent more bonds in its latest issue than planne

Published 09 Sep, 2011 08:24am

Managed Funds

Hynix shareholders to close $2.7bn auction in October

SEOUL: Final bids to sell a $2.7 billion stake in South Korean chipmaker Hynix Semiconductor will close on Oct. 24, its

Published 09 Sep, 2011 08:16am

Managed Funds

Hopes for new Fed program push 10yr yield under 2pc

NEW YORK : US Treasury debt prices rallied on Thursday as a combination of vague encouragements from Federal Reserve Cha

Published 08 Sep, 2011 09:46pm

Managed Funds

Money market funds rise by $6.87bn in latest week: ICI

WASHINGTON : The Investment Company Institute on Thursday issued the following money market mutual fund assets report:

Published 08 Sep, 2011 09:30pm

Managed Funds

Prices gain on expectations Fed to buy bonds

NEW YORK : US Treasury debt prices rose on Thursday and yields receded in speculation the Federal Reserve will soon move

Published 08 Sep, 2011 04:16pm

Managed Funds

US treasuries inch up in Asia; Bernanke, Obama in focus

TOKYO: US Treasuries edged up in Asia on Thursday but trading activity was limited as investors braced for events includ

Published 08 Sep, 2011 11:38am

Managed Funds

JGBs weighed on hedge selling before 5-year auction

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds fell on Thursday, weighed down by investors' position adjustments and brokers' hedging

Published 08 Sep, 2011 05:03am

Managed Funds

Gilts slide as shares rise, euro zone woes support

LONDON : Gilts stayed firmly in negative territory for most of the session on Wednesday as stocks bounced, but analysts

Published 07 Sep, 2011 06:30pm

Managed Funds

Fall in Europe on hopes for US jobs package

LONDON : US benchmark T-note yields bounced above 2 percent in Europe on Wednesday following news that President Barra

Published 07 Sep, 2011 01:48pm

Managed Funds

Bonds slip on US jobs package news

TOKYO: US Treasuries slipped in Asia on Wednesday following news that President Barack Obama will unveil a $300 billion

Published 07 Sep, 2011 12:01pm

Managed Funds

JGBs drop as higher shares trim safe-haven demand

TOKYO : Japanese government bonds were lower on Wednesday, after a rise in Tokyo shares trimmed some investor demand for

Published 07 Sep, 2011 05:02am

Managed Funds

Yields off on Europe debt worry, views on Fed

NEW YORK : Longer-dated US Treasury debt prices climbed on Tuesday on worries over the fallout from the European debt cr

Published 06 Sep, 2011 05:20pm

Managed Funds

US debt prices pare some gains after ISM

NEW YORK : The prices of US Treasury securities rose on Tuesday, but the strength of their rally faded slightly followin

Published 06 Sep, 2011 03:01pm

Managed Funds

30-year Treasury bond gains over a point in price

NEW YORK : The US 30-year Treasury bond gained over a point in price on Tuesday as worries over Europe 's debt crisis

Published 06 Sep, 2011 02:58pm

Managed Funds

US bonds gain on euro woes, yields hit new low

TOKYO : US Treasuries rose sharply in Asia on Tuesday following a long weekend in the United States , as worries gr

Published 06 Sep, 2011 11:27am

Managed Funds

India's Tata Autocomp drops $245mn IPO plan

MUMBAI: Indian auto parts maker Tata Autocomp Systems has withdrawn its sale document to raise about $245 million throug

Published 06 Sep, 2011 09:47am

Managed Funds

Whitbread sales growth accelerates in second quarter

LONDON: Whitbread, Britain's biggest hotel and coffee shop operator reported accelerating sales growth in the second qua

Published 06 Sep, 2011 08:33am

Managed Funds

Thirty-year gilt yields hit record low as shares tumble

LONDON: Thirty-year gilt yields tumbled to a record low and gilt futures surged on Monday, after triple-A European gover

Published 05 Sep, 2011 07:29pm

Managed Funds

Ashmore, Meggitt poised for promotion to FTSE 100

LONDON : Fund manager Ashmore Group is the only mid cap stock eligible for automatic promotion to Britain 's FTSE 100 i

Published 05 Sep, 2011 10:14am

Managed Funds

Sinopec faces investor backlash over CB issue: IFR

HONG KONG: China Petroleum & Chemical Corp's (Sinopec) announcement last week of a plan to issue new convertible bonds (

Published 05 Sep, 2011 06:21am

Managed Funds

JGBs jump on US recession fears, bank buying boosts 10 yrs

TOKYO : Japanese government bonds futures jumped on Monday, with the benchmark 10-year yield approaching 1 percent, as i

Published 05 Sep, 2011 04:58am

Managed Funds

Tremonti calls for euro bonds again

CERNOBBIO: Italian Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti repeated his call for jointly issued euro bonds on Sunday, warning t

Published 04 Sep, 2011 12:02pm

Managed Funds

Italy minister sees ECB maintaining bond buying

CERNOBBIO: Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Saturday he did not think the European Central Bank would ha

Published 03 Sep, 2011 02:19pm

Managed Funds

Bonds jump as jobs data fans Fed stimulus bets

NEW YORK : The US Treasuries market rallied on Friday after a bleak monthly jobs report fueled expectations the Federal

Published 02 Sep, 2011 06:11pm

Managed Funds

JGBs inch up as growth worries persist

TOKYO : Japanese government bond prices were steady to slightly firmer on Friday, after data failed to dispel concerns a

Published 02 Sep, 2011 06:50am

Managed Funds

JGB 10-year sale draws decent demand

TOKYO : An auction of 10-year Japanese government bonds on Thursday attracted bids 2.97 times the amount accepted, indic

Published 01 Sep, 2011 06:15am

Managed Funds

Stable in Europe, supported by month-end buying

LONDON: US Treasuries were stable in Europe on Wednesday, as month-end buying offset a slight pick-up in risk appetite o

Published 31 Aug, 2011 12:19pm

Managed Funds

US bonds firm on month-end extensions, easing hopes

TOKYO: US Treasuries firmed in Asia on Wednesday, helped by month-end buying from Asian investors and growing expectatio

Published 31 Aug, 2011 11:29am

Managed Funds

Bonds rise on lower stock futures, stimulus bets

NEW YORK : US Treasuries prices rose on Tuesday as weaker US stock index futures and hopes of more stimulus from the

Published 30 Aug, 2011 02:42pm

Managed Funds

30-year bonds gain 1 point in New York trading

NEW YORK: Prices on US 30-year Treasury bonds rose sharply on Tuesday in early New York trading as Wall Street stocks ar

Published 30 Aug, 2011 02:40pm

Managed Funds

Treasuries rise as Wall St rally set to fade

LONDON : US Treasuries rose in European trading, unwinding some of the sharp losses seen in the previous session as ma

Published 30 Aug, 2011 12:51pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year notes nudge higher on dip-buying

TOKYO : US 10-year Treasury prices nudged higher in Asian trade on Tuesday, with investors scooping the debt up after

Published 30 Aug, 2011 10:25am

Managed Funds

Long-dated JGBs firm on fiscal discipline hopes

TOKYO : Long-dated Japanese government bonds rose on Tuesday despite a drop in US Treasuries and climbing stocks, underp

Published 30 Aug, 2011 05:04am

Managed Funds

Bonds add to losses after income, spending data

NEW YORK : US Treasuries prices extended losses on Monday after data showed personal spending posted its largest month

Published 29 Aug, 2011 02:47pm

Managed Funds

Fall as stocks rise on US stimulus hopes

LONDON : US T-note futures fell in Europe on Monday as equities rose on the back of a slightly improved risk appetite

Published 29 Aug, 2011 01:06pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year notes dented by rise in stocks

SINGAPORE : US 10-year Treasury notes dipped in Asian trading on Monday as equities rose after US Federal Reserve Chai

Published 29 Aug, 2011 10:06am

Managed Funds

China sells five-year local govt bonds at 4.30pc

SHANGHAI : China's finance ministry auctioned 24 billion yuan ($3.8 billion) of five-year bonds on behalf of seven regio

Published 29 Aug, 2011 05:28am

Managed Funds

Politics weighs on long-dated JGBs, curve steepens

TOKYO : Long-dated cash bonds underperformed on Monday, weighed by month-end profit-taking amid an absence of active buy

Published 29 Aug, 2011 04:48am

Managed Funds

Egypt reduces size of T-bill sale

CAIRO : Egypt 's central bank sold 4 billion Egyptian pounds ($671 million) in domestic treasury bills on Sunday, parin

Published 28 Aug, 2011 11:51am

Managed Funds

BYD plans up to $939mn bonds to repay loans

HONG KONG : Chinese auto and battery maker BYD Co Ltd, backed by Warren Buffett, said on Friday it planned to issue up t

Published 26 Aug, 2011 07:13am

Managed Funds

Lion to launch China's first oil and gas QDII fund

SHANGHAI : China 's Lion Fund Management Co will launch next week the country's first mutual fund that invests in overs

Published 26 Aug, 2011 06:47am

Managed Funds

India Kingfisher OKs $434mn rights share issue

MUMBAI: Private-sector carrier Kingfisher Airlines Ltd said on Friday its board had approved a rights issue of shares to

Published 26 Aug, 2011 05:48am

Managed Funds

Polish Getin Holding Q2 net surges on unit IPO

WARSAW : Poland 's financial group Getin Holding reported a seven-fold rise in earnings on Friday thanks to proceeds fr

Published 26 Aug, 2011 04:15am

Managed Funds

Prices up on jobs and Europe worries, lower stocks

NEW YORK : US Treasury debt prices rose on Thursday as falling stocks, higher-than-expected claims for jobless benefits,

Published 25 Aug, 2011 05:37pm

Managed Funds

Italy to offer up to 8bn euros of BTPs, CCTEUs

ROME : The Italian Treasury said on Thursday it would offer up to 8 billion euros of fixed-rate bonds (BTPs) and bonds l

Published 25 Aug, 2011 03:03pm

Managed Funds

Britain's Tesco plans 'dim sum' bond issue

HONG KONG: Britain's biggest retailer Tesco is planning its first offshore yuan-denominated bond issue in Hong Kong, a r

Published 25 Aug, 2011 07:11am

Managed Funds

Union Bank of India picks six banks for offshore bond: Sources

MUMBAI: State-run Union Bank of India (UBI) has picked six banks for a possible offshore bond issue, several sources wit

Published 25 Aug, 2011 06:26am

Managed Funds

China Development Bank 1-year bond yield at 4.30pc

SHANGHAI : China Development Bank auctioned 16 billion yuan ($2.5 billion) of one-year fixed-rate bonds in the interbank

Published 25 Aug, 2011 05:46am

Managed Funds

Brighter data causes small selloff in Treasuries

NEW YORK : Prices of US Treasuries fell on Wednesday after the Commerce Department reported a larger-than-expected rise

Published 24 Aug, 2011 02:33pm

Managed Funds

US debt prices fall after durable goods data

NEW YORK : The prices of US Treasury securities fell on Wednesday following a stronger than expected reading on durable

Published 24 Aug, 2011 01:44pm

Managed Funds

US 10-year note erases price gains

NEW YORK : The price of the US 10-year Treasury note erased its early morning gains on Wednesday and briefly turned ne

Published 24 Aug, 2011 12:03pm

Managed Funds

JGBs weighed by firm share prices, shrug off downgrade

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices fell on Wednesday as players took cues from a drop in US bonds and firm share pri

Published 24 Aug, 2011 04:50am

Managed Funds

US bonds firm on bets of Fed help

NEW YORK : US Treasuries prices rose on Tuesday on bets of stimulus from the Federal Reserve to help a flagging economy

Published 23 Aug, 2011 07:55pm

Managed Funds

US debt prices fall ahead of bill, note auctions

NEW YORK : The prices of US Treasury securities fell on Tuesday as traders prepared for new sales of T-bills and notes a

Published 23 Aug, 2011 02:53pm

Managed Funds

US 30yr bond briefly loses full point in price

NEW YORK: The price of US 30-year bonds briefly posted a loss of more than a full point in price on Tuesday as US stocks

Published 23 Aug, 2011 02:47pm

Managed Funds

Bond prices fall as shares rally, auction eyed

LONDON : US Treasury prices fell in European trade on Tuesday as firmer global equities prompted some selling of low-yie

Published 23 Aug, 2011 02:33pm

Managed Funds

US bonds ease before auctions, focus on Fed

TOKYO: US Treasury prices eased in Asia on Tuesday as firm US share prices and Asian stocks prompted light selling ahead

Published 23 Aug, 2011 10:27am

Managed Funds

Australian steelmaker slammed for 'obscene' bonuses

SYDNEY : Bosses at Australia 's BlueScope steel have been attacked for pocketing "obscene" bonuses worth Aus$3.0 millio

Published 23 Aug, 2011 05:57am

Managed Funds

Vietnam to auction 5tn dong bonds this week

HANOI : Vietnam's Hanoi stock exchange will hold two auctions this week to sell bonds worth a combined 5 trillion dong f

Published 23 Aug, 2011 05:29am

Managed Funds

US govt bonds dip as stocks rebound

NEW YORK : US Treasuries fell on Monday as stocks stabilized after weeks of losses, and traders prepared for a $99 bil

Published 22 Aug, 2011 02:34pm

Managed Funds

Romania rejects all bids at T-bills tender

BUCHAREST: Romania rejected all bids at a tender to sell one-year treasury bills on Monday after seeing yields jump at p

Published 22 Aug, 2011 12:09pm

Managed Funds

US 30-year bonds edge up, yield curve flattens

SINGAPORE : US 30-year Treasuries edged higher in Asian trading on Monday, continuing their recent outperformance of o

Published 22 Aug, 2011 09:11am

Managed Funds

JGB futures hover near 9-mth high on dim global econ outlook

TOKYO: Japanese government bond futures hovered near a nine-month high on Monday, supported by safe-haven demand from in

Published 22 Aug, 2011 04:37am

Managed Funds

Egypt sells 5bn Eg pounds in T-bills

CAIRO : Egypt 's central bank sold 5 billion Egyptian pounds ($837.82 billion) in domestic treasury bills on Sunday, th

Published 21 Aug, 2011 11:59am

Managed Funds

Germany rebuffs renewed euro bond debate

BERLIN : Germany on Saturday rebuffed renewed calls that euro zone countries should issue joint euro-denominated bonds

Published 20 Aug, 2011 04:28pm

Managed Funds

Treasury yields edge up from 60-year lows

NEW YORK : Some US Treasuries posted slight losses on Friday, nudging yields up from their lowest levels in at least 60

Published 19 Aug, 2011 09:09pm

Managed Funds

Philippine Puregold says IPO to raise up to $290mn

MANILA : Philippine supermarket chain Puregold Price Club Inc could raise up to 12.42 billion pesos ($290 million) in a

Published 19 Aug, 2011 07:01am

Managed Funds

Air NZ considering offering up to NZ$150mn bonds

WELLINGTON : Air New Zealand Limited is considering making an offer to the public in New Zealand of unsecured, unsubor

Published 19 Aug, 2011 06:28am

Managed Funds

JGB yields hit 9 month lows on global risk aversion

TOKYO : Japanese government bond prices gained for the fourth straight day on Friday on mounting worries that the global

Published 19 Aug, 2011 04:00am

Managed Funds

US budget deal could affect municipal ratings: S&P

CHICAGO : The US Budget Control Act of 2011 could affect Standard & Poor's view of municipal credit quality, the rating

Published 18 Aug, 2011 05:25pm

Managed Funds

Kenya 91-day T-bill yield edges up to 9.258pc

NAIROBI : The weighted average rate for accepted bids on Kenya 's 91-day Treasury bill inched up to 9.258 percent at au

Published 18 Aug, 2011 02:54pm

Managed Funds

US long bonds jump two points in price

NEW YORK: US thirty-year Treasury bonds jumped two full points in price on Thursday, and benchmark 10-year note yields h

Published 18 Aug, 2011 02:38pm

Managed Funds

Rally before data as recession worries mount

LONDON : US Treasuries rallied in Europe on Thursday, with investors expecting a raft of data later in the day to be c

Published 18 Aug, 2011 11:44am

Managed Funds

Prices broadly firmer in Asia as shares fall

TOKYO : US Treasuries firmed slightly in Asia on Thursday as broadly lower equities prompted investors to direct som

Published 18 Aug, 2011 10:55am

Managed Funds

PBOC 3-year, 3-month bill yields rise as expected

SHANGHAI: The Chinese central bank's three-year and three-month bill yields rose at auction on Thursday, as it leans mor

Published 18 Aug, 2011 07:20am

Managed Funds

Hong Kong, Chinese bourses in tie-up talks

HONG KONG: The Hong Kong stock exchange said Thursday it is in talks with bourses on mainland China to set up a joint ve

Published 18 Aug, 2011 06:44am

Managed Funds

Funding strains prompt demand for ECB dollar tender

LONDON : Interbank dollar borrowing costs rose on Wednesday and the European Central Bank's weekly dollar tender attract

Published 17 Aug, 2011 05:23pm

Managed Funds

US bond prices turn positive, 30s gain a point

N NEW YORK : US Treasuries prices rose on Wednesday, overturning earlier losses, with 30-year bonds rising over a poin

Published 17 Aug, 2011 05:15pm

Managed Funds

Berlin, Paris face fight on tightening up EU investment

BRUSSELS: French-German plans to make EU investment funds for eurozone countries conditional on good their housekeeping

Published 17 Aug, 2011 04:22pm

Managed Funds

US bonds choppy on economy, inflation data

NEW YORK : US Treasury prices were little changed on Wednesday in light, choppy trading as investors grappled with the p

Published 17 Aug, 2011 02:52pm

Managed Funds

US bonds pare earlier price losses

NEW YORK : US Treasuries pared their earlier price losses on Wednesday to briefly trade positive, and were last little

Published 17 Aug, 2011 01:46pm

Managed Funds

T-notes edge higher on lack of euro zone progress

LONDON : Treasury futures edged higher on Wednesday drawing support from disappointment among euro zone investors that a

Published 17 Aug, 2011 10:54am

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US 10-year notes firmer as equities dip

SINGAPORE : US Treasuries edged higher in Asian trading on Wednesday, with a dip in US stock futures spurring a bit

Published 17 Aug, 2011 10:21am

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Bund rallies on disappointing French-German meeting

LONDON : German government bonds rose on Wednesday and were likely to remain supported as French and German plans for cl

Published 17 Aug, 2011 07:20am

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JGBs edge up on stocks; political uncertainty caps gains

TOKYO : Japanese government bonds edged up on Tuesday as Tokyo stocks weakened, though the market lacked the momentum to

Published 17 Aug, 2011 04:27am

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Debt sales boosted by ECB support: Spain

MADRID : Hefty Spanish short-term debt sales went smoothly on Tuesday after bond-buying by the European Central Bank eas

Published 16 Aug, 2011 04:51pm

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US bonds gain as German growth disappoints

NEW YORK : US Treasuries prices rose on Tuesday as slowing German growth sparked fears over global economic slowdown,

Published 16 Aug, 2011 02:49pm

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Treasury 30-year bonds gain a point in price

NEW YORK : US 30-year Treasury bonds rose a point in price on Tuesday as weak economic growth figures in Germany fan

Published 16 Aug, 2011 01:50pm

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Up in Europe as equities retreat supports safety bids

LONDON : US Treasuries prices pushed higher in European trading on Tuesday after data showed German growth all but sta

Published 16 Aug, 2011 01:50pm

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Steady, but some downward pressure as stocks firm

TOKYO: US Treasury prices were mostly steady in Asia on Tuesday but stayed under slight downward pressure as investors r

Published 16 Aug, 2011 10:09am

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Citic Securities to seek $2bn HK offer approval on Aug 25: IFR

HONG KONG : Citic Securities Co Ltd, China 's largest publicly traded brokerage, will seek approval for a $2 billion st

Published 16 Aug, 2011 09:30am

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Indian bond yields extend rise; inflation data key

MUMBAI: Indian federal bond yields extended rise on Tuesday as traders began pricing in the possibility of a rate increa

Published 16 Aug, 2011 05:48am

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Indirect bids rebound at US T-bill sales

NEW YORK: Demand from foreign central banks and other indirect bidders for US Treasury bills rebounded on Monday after p

Published 15 Aug, 2011 04:33pm

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Indirect bids rebound at US T-bill sales

NEW YORK: Demand from foreign central banks and other indirect bidders for US Treasury bills rebounded on Monday after p

Published 15 Aug, 2011 04:17pm

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US bond prices idle as investors watch stocks

NEW YORK : US Treasuries prices were little changed on Monday as investors sought direction from stocks about a return

Published 15 Aug, 2011 02:56pm

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US bonds little changed after NY data

NEW YORK : US Treasuries prices were little changed, after temporarily gaining on Monday as a gauge of manufacturing i

Published 15 Aug, 2011 02:54pm

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US debt eases after best week since 2008

LONDON : US Treasuries eased on Monday with volumes thin after the largest one-week gain in two-and-a-half years, but sl

Published 15 Aug, 2011 11:10am

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Bohai Insurance on track for operating profit by FY2014: IAG

SYDNEY : Insurance Australia Group said China 's Bohai Property Insurance was on track to make operating profits by fin

Published 15 Aug, 2011 06:29am

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India SBI looks in stronger Q2

NEW DELHI : State Bank of India expects a stronger second quarter after provisions for sour loans coupled with treasur

Published 13 Aug, 2011 01:54pm

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US bonds have best week since 08 on Europe, Fed

NEW YORK : Benchmark US Treasuries ended Friday with the largest one-week gain in two-and-a-half years as hopes over the

Published 12 Aug, 2011 07:07pm

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JGB futures inch up on bargain hunting; superlongs underperform

TOKYO: Japanese government bond futures inched up on Friday, supported by bargain hunting around the key 142 line, but s

Published 12 Aug, 2011 03:49am

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Money market funds rose by $52.78bn in latest week: ICI

WASHINGTON : The Investment Company Institute on Thursday issued the following money market mutual fund assets report:

Published 11 Aug, 2011 07:58pm

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Market punishes US Treasury bonds after poor auction

NEW YORK : The US Treasury sold $16 billion worth of 30-year long bonds at a poorly received auction on Thursday, with i

Published 11 Aug, 2011 05:53pm

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ECB to keep up bond-buying until EFSF 'vacuum' filled

LUXEMBOURG : The European Central Bank (ECB) will keep buying Italian, Spanish and other stressed eurozone government bo

Published 11 Aug, 2011 04:39pm

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Longer-dated prices slip, but safety bid remains

NEW YORK : US Treasury prices slipped on Thursday ahead of a weekly report on jobless claims, but losses were tempered b

Published 11 Aug, 2011 02:41pm

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Fall before supply but markets still nervy

LONDON : US Treasuries fell in Europe on Thursday, giving up some of the recent hefty gains as investors made room f

Published 11 Aug, 2011 10:47am

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New China Life to raise $4bn in Hong Kong, Shanghai

HONG KONG : New China Life Insurance may raise as much as $4 billion in a dual Hong Kong-Shanghai listing, despite turmo

Published 11 Aug, 2011 09:02am

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Bonds jump 3 points in price, 7s rise one

NEW YORK : Thirty-year Treasury bonds jumped three points in price on Wednesday, and 7-year notes rose one full point, a

Published 10 Aug, 2011 09:01pm

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Prices rise as Fed's economic outlook sinks in

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices rose on Wednesday as traders around the world lowered their expectations for growth based o

Published 10 Aug, 2011 02:50pm

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Bonds gain on Fed rate pledge, curve seen flattening

HONG KONG : US Treasuries pushed higher on Wednesday and benchmark yields dipped back near record lows hit the previou

Published 10 Aug, 2011 10:22am

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JGBs rise after Fed vows to keep rates lows; superlongs firm

TOKYO : Japanese government bonds rose broadly on Wednesday after a Federal Reserve pledge to keep rates near zero for a

Published 10 Aug, 2011 04:41am

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Yields hit new lows as Fed stays on hold

NEW YORK : Short dated US Treasury yields fell to record lows on Tuesday after the Fed said it would keep interest rates

Published 09 Aug, 2011 09:12pm

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Bonds trim some losses

NEW YORK : US Treasury prices pare some losses, but remained down, after the Treasury saw strong demand for a new sale o

Published 09 Aug, 2011 05:55pm

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30-year bonds fall before 3-year note auction, FOMC

NEW YORK : The price on US 30-year Treasury bonds fell on Tuesday ahead of a meeting of Federal Reserve policy-makers an

Published 09 Aug, 2011 02:59pm

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Bonds slip before FOMC, 3-year debt auction

NEW YORK: US government debt prices fell on Tuesday as investors looked to the Federal Reserve for clues on whether it w

Published 09 Aug, 2011 01:10pm

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Losses pared in Europe ahead of Fed

LONDON : US Treasuries trimmed losses in volatile trade in Europe on Tuesday as equities resumed their slide and inv

Published 09 Aug, 2011 11:21am

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Reserve Bank of India allows foreign investors to buy mutual funds

MUMBAI: India's Reserve Bank said on Tuesday that qualified foreign investors can buy rupee-denominated units of equity

Published 09 Aug, 2011 06:38am

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Reserve Bank of India allows foreign investors to buy mutual funds

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Published 09 Aug, 2011 06:38am

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Reserve Bank of India allows foreign investors to buy mutual funds

MUMBAI: India's Reserve Bank said on Tuesday that qualified foreign investors can buy rupee-denominated units of equity

Published 09 Aug, 2011 06:38am

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JGB futures hit 9-mth high as stocks plunge

TOKYO: Japanese government bond futures rose to a nine-month high on Tuesday as investors rushed for the safety of bonds

Published 09 Aug, 2011 05:50am

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US 10-year note yields lowest since Feb 2009

NEW YORK : Benchmark 10-year Treasury note yields fell to their lowest levels since February 2009 on Monday, after a US

Published 08 Aug, 2011 07:59pm

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Investors rush into bonds after US downgrade

NEW YORK : US Treasuries soared on Monday in their first New York trading session since the Standard & Poor's downgr

Published 08 Aug, 2011 04:43pm

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Turkish Treasury July cash deficit 2.07 bn lira

ISTANBUL : Turkey 's July cash deficit was 2.072 billion lira ($1.19 billion), Treasury data showed on Monday, amountin

Published 08 Aug, 2011 04:17pm

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S&P cuts ratings of US depository, clearing houses

NEW YORK: Credit ratings for the main arteries of the US financial system the Depository Trust Co, National Securities C

Published 08 Aug, 2011 03:55pm

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US 10-year note trades a point higher in price

NEW YORK: The price of US 10-year Treasury notes rose a point on Monday as US stocks followed indexes around the world l

Published 08 Aug, 2011 02:57pm

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Bonds gain as stock sell-off trumps S&P rating slash

HONG KONG : US Treasuries pushed higher on Monday and the yield curve steepened after Standard & Poor's slash in the U

Published 08 Aug, 2011 10:43am

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AIG to sue BofA over mortgage bonds: NY Times

NEW YORK : US insurance giant American International Group is planning to sue Bank of America to recover more than $10

Published 08 Aug, 2011 06:09am

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Long-dated JGBs fall on profit-taking; debt woes in focus

TOKYO : Long-dated Japanese government bond prices fell on Monday after investors trimmed positions to reduce duration r

Published 08 Aug, 2011 03:55am

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China Railway Ministry to issue $3.1bn in short-term CP

BEIJING : China 's Ministry of Railways will issue on Monday 20 billion yuan ($3.1 billion) of short-term commercial pa

Published 07 Aug, 2011 01:33pm

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Geithner to stay on as US Treasury chief

WASHINGTON : US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has told President Barack Obama that he intends to stay on the job,

Published 07 Aug, 2011 04:00am

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Philippines to continue investing in US Treasuries

MANILA : The Philippines will continue to invest in US Treasuries as part of its foreign reserve management despite th

Published 06 Aug, 2011 10:29am

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US govt bonds at day's lows; 30-yr down 3 points

NEW YORK : US Treasuries prices fell to the day's lows in early Friday afternoon trading in New York on intensified

Published 05 Aug, 2011 05:36pm

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China auctions 9-month finmin bills at 3.89pc

SHANGHAI: China's Ministry of Finance auctioned 15 billion yuan ($2.3 billion) of nine-month bills in the interbank mark

Published 05 Aug, 2011 05:08am

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Bonds rally as investors seek safety

NEW YORK : US Treasury debt prices rallied on Thursday as recession fears sustained investors' avid appetite for safe-ha

Published 04 Aug, 2011 01:43pm

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Italy, Spain yields fall on speculation ‘ECB’

LONDON : Italian and Spanish bond yields came back off 14-year highs on Thursday due to a well-bid Spanish debt auction

Published 04 Aug, 2011 10:46am

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CIMB issues 1.5bn ringgit sub debt

KUALA LUMPUR : CIMB, Malaysia 's second largest lender, has issued 1.5 billion ringgit ($505 million) in subordinated d

Published 04 Aug, 2011 10:33am

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Euro zone confuse to common bonds

LONDON : A common bond can solve the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis with the debt scare which threatening Italy and

Published 04 Aug, 2011 09:33am

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Coca Cola claims 2011 low coupon on 5s and 10s

NEW YORK: Coca Cola Company set 2011 records today for the lowest coupons on five- and 10-year debt; claiming 1.804pc on

Published 04 Aug, 2011 06:11am

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Hartford profit off on disaster, asbestos charges

NEW YORK : Insurer Hartford Financial Services Group Inc posted a smaller second-quarter profit on Wednesday after suffe

Published 04 Aug, 2011 06:01am

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Long dated bonds rally on recession fears

NEW YORK : Longer-dated US Treasuries, particularly 30-year bonds, rallied on Wednesday as investors, fearing recession,

Published 03 Aug, 2011 06:12pm

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China launches third yuan bond issue in Hong Kong

HONG KONG: China said Wednesday it is planning to raise 20 billion yuan ($3.10 billion) from its third and largest sover

Published 03 Aug, 2011 08:59am

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US sell T-bills at highest rate

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department sold one-month debt on Tuesday at the highest interest rates since early May ahead

Published 02 Aug, 2011 05:13pm

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Treasuries lifting US tax free debt

MIAMI : America 's municipal bond market got a lift on Tuesday from strong buying of US Treasuries by global investors

Published 02 Aug, 2011 05:01pm

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Barclays profit down a third as fixed income trading falls

LONDON : Barclays said its half-year profits fell by a third after a fall in bond trading activity at its investment ban

Published 02 Aug, 2011 06:40am

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Ten-yr JGB yield hits 8-1/2 mth low on BoJ speculation

TOKYO : Japanese government bonds rose broadly on Tuesday on a weaker US economic outlook and after sources said the Ban

Published 02 Aug, 2011 04:46am

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Covered bond experts give Sekerbank lukewarm welcome

LONDON: Seasoned covered bond experts were unconvinced that the sale of the first ever Turkish covered bond by Sekerbank

Published 01 Aug, 2011 08:46am

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IIF predicts successful Greek debt swap

ATHENS: A voluntary swap of privately held Greek bonds as part of the debt-laden country's bailout will be successful an

Published 30 Jul, 2011 05:40pm

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US Treasury, dealers to discuss market conditions

WASHINGTON : The US Treasury Department said it will meet with primary-market dealers in New York on Friday as part of

Published 29 Jul, 2011 04:10pm

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Bonds gain in worries over European weakness

NEW YORK : US Treasuries prices rose on Thursday as credit worries about Europe fed safety demand for US bonds, te

Published 28 Jul, 2011 06:39pm

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Short-term funding rise on US debt ceiling impasse

NEW YORK : Nervousness over whether the US Treasury will be able to meet debt obligations in August increased on Thursda

Published 28 Jul, 2011 04:25pm

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China 7-day repo rate up, PBOC injects money into market

SHANGHAI : China 's benchmark money market rate, the seven-day repo rate, rose on Thursday morning to regain a very hig

Published 28 Jul, 2011 06:27am

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Bonds dip before supply, 1-year CDS hits record

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices weakened on Wednesday, as traders prepared room for $35 billion of fresh five-year note s

Published 27 Jul, 2011 03:17pm

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US 10-year notes dip in Asia as equities hold firm

TOKYO : US 10-year Treasuries dipped in Asia on Wednesday as equities held firm, with bond investors sticking to the

Published 27 Jul, 2011 11:34am

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PBOC gives hints of policy pause to assess impact

SHANGHAI : China's central bank looks poised to end a streak of lifting bank reserve requirements every month since Nove

Published 27 Jul, 2011 06:59am

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Bonds rise on weaker stocks before 2-year supply

NEW YORK : US Treasuries prices rose on Tuesday, as a decline in the US stock market renewed a bid for bonds despite

Published 26 Jul, 2011 03:32pm

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Yields nudge higher as debt wrangling continues

LONDON : US Treasury yields nudged higher in Europe on Tuesday as a deadlock in Washington over the debt ceiling sho

Published 26 Jul, 2011 12:00pm

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China sovereign fund makes 11.7pc return in 2010

BEIJING : China 's $400 billion sovereign wealth fund said Tuesday it made a return of 11.7 percent on its overseas inv

Published 26 Jul, 2011 09:47am

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China IRS distorted by tight money; PBOC comes to rescue

SHANGHAI : The curve of China 's interest rate swaps inverted on Tuesday morning, repeating a situation seen a few time

Published 26 Jul, 2011 06:10am

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Bonds dip as debt ceiling worries mount

TOKYO : US Treasuries dipped in Asian trade on Tuesday as a deadlock in Washington over the debt ceiling showed no s

Published 26 Jul, 2011 04:00am

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Bond buying remains in hibernation:ECB

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank kept its government bond-buy programme in hibernation for a 17th week running last

Published 25 Jul, 2011 03:19pm

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Long US bonds fall on stalled deficit talks

LONDON : Long-dated US Treasury debt prices fell and the cost of insuring the country's debt from default rose on Monday

Published 25 Jul, 2011 12:21pm

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Bunds rise, outperform Treasuries on US debt worries

LONDON : German government bonds rose on Monday, outperforming US Treasuries, as fears of a default by the world's large

Published 25 Jul, 2011 08:41am

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UNB mandates 4 banks for bond

ABU DHABI : Union National Bank jointly owned by the governments of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, has picked four banks for inves

Published 24 Jul, 2011 12:40pm

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Greek solution needs isolated case ‘Smaghi’

BERLIN : The euro zone's strategy for tackling Greece 's debt crisis comes at a price and should remain an isolated

Published 23 Jul, 2011 12:21pm

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Saudi's Mobily proposes 1.25 riyal H1 dividend

DUBAI : Saudi telecom operator Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) proposed a half-year dividend of 1.25 riyals ($0.33) per share,

Published 23 Jul, 2011 08:50am

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Bunds gains on rescue doubts

LONDON : German government bonds extended gains on Friday as an explosion in Oslo added to a safe-haven bid from marke

Published 22 Jul, 2011 02:55pm

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China IRS inversion lingers amid liquidity squeeze

SHANGHAI: An inversion in the curve of China 's interest rate swaps persisted on Friday, hit by an acute liquidity sque

Published 22 Jul, 2011 07:55am

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US government debt prices drop on euro zone hopes

NEW YORK : US Treasury prices fell on Thursday on optimism that a draft plan by euro zone leaders to tackle the problems

Published 21 Jul, 2011 05:26pm

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Nigeria sells 70bn naira bonds

LAGOS : Nigeria sold 70 billions Nigeria naira in 3, 5 and 10-year sovereign bonds on Wednesday, at its seventh debt

Published 21 Jul, 2011 01:04pm

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India's L&T Finance to raise $280mn in IPO

MUMBAI: India's L&T Finance Holdings, a unit of Indian engineering conglomerate Larsen & Toubro, will raise 12.45 billio

Published 21 Jul, 2011 07:02am

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Bonds prices fall as debt hopes spur risk taking

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Wednesday as optimism US lawmakers will reach a deal to raise the debt ceiling sp

Published 20 Jul, 2011 01:34pm

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Euribor rates fall after banks grab more ECB funds

FRANKFURT : Key euro-priced bank-to-bank lending rates fell on Wednesday, a day after banks, spooked by the sovereig

Published 20 Jul, 2011 09:34am

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Govt debt prices slip as risk appetite returns

NEW YORK : Most US Treasuries prices fell on Tuesday in choppy trading as investors tiptoed back into riskier assets and

Published 19 Jul, 2011 03:15pm

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Long bonds find support, 10s/30s curve flattens

HONG KONG : Thirty-year Treasury bonds rose in Asia trade on Tuesday as a jump in yields lured some buyers, even as th

Published 19 Jul, 2011 12:26pm

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Firm as euro zone debt crisis spurs safe-haven bids

LONDON : US Treasuries pushed higher in Europe on Monday as investors anxious about protracted negotiations to resol

Published 18 Jul, 2011 12:34pm

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UAE delays final draft on fund regulations

DUBAI : The United Arab Emirates has postponed a final draft ruling on new guidelines to regulate its nascent ass

Published 17 Jul, 2011 01:44pm

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Greek PM says time for Europe to wake up

ATHENS : Greece 's Prime Minister George Papandreou ruled out bankruptcy for his debt-choked country and said it was ti

Published 16 Jul, 2011 05:09pm

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Zillow ups IPO price, valued at $500 million

NEW YORK : Online real estate listings website Zillow increased the price of its initial public offering Friday, valuing

Published 15 Jul, 2011 06:41pm

Managed Funds

T-bill yield rises to 4.16pc ‘Mauritius’

PORT LOUIS : The weighted average yield on Mauritius ' 91-day Treasury bills rose to 4.16 percent on Friday from 4.12 p

Published 15 Jul, 2011 12:27pm

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Bonds drop slightly on lingering debt ceiling worries, S&P

TOKYO: Treasuries edged down slightly in Asian trade on Friday as a warning from Standard and Poor's on US borrowing und

Published 15 Jul, 2011 03:58am

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Kenya T-bill yield inches up

NAIROBI : The yield on Kenya 's 91-day Treasury bills rose slightly to 8.999 percent at this week's auction while deman

Published 14 Jul, 2011 03:01pm

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Dubai Holding unit repays $250mn Swiss franc bond

DUBAI : Dubai Holding Commercial Operations Group (DHCOG), a unit of the conglomerate owned by Dubai's ruler, on Thursda

Published 14 Jul, 2011 06:56am

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US 10-year notes come off lows hit on Moody's warning

SINGAPORE : US 10-year Treasuries held steady on Thursday, showing resilience after Moody's Investors Service warned t

Published 14 Jul, 2011 05:49am

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US 30-year bonds trade a point lower in price

NEW YORK : US 30-year Treasury bonds traded more than a point lower in price on Wednesday as stock futures pointed to a

Published 13 Jul, 2011 12:37pm

Managed Funds

Single euro bond needs to come back

LONDON : Buried for more than six months by squabbling euro zone policymakers, the idea of a single euro government bond

Published 13 Jul, 2011 12:22pm

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Dip in Asia ahead of auctions, Bernanke

TOKYO : US Treasuries came under slight downward pressure in Asia on Wednesday as investors lightened positions ahea

Published 13 Jul, 2011 04:38am

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Italy leans on primary dealers

LONDON : The Republic of Italy saw its borrowing costs jump to the highest level since September 2008 on Tuesday. Wh

Published 12 Jul, 2011 12:39pm

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China IRS, money rates fall; RRR rise fears ease

SHANGHAI : China 's interest rate swaps and money market rates fell across the board on Tuesday as tight liquidity cond

Published 12 Jul, 2011 06:22am

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US 30-year bond trades a point higher in price

NEW YORK : US 30-year Treasury bonds traded a point higher in price early on Monday as worries over contagion from debt

Published 11 Jul, 2011 12:56pm

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Bonds firm in Asia after dismal jobs data

TOKYO: US Treasuries held firm in Asia on Monday, retaining their strength after dismal jobs data added to worries that

Published 11 Jul, 2011 06:31am

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Consob assess moves on short selling

MILAN : Italy market regulator Consob may discuss requiring more disclosure on short-selling in a meeting on Sunday, a

Published 10 Jul, 2011 01:04pm

Managed Funds

Egypt sells T-bills worth 5.5bn EGP, as planned

CAIRO : Egypt 's central bank said it sold 5.5 billion Egyptian pounds ($923.656 million) in domestic treasury bills on

Published 10 Jul, 2011 01:04pm

Managed Funds

Iran plans to issue $1bn bond

TEHRAN : Iran 's energy minister aims to issue $1 billion of dollar denominated bonds, the students news agency ISNA re

Published 09 Jul, 2011 12:13pm

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Bonds stabilise in Asia but may stay on defensive

TOKYO: US Treasuries stabilised in Asia on Friday after falling the previous day on encouraging private sector jobs data

Published 08 Jul, 2011 05:46am

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Kenya T-bill yield falls to 8.954pc

NAIROBI : The weighted average yield on Kenyan 91-day Treasury bills fell to 8.954 percent on Thursday's and traders sai

Published 07 Jul, 2011 04:35pm

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US 10-year note dips, eyes on jobs data and euro

SINGAPORE : US 10-year Treasuries slipped in Asia on Thursday, with institutional investors selling the paper in lig

Published 07 Jul, 2011 08:35am

Managed Funds

Prices fall after rally, nervous before US data

TOKYO : US Treasury prices fell in Asia on Wednesday as profit-taking emerged after solid gains the previous day follo

Published 06 Jul, 2011 04:47am

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Bond-holders challenge Bank of America settlement

NEW YORK : A group of bond-holders on Tuesday challenged Bank of America's record $8.5 billion settlement for losses on

Published 05 Jul, 2011 08:59pm

Managed Funds

PBoC to drain 22bn yuan via 28-day repos

SHANGHAI : China 's central bank will drain 22 billion yuan ($3.4 billion) from the money markets through 28-day bond r

Published 05 Jul, 2011 06:15am

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Differing ECB, BoE policy expectations shown in curves

LONDON: As the ECB and Bank of England head into monetary policy meetings this week the differing expectations for their

Published 04 Jul, 2011 03:47pm

Managed Funds

Prada boosts Hong Kong share sale to $2.46bn

HONG KONG: Italian luxury design house Prada has issued additional shares to boost its Hong Kong initial public offering

Published 04 Jul, 2011 05:43am

Managed Funds

Egypt sells fewer T-bills

CAIRO : Egypt 's central bank sold fewer 91-day treasury bills than it offered at an auction on Sunday after yields ros

Published 03 Jul, 2011 01:31pm

Managed Funds

Central Bank takes repos at 6.75pc

DHAKA : Ba ngladesh 's central bank said on Sunday it had accepted 15 bids for 22.013 billion taka ($296.59 million) of

Published 03 Jul, 2011 12:37pm

Managed Funds

Clinton urges leaders to response debt crisis

MADRID : US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday called on European leaders to make a powerful response to eco

Published 02 Jul, 2011 04:32pm

Managed Funds

Bond prices tumble after US manufacturing data

NEW YORK : US Treasury debt prices eased on Friday after data showed stronger-than-expected growth in US manufacturing i

Published 01 Jul, 2011 08:32pm

Managed Funds

Prices rise in early trading

NEW YORK : The prices of US Treasuries rose ahead of the release of key US manufacturing data, but trading volume was

Published 01 Jul, 2011 02:01pm

Managed Funds

BYD A-shares limit up after report

BEIJING : BYD's yuan-denominated A-shares went limit-up on Friday after its chairman told local media Warren Buffett had

Published 01 Jul, 2011 07:56am

Managed Funds

Bond yields up on Greece, upbeat Chicago PMI

NEW YORK : US Treasury debt prices extended the week's losses on Thursday, ending the quarter on a weak note at odds wit

Published 30 Jun, 2011 08:43pm

Managed Funds

Prices fall after Greek vote

NEW YORK : US Treasury prices fell on Thursday as Greece approved austerity measures needed to avert a debt default

Published 30 Jun, 2011 05:28pm

Managed Funds

NY court hands Argentina setback over bond default

NEW YORK : Argentina suffered a setback related to its massive 2002 debt default when New York 's highest court said

Published 30 Jun, 2011 04:53pm

Managed Funds

Buffett backed BYD opens up 22pc in China debut

SHANGHAI : Shares in Chinese car maker BYD, backed by US billionaire Warren Buffett, soared more than 22 percent Thursda

Published 30 Jun, 2011 06:45am

Managed Funds

UK DMO launches CPI consultation

LONDON : The UK Debt Management Office launched a three-month consultation with investors on Wednesday into issuing gilt

Published 29 Jun, 2011 03:44pm

Managed Funds

US debt lower, investors brace for Greek vote

LONDON : US Treasuries were flat to lower on Wednesday as investors braced for a vote by the Greek parliament on auste

Published 29 Jun, 2011 11:27am

Managed Funds

Malaysia prices $2bn global sukuk

KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia has priced its $2 billion global sukuk offering, with the bonds to be issued in early July, a

Published 29 Jun, 2011 04:57am

Managed Funds

10-year note loss widens to a point on 5-year sale

NEW YORK: The benchmark US 10-year note widened its loss in price to a point after a weak five-year note auction on Tues

Published 28 Jun, 2011 08:48pm

Managed Funds

Prices fall after weak 5-year note sale

NEW YORK : US Treasury prices fell on Tuesday after a $35 billion five-year note auction drew surprisingly poor demand,

Published 28 Jun, 2011 05:40pm

Managed Funds

HSBC funds unit to boost client assets

MONACO : The fund management arm of HSBC Holdings Plc is targeting an extra $90 billion in new assets, hoping to attract

Published 28 Jun, 2011 11:47am

Managed Funds

Zijin Mining plans $280mn bond issue to fund smelter project

HONG KONG : Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd said it plans a $280 million US dollar-denominated bond issue, raising capital to

Published 28 Jun, 2011 08:47am

Managed Funds

Thai 28-day central bank bond yield 2.84147pc at auction

BANGKOK: An auction of 20 billion baht ($647 million)of 28-day Bank of Thailand bonds fetched an average accepted yield

Published 28 Jun, 2011 06:19am

Managed Funds

US 30-year bond widens loss to point

NEW YORK : The US 30-year Treasury bond expanded its loss to a point on Monday after the US Treasury sold two-year not

Published 27 Jun, 2011 07:12pm

Managed Funds

Bonds slide on new plans to avoid Greek default

NEW YORK : Treasury bond prices fell on Monday as news from Europe eased worries over a Greek default, pushing stocks

Published 27 Jun, 2011 05:49pm

Managed Funds

ECB cash in high demand despite low rates

LONDON : Euro zone banks are likely to continue to bid heavily for European Central Bank cash at tenders this week, seek

Published 27 Jun, 2011 04:37pm

Managed Funds

Bonds slide on new plans to avoid Greek default

NEW YORK : Treasury bond prices fell on Monday as news from Europe eased worries over a Greek default, pushing stocks

Published 27 Jun, 2011 03:58pm

Managed Funds

JGBs firm on safe-haven, month-end demand

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds were mostly firmer on Monday, with futures extending gains and marking a fresh multi-mo

Published 27 Jun, 2011 05:02am

Managed Funds

Kenya FX reserves edge lower

NAIROBI : Kenya 's central bank said in its latest weekly bulletin that official usable foreign exchange reserves decli

Published 26 Jun, 2011 02:17pm

Managed Funds

Socialists want to peg franc to euro

ZURICH : Temporarily attaching the Swiss franc to the euro to stem its rise is an option worth considering the heads of

Published 26 Jun, 2011 02:01pm

Managed Funds

China to invest in Europe's debt market

BUDAPEST : Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Saturday he was "still confident" that Europe can overcome the debt cris

Published 25 Jun, 2011 11:37am

Managed Funds

US debt prices rally but supply looms next week

NEW YORK : US Treasury prices extended their rally on Friday as more money flowed out of European bonds and equities and

Published 24 Jun, 2011 09:13pm

Managed Funds

Bond prices slip after durable goods orders gain

NEW YORK : US Treasuries prices extended early losses after government figures on new orders for long-lasting US manufac

Published 24 Jun, 2011 12:33pm

Managed Funds

Mauritius 91-day T-bill yield falls to 4.19pc

PORT LOUIS : The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 91-day Treasury bills dipped to 4.19 percent on Friday from 4.21 p

Published 24 Jun, 2011 11:30am

Managed Funds

Japan retails pour into property, high-yield funds

TOKYO : The aftermath of Japan's earthquake and tsunami has seen a rare flow of money into mutual funds based on domesti

Published 24 Jun, 2011 06:29am

Managed Funds

Prada edges up in Hong Kong debut after $2.1bn IPO

HONG KONG: Italian fashion house Prada SpA rose 1.3 percent in its Hong Kong debut on Friday, defying expectations for a

Published 24 Jun, 2011 06:20am

Managed Funds

Bonds rally on stock losses, weak growth view

NEW YORK : US Treasuries rallied on Thursday with benchmark yields near six-month lows, as a soured US growth outlook

Published 23 Jun, 2011 06:25pm

Managed Funds

Turkey bond yield high

ISTANBUL: Turkey's benchmark bond yield rose to a 13-month high ahead of the central bank's rate-setting meeting on Thur

Published 23 Jun, 2011 09:28am

Managed Funds

Private funds search for merit in Indian education

MUMBAI: Indians' obsession with schooling combined with woeful public education and rising incomes has private equity fi

Published 22 Jun, 2011 01:03pm

Managed Funds

Pension funds mull ethics of commodity investments

LONDON: Some pension funds are beginning to question their investments in commodities after accusations that massive flo

Published 22 Jun, 2011 12:41pm

Managed Funds

ECB, Greece push up Euribor rates

FRANKFURT : Key euro-priced bank-to-bank lending rates rose to new 2-1/4 year highs on Wednesday, buoyed by expectations

Published 22 Jun, 2011 10:44am

Managed Funds

No plan to issue bonds 'DEWA'

DUBAI : State-owned utility Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) can pursue its ambitious investment plans witho

Published 22 Jun, 2011 10:14am

Managed Funds

Government debt prices fall ahead of Greek vote

NEW YORK : US Treasuries prices fell on Tuesday as optimism Greece will receive loans it needs to avoid a default fe

Published 21 Jun, 2011 06:20pm

Managed Funds

NKBM plans 0.08 euro dividend

LJUBLJANA : Nova KBM, Slovenia 's second largest bank, plans to pay a dividend of 0.08 euro from 2010 profit, compared

Published 21 Jun, 2011 08:49am

Managed Funds

Anil Ambani group drops nearly 10pc in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Shares in Indian billionaire Anil Ambani's flagship Reliance Communications fell nearly 10 percent on Monday aft

Published 20 Jun, 2011 11:22am

Managed Funds

Buffett-backed BYD lowers China IPO to $219mn

SHANGHAI : Chinese car maker BYD, backed by US billionaire Warren Buffett, said it would seek to raise a smaller-than-ex

Published 20 Jun, 2011 07:08am

Managed Funds

$530mn Islamic bond ‘Sipchem’

RIYADH : Saudi International Petrochemical Co (Sipchem) expects to rise up to 2 billion riyals ($533.3 million) from a p

Published 19 Jun, 2011 10:04am

Managed Funds

Bond prices dip on hints of Greece debt deal

NEW YORK : US Treasury debt prices eased on Friday as strength in some stocks and hints of a deal in the Greek debt cris

Published 17 Jun, 2011 07:00pm

Managed Funds

Dollar funding pressure eases, but may come back

LONDON : Dollar funding costs for euro zone banks retreated from multi-month highs on Friday as the bloc's key policymak

Published 17 Jun, 2011 03:22pm

Managed Funds

Prada raises $2.14bn in Hong Kong IPO

HONG KONG: Italian luxury goods maker Prada has raised a lower-than-expected $2.14 billion in its Hong Kong share sale

Published 17 Jun, 2011 07:00am

Managed Funds

US Treasuries prices trim gains after data

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices trimmed early gains on Thursday after data on US housing starts and new jobless benefit c

Published 16 Jun, 2011 06:10pm

Managed Funds

Dollar funding costs soar on Greek bailout fears

LONDON : The cost of raising funds in dollars soared for euro zone banks on Thursday due to fears of a Lehman-like lendi

Published 16 Jun, 2011 02:49pm

Managed Funds

Samsonite shares down in Hong Kong trading debut

HONG KONG: Luggage maker Samsonite's trading debut in Hong Kong had a weak start Thursday with the shares down 10.3 perc

Published 16 Jun, 2011 07:11am

Managed Funds

Mauritius to sell $43mn Treasury notes

PORT LOUIS : Bank of Mauritius will sell Treasury notes worth 1.2 billion rupees $42.70 million in maturities of two,

Published 15 Jun, 2011 12:14pm

Managed Funds

30 year bond yield rises to 4.29pc

NEW YORK : The US Treasury 30-year bond yield rose on Tuesday to 4.29 percent, its 200-day moving average. Bond price

Published 14 Jun, 2011 06:54pm

Managed Funds

Indonesia to swap bonds maturing

JAKARTA : Indonesia plans to swap government bonds maturing in 2012 to 2014 with 15-year bonds in an auction on June 1

Published 14 Jun, 2011 09:55am

Managed Funds

TEPCO shares soar 18.59pc on support bill

TOKYO : Shares in embattled TEPCO soared 18.59 percent by noon Tuesday amid investor relief after the government approve

Published 14 Jun, 2011 07:07am

Managed Funds

Prices rise slightly as stocks turn negative

NEW YORK : US Treasury debt pared price losses to trade slightly higher on Monday as stocks gave up early gains and in

Published 13 Jun, 2011 06:00pm

Managed Funds

Indian bond yields inch up; inflation awaited for direction

MUMBAI: Indian federal bonds yields edged up after trading in a tight band on Monday as traders refrained from taking la

Published 13 Jun, 2011 12:24pm

Managed Funds

Slip in Asia as US stock futures find footing

TOKYO : US Treasuries slipped on Monday as US stock futures regained their footing and Asian markets trimmed losses, wit

Published 13 Jun, 2011 07:20am

Managed Funds

Central bank takes repos at 6.25pct: Bangladesh

DHAKA : Bangladesh 's central bank said on Sunday it had accepted 18 bids for 22.0087 billion taka ($298 million) of on

Published 12 Jun, 2011 12:21pm

Managed Funds

Gilt yields hit 7month low

LONDON: Yields on 10, five and two-year British government bonds fell to seven-month lows on Friday as worries about the

Published 10 Jun, 2011 03:58pm

Managed Funds

US 30-year bonds trade a point higher in price

NEW YORK : US 30-year Treasury bonds traded over a point higher in price on Friday as worries over the pace of economi

Published 10 Jun, 2011 03:32pm

Managed Funds

South Korea to offer 3tn won in fiscal bonds in June

SEOUL : The South Korean government will sell 3 trillion Korean won ($2.8 billion) worth of 28-day fiscal bonds this mon

Published 10 Jun, 2011 07:25am

Managed Funds

Economic worries push yields to 6-month lows

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields dipped to six-month lows on Thursday as data on weekly jobless claims added to recent evide

Published 09 Jun, 2011 03:32pm

Managed Funds

Shaky start for credit as global economic fears weigh

LONDON : The dismal month of June continues on the open in London for European credit markets. According to Tradeweb, iT

Published 09 Jun, 2011 07:35am

Managed Funds

Benchmark yields dip below 3pc on economic worry

NEW YORK : US Treasury debt prices rose on Wednesday, pushing benchmark yields back below the key three percent level as

Published 08 Jun, 2011 02:51pm

Managed Funds

Malaysia central bank to sell 4bn rgt govt bonds due 2021

KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia will sell 4 billion ringgit ($1.3 billion) of government bonds due in 2021, the central bank s

Published 08 Jun, 2011 04:48am

Managed Funds

Prices pared ahead of 3-year note auction

NEW YORK : US Treasury debt prices eased on Tuesday as investors took positions for an auction of $32 billion of three-y

Published 07 Jun, 2011 02:28pm

Managed Funds

Fed's policy steers dollar down

LONDON : With financial markets coming to the view that the Federal Reserve will maintain the size of its balance sheet

Published 07 Jun, 2011 12:08pm

Managed Funds

Kenya's Centum annual pretax profit rises 112 pc

NAIROBI: Kenyan listed private equity firm Centum Investment said on Tuesday its group's pretax profit grew 112 percent

Published 07 Jun, 2011 07:10am

Managed Funds

Prices dip heading into this week's debt auctions

NEW YORK : US Treasuries prices eased on Monday as a relatively thin data calendar left traders to focus on the $66 bi

Published 06 Jun, 2011 02:22pm

Managed Funds

OSE says TSE merger difficult if Tokyo bourse lists

OSAKA : The president of the Osaka Securities Exchange said on Monday that merger talks with the Tokyo Stock Exchange be

Published 06 Jun, 2011 06:16am

Managed Funds

Russia enters world of Islamic finance

KAZAN : Hoping to attract Arab capital, Russia will take its first step into the world of Islamic finance in June by iss

Published 05 Jun, 2011 05:53am

Managed Funds

Bonds rise after stunningly poor

NEW YORK: The U.S. Treasuries market advanced on Friday after a stunningly poor jobs report raised fears of an economic

Published 03 Jun, 2011 01:50pm

Managed Funds

US seals deal to sell Chrysler stake

WASHINGTON : The US Treasury said Thursday it reached an agreement to sell to sell the government's stake in Chrysler Gr

Published 03 Jun, 2011 05:18am

Managed Funds

Bonds retreat, 10-year yield rises to 3pc

NEW YORK: US government debt prices fell on Thursday, as traders booked profits in advance of the government's monthly p

Published 02 Jun, 2011 03:32pm

Managed Funds

Gilt yields lows test 2011

LONDON: Ten-year gilt yields hit a six-month low early on Thursday as worries about faltering global growth supported ma

Published 02 Jun, 2011 11:22am

Managed Funds

HK court to rule on Tiger hedge fund trading ban within 2 weeks

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's high court said on Thursday it will rule within two weeks whether the market regulator is allowed

Published 02 Jun, 2011 08:45am

Managed Funds

Amundi to cut fees on hedge fund-style portfolios

LONDON : Amundi Asset Management plans to cut fees on its hedge-fund-style portfolios, in a rare sign that investors

Published 01 Jun, 2011 05:57pm

Managed Funds

Bonds rise on weak jobs data, 10Y yield near 3pc

NEW YORK : US Treasury debt prices rose on Wednesday, as a stunningly weak report on private-sector jobs from ADP spurre

Published 01 Jun, 2011 02:28pm

Managed Funds

China 3-year fin min bond yield within forecasts

SHANGHAI : China 's Ministry of Finance auctioned 30 billion yuan ($4.6 billion) of three-year bonds in the interban

Published 01 Jun, 2011 04:27am

Managed Funds

10Y notes flat after consumer confidence data

NEW YORK : The price of benchmark US 10-year Treasury notes turned flat on Tuesday, trimming losses after news of an u

Published 31 May, 2011 03:11pm

Managed Funds

Tata Power orders $333mn for banks

MUMBAI: India 's Tata Power has mandated YES Bank and Standard Chartered Bank for a 15 billion rupee ($333 million) per

Published 31 May, 2011 11:24am

Managed Funds

China funds cut suggested equity weightings on inflation concerns

SHANGHAI : Mutual funds in China reduced their recommended equity weightings in May and doubled their weightings for bon

Published 31 May, 2011 07:39am

Managed Funds

Malaysia sells 4bn rgt sukuk at avg 3.710pc

KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia has sold 4 billion ringgit ($1.3 billion) in Islamic government bonds maturing in 2016 at an a

Published 30 May, 2011 07:47am

Managed Funds

Egypt sells T-bills worth 4.975bn EGP

CAIRO : Egypt 's central bank said it sold 4.975 billion Egyptian pounds ($835.88 million) in domestic treasury bills o

Published 29 May, 2011 01:53pm

Managed Funds

Greece mulls Spanish-style "bad bank"

ATHENS : Greece is considering setting up a Spanish-style "bad bank" to clean up its lenders' accounts from "toxic" Gr

Published 29 May, 2011 10:53am

Managed Funds

Govt debt rally pauses, seen likely to resume

NEW YORK: Most US Treasuries were little changed on Friday after prices weakened earlier in the session on profit-taking

Published 27 May, 2011 03:06pm

Managed Funds

Hong Kong banks asked to do stress tests on $90bn in outflows

HONG KONG : The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has asked banks in the territory to conduct stress tests on themselves to g

Published 27 May, 2011 08:16am

Managed Funds

Bonds gain as jobless, GDP data fuel economic worry

NEW YORK : US Treasury debt prices rose on Thursday after higher-than-expected weekly jobless claims and an estimate of

Published 26 May, 2011 02:50pm

Managed Funds

Spain, Italy yield spread, Bunds tighter

LONDON : The premium investors demand to hold Spanish and Italian government bonds rather than benchmark German Bunds fe

Published 26 May, 2011 07:55am

Managed Funds

Govt debt prices steady, CDS activity picks up

NEW YORK : US Treasury prices rose slightly on Wednesday as investors prepared for the second of this week's debt auctio

Published 25 May, 2011 02:24pm

Managed Funds

Emirates seek to give up assets on bond default

DUBAI : Dubai flag-ship carrier 'Emirates' ground-breaking attempt to allow investors in its planned dollar bond to

Published 25 May, 2011 01:15pm

Managed Funds

Malaysia to sell 4.0bn rgt Islamic govt bond due 2016-central bank

KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia will sell 4.0 billion Malaysian ringgit ($1.3 billion) of government bonds due in 2016, the

Published 25 May, 2011 03:37am

Managed Funds

US 10-year yields shy away from 5-month low

LONDON : US Treasuries fell slightly in Europe on Tuesday, with yields bouncing off recent five-month lows ahead of up

Published 24 May, 2011 01:42pm

Managed Funds

Euro zone worries boost safe-haven US debt

LONDON : US Treasuries rose on Monday in European trading as worries over a deepening crisis in the euro zone prompted

Published 23 May, 2011 01:24pm

Managed Funds

Taiwan sells 30-year govt bonds at 1.804pc yield

TAIPEI : Taiwan auctioned T$30 billion ($1.04 billion) in 20-year government bonds at a yield of 1.804 percent, the ce

Published 23 May, 2011 04:53am

Managed Funds

Abu Dhabi's Mubadala holding in Tabreed climbs to 26pc

DUBAI : Abu Dhabi's state owned fund Mubadala now holds a majority 26.1 percent stake in district cooling firm Tabree

Published 22 May, 2011 05:24am

Managed Funds

Sri Lanka aims for better rating before $1bn bond sale

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is hoping for a better credit rating to boost its plans to sell a $1 billion sovereign bond this y

Published 21 May, 2011 09:33am

Managed Funds

Bonds up as Greece, Spain concerns feed bid

NEW YORK : US Treasuries prices firmed on Friday as concerns about the debt situations in Greece and Spain fed

Published 20 May, 2011 03:55pm

Managed Funds

US bond prices fall after jobless claims drop

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Thursday as the government's latest report on new jobless claims painted a more u

Published 19 May, 2011 02:59pm

Managed Funds

Bids for Russia Eurobond top-up above 60bn rouble

MOSCOW: The order book for Russia's top-up rouble Eurobond has exceeded 60 billion roubles ($2.14 billion), boosted by i

Published 19 May, 2011 07:59am

Managed Funds

Bonds slip as profit-taking follows rally

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices slipped on Wednesday as investors took profits from a rally that pushed yields to their l

Published 18 May, 2011 03:46pm

Managed Funds

Treasuries climb on weak housing, output data

NEW YORK: Treasuries prices rose on Tuesday after reports on US housing starts and industry output in April pointed to s

Published 17 May, 2011 03:33pm

Managed Funds

Greece sells 1.625bn euro

ATHENS: Greece's Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) sold 1.625 billion euros ($2.3 billion) of 3-month T-bills on Tues

Published 17 May, 2011 11:04am

Managed Funds

Swap moves favour euros

LONDON: SSA issuers' shift to the euro market for funding is likely to continue in 2011 as the erosion of the arbitrage

Published 17 May, 2011 09:53am

Managed Funds

Derwent to issue 175 mln stg bond

LONDON: Derwent London is issuing a 175 million pounds ($284 million) convertible five-year bond to fund development and

Published 17 May, 2011 09:41am

Managed Funds

US hits debt ceiling amid spending war

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury hit its $14.29 trillion legal limit on borrowing Monday, as the White House sternly warned l

Published 16 May, 2011 05:22pm

Managed Funds

Stocks underpin debt as US yields test key levels

LONDON: US Treasuries rose on Monday in European trading as lower stock markets underpinned appetite for safe-haven asse

Published 16 May, 2011 12:48pm

Managed Funds

China's 7-day repo rate jumps 103 bps as major banks lend less

SHANGHAI: China's benchmark short-term money market rate spiked 103 basis points on Monday as major banks demanded high

Published 16 May, 2011 06:32am

Managed Funds

S. Korea pension fund to raise investment in Asia

SEOUL: South Korea's state pension fund -- the world's fourth-largest -- said Friday it would set up a fund worth up to

Published 13 May, 2011 05:57am

Managed Funds

Bonds slip as stocks revive; soft bid for 30-years

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices retreated on Thursday, hurt by a lackluster 30-year Treasury bond auction and renewed

Published 12 May, 2011 07:04pm

Managed Funds

NewAlpha seeds bond fund set up by ex-Korea Investment Corp CIO

SINGAPORE: NewAlpha Asset Management, a Paris-based global hedge fund incubator, has invested in a bond fund managed by

Published 12 May, 2011 09:33am

Managed Funds

Treasury fell in Europe before 10-year tender

LONDON: US Treasury futures fell on Wednesday, weighed by a ten-year notes tender later in the day, and looked set to we

Published 11 May, 2011 01:48pm

Managed Funds

Hedge fund RAB plummets as it considers delisting

LONDON: RAB Capital said its days as a listed group might be numbered as clients continued to pull money, raising the pr

Published 11 May, 2011 09:42am

Managed Funds

US debt eases as refunding kicks off

LONDON: US Treasuries eased on Tuesday ahead of a three-year bond sale, which will kick off $72 billion of refunding auc

Published 10 May, 2011 12:22pm

Managed Funds

Longer-dated bonds dip ahead of US debt sales

NEW YORK: Longer-dated US Treasury debt prices eased on Monday with investors turning away from debt in favor of commodi

Published 09 May, 2011 02:44pm

Managed Funds

LVMH-backed fund hunts for emerging Asian brands

SINGAPORE: A $650-million private equity fund backed by the world's top luxury retailer LVMH is on the prowl for emergin

Published 08 May, 2011 09:12am

Managed Funds

India's Religare files for regulatory nod for $179 million

MUMBAI: Indian financial services firm Religare Enterprises has filed for regulatory approval to raise up to 8 billion r

Published 07 May, 2011 08:14am

Managed Funds

Jobless claims jump fuels bond rally

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Thursday for a sixth straight session, as a stunning surge in weekly claims fo

Published 05 May, 2011 05:54pm

Managed Funds

German Schatz yield at highest in 2-1/2 years

LONDON: The two-year German government bond yield rose to its highest in almost two-and-a-half years on Thursday before

Published 05 May, 2011 10:29am

Managed Funds

Bonds hold at lower levels after refunding news

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices held steady at lower levels on Wednesday after the government left the amount of its q

Published 04 May, 2011 01:15pm

Managed Funds

Hungary to issue euro-bond

BUDAPEST: Hungary will price a new 7-year euro-bond later on Wednesday and the guidance is in the 280 basis point area o

Published 04 May, 2011 10:26am

Managed Funds

U.S. government debt prices rise

NEW YORK: U.S. government debt prices rose on Tuesday in anticipation of lower supply from the Treasury, with benchmark

Published 03 May, 2011 04:47pm

Managed Funds

Bonds dip as bin Laden death lifts equities

LONDON: US Treasuries fell in Europe on Monday as a perceived reduction in risks to US security after the death of Osama

Published 02 May, 2011 01:53pm

Managed Funds

Ex-Citi exec readies $50mn Greater China hedge fund

HONG KONG: Emerald Orient Investment Advisor, founded by former Citigroup Smith Barney portfolio manager Daniel Chan and

Published 29 Apr, 2011 07:09am

Managed Funds

Bonds advance on weak Q1 GDP, jobless jump

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose on Thursday after the nation's economy grew less than forecast, illustrating the Fed

Published 28 Apr, 2011 06:45pm

Managed Funds

Nomura Q4 profit down by over a third on revenue hit

TOKYO: Nomura Holdings, Japan's biggest brokerage, reported a 35 percent fall in fourth-quarter net profit because of a

Published 28 Apr, 2011 06:39am

Managed Funds

Bonds fall on supply; Fed raises inflation view

NEW YORK: US Treasuries fell on Wednesday as profit-taking and selling to make room for upcoming seven-year supply overs

Published 27 Apr, 2011 09:30pm

Managed Funds

Key Euribor rate hits 2-yr high, liquidity dips

FRANKFURT: Key euro-priced bank-to-bank lending rates hit their highest levels in two years on Wednesday as excess liqui

Published 27 Apr, 2011 12:37pm

Managed Funds

Thai 4.62 year govt bond yield 3.3021 pct at auction

BANGKOK: An auction of 16 billion baht ($535 million) of 4.62 year government bonds fetched an average accepted yield of

Published 27 Apr, 2011 03:54am

Managed Funds

Bonds rise before Fed meeting, good 2-year sale

NEW YORK: US government securities prices rose on Tuesday in advance of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's news con

Published 26 Apr, 2011 07:36pm

Managed Funds

UBS sees money pour back in as rebuilds trust

ZURICH: UBS appeared to put the financial crisis behind it, with money pouring back into its core wealth management arm

Published 26 Apr, 2011 07:58am

Managed Funds

Bonds up on outlook for monetary easing, growth

NEW YORK: US government debt prices rose on Monday, helped by the view that even as Federal Reserve approaches the end o

Published 25 Apr, 2011 05:39pm

Managed Funds

Fannie Mae to sell $3bn in bills on Wednesday

NEW YORK: Fannie Mae, the largest US home funding company, said on Monday it plans to sell $1.0 billion of three-month b

Published 25 Apr, 2011 03:55pm

Managed Funds

China may start new funds to manage FX reserves

BEIJING: China's central bank is considering setting up new investment funds to diversify holdings in the country's swel

Published 25 Apr, 2011 06:58am

Managed Funds

Ex-Japan G3 bond issue pipeline

SINGAPORE: Philippine company International Container Terminal Services has mandated HSBC as sole structuring adviser, w

Published 25 Apr, 2011 05:49am

Managed Funds

Mauritius accepts bids for 91-day T-bills

PORT LOUIS: The Bank of Mauritius sold 45 million rupees worth of 91-day Treasury bills are being rejected all bids for

Published 22 Apr, 2011 12:23pm

Managed Funds

Hungary keen to issue bonds in China

BUDAPEST: Hungary and China must examine ways to cooperate on issuing Hungarian debt in the Chinese market, a news websi

Published 22 Apr, 2011 07:00am

Managed Funds

Yields dip ahead of Fed on slowdown fears

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose on Thursday, pushing down yields ahead of a key Federal Reserve meeting next week

Published 21 Apr, 2011 07:27pm

Managed Funds

Ex-Japan G3 bond issue pipeline

SINGAPORE: China National Petroleum Corp last night raised $1.85bn through a three-tranche bond that under-whelmed in si

Published 21 Apr, 2011 08:42am

Managed Funds

RBS downgrades Keppel Corp to hold; target S$13.50

SINGAPORE: RBS has downgraded Singapore's Keppel Corp, the world's biggest oil rig builder, to hold from buy, but mainta

Published 21 Apr, 2011 06:36am

Managed Funds

Bonds slip on stock rally, Spanish debt auction

NEW YORK: US government debt prices slipped on Wednesday as a world stock rally and good demand at Spanish bond auctions

Published 20 Apr, 2011 05:39pm

Managed Funds

Spain issues 3.4bn euros of 2021, 2024 bonds

MADRID: Spain's Treasury issued 3.4 billion euros ($4.90 billion) of bonds maturing in 2021 and 2024 on Wednesday, at th

Published 20 Apr, 2011 10:25am

Managed Funds

Manila's San Miguel raises $900mn in share, bond offer

MANILA: Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp said on Wednesday it has raised approximately $900 million through a sal

Published 20 Apr, 2011 08:32am

Managed Funds

Bonds gain as investors take US outlook in stride

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices rose modestly on Tuesday, with benchmark yields touching the lowest in over three week

Published 19 Apr, 2011 05:42pm

Managed Funds

Japan voices support for US sovereign debt

TOKYO: Japan voiced support Tuesday for US Treasuries after ratings agency Standard & Poor's cut its outlook on US debt

Published 19 Apr, 2011 07:14am

Managed Funds

Shorter-dated notes gain as US outlook downgraded

NEW YORK: Shorter-dated US Treasury debt prices rose on Monday as investors scrambled for the lowest-risk investments af

Published 18 Apr, 2011 06:20pm

Managed Funds

Bonds little changed after gains on CPI data

TOKYO: US Treasuries were little changed in Asia on Monday after gaining on subdued inflation data last week, with inves

Published 18 Apr, 2011 10:33am

Managed Funds

Russia woos foreign money with promise of high return

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: Russia's planned $10 billion private equity fund will be mostly funded by foreign capital, lured by

Published 18 Apr, 2011 10:23am

Managed Funds

UBS-SDIC to invest in offshore listed REITs

BEIJING: UBS-SDIC Fund Management plans to raise a closed-end multi-million dollar mutual fund in China to invest in lis

Published 18 Apr, 2011 06:27am

Managed Funds

Medvedev says $10bn fund to be launched soon

HONG KONG: Russia will set up a planned $10 billion investment fund in early summer to aid foreign investors, President

Published 17 Apr, 2011 07:43am

Managed Funds

Japan must fund rebuilding bonds by tax hike

TOKYO: Japan must raise taxes to repay new government bonds that will be needed to pay for massive reconstruction after

Published 17 Apr, 2011 06:09am

Managed Funds

India's Muthoot Finance raises $30mn from anchor investors

MUMBAI: India's Muthoot Finance has raised about 1.3 billion rupees ($30 million) from 11 cornerstone investors, the com

Published 16 Apr, 2011 07:27am

Managed Funds

Japan's Kokusai Asset wants to raise euro weighting in bond fund

TOKYO: Japan's Kokusai Asset Management said it plans to increase the weighting of euro-denominated bonds in its $33 bil

Published 15 Apr, 2011 08:55am

Managed Funds

Turkish lira, bonds firm after Central Bank governor named

ISTANBUL: The Turkish lira and bonds were slightly stronger on Friday after the president approved Erdem Basci as the ne

Published 15 Apr, 2011 08:25am

Managed Funds

Blackstone wins Shanghai approval for Yuan investment: report

BEIJING: US private equity firm Blackstone Group won approval from Shanghai authorities allowing it to invest money rais

Published 15 Apr, 2011 07:26am

Managed Funds

Banks, SEC in talks to settle mortgage fraud charges: WSJ

WASHINGTON: The US securities regulator is in talks with major Wall Street banks to settle fraud allegations relating to

Published 15 Apr, 2011 06:16am

Managed Funds

US debt prices slip before 30-year auction

NEW YORK: US Treasuries erased early gains and turned lower on Thursday as traders cut prices before the Treasury's 30-y

Published 14 Apr, 2011 07:29pm

Managed Funds

Neiman finds value in US consumer stocks

NEW YORK: Fund manager Harvey Neiman uses "quality at a discount price" to describe a favorite retailer, but it also app

Published 14 Apr, 2011 04:56pm

Managed Funds

PBOC steps up drains, ready for tightening

SHANGHAI: China's central bank drained cash from the money market this week, after a small injection last week, as it co

Published 14 Apr, 2011 04:40am

Managed Funds

Up debt limit before mid-May: Treasury to Congress

WASHINGTON: A top Treasury official on Tuesday urged Congress to raise the debt ceiling before mid-May and said forcing

Published 12 Apr, 2011 09:35pm

Managed Funds

US debt prices up on Japan crisis ahead of supply

LONDON: US Treasuries rose in Europe on Tuesday as investors sought out safer assets after Japan raised the severity of

Published 12 Apr, 2011 04:36pm

Managed Funds

Japan, Mideast unrest hit German confidence: ZEW

BERLIN: The devastating earthquake and nuclear crisis in Japan, as well as the ongoing crisis in Libya, have hit German

Published 12 Apr, 2011 09:17am

Managed Funds

Russia eyes minimum $2bn in 2011 foreign borrowing

MOSCOW: Russia should aim to borrow at least $2.4 billion abroad each year, in dollars as well as euros, to maintain inv

Published 11 Apr, 2011 09:21am

Managed Funds

Global Islamic insurance seen growing 31pc in 2011

DUBAI: Contributions of the global Islamic insurance, or takaful, are expected to reach $12 billion in 2011, up from $9.

Published 10 Apr, 2011 08:18pm

Managed Funds

Australian tax revenue down A$4.5bn on forecast: Treasurer

SYDNEY: Australian tax revenues over the eight months to February were down A$4.5 billion ($4.7 billion) on forecasts, T

Published 10 Apr, 2011 05:25am

Managed Funds

10-yr yields at 6-wk high on budget standoff

LONDON: US 10-year Treasury yields rose near six-week highs in European trading on Friday as the risk of government para

Published 08 Apr, 2011 12:10pm

Managed Funds

Portuguese bonds calm after aid request

LONDON: Portugal's bonds were steady on Thursday after it became the third euro zone country to seek financial aid but y

Published 07 Apr, 2011 03:15pm

Managed Funds

Clariant to sell 23 million new shares to fund buy

ZURICH: Swiss speciality chemicals maker Clariant is selling up to 23 million new shares, to partially fund its 1.4 bi

Published 07 Apr, 2011 08:12am

Managed Funds

US Treasuries fall, yields up on inflation worry, tightening fears

NEW YORK: US Treasuries fell and yields rose on Tuesday on the view that the inflation concerns of some Federal Reserve

Published 06 Apr, 2011 02:36pm

Managed Funds

Portugal has to show it is on right path

MADRID: Portugal has to prove to its creditors that it is taking the measures necessary to get its economy into shape, I

Published 06 Apr, 2011 06:01am

Managed Funds

Higher fees having positive effect on markets

WASHINGTON: Higher charges placed on banks that lend overnight funds to the Federal Reserve are having "an anticipated p

Published 05 Apr, 2011 08:00pm

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 6	277.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 6	277.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 6	158.45
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 6	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 6	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 6	1.15
SOFR % / Aug 6	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 6	7,709.96
India Sensex / Aug 6	78,954.76
Nasdaq / Aug 6	26,348.35
FTSE 100 / Aug 6	10,867.89
Dow Jones / Aug 6	53,885.10
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 6	26,140.13
France CAC40 / Aug 6	8,699.71
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 7	65,039.16
Hang Seng / Aug 7	25,530.59

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 6	78.09
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 6	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 6	385,147
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 6	4,241.79
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 6	83.16
Petrol/Litre / Aug 7	329.82
Diesel/Litre / Aug 7	382.36

Stock	Price
Dawood Equities / Aug 6 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	22.17 ▲ 2.02 (10.02%)
Asim Textile / Aug 6 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	56.19 ▲ 5.11 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 6 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	208.65 ▲ 18.97 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 6 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	56.74 ▲ 5.16 (10%)
Tata Textile / Aug 6 Tata Textile Mills Limited(TATM)	145.11 ▲ 13.19 (10%)
East West Ins. / Aug 6 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	66.57 ▲ 6.05 (10%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Aug 6 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	42.17 ▲ 3.83 (9.99%)
Supernet Tech. / Aug 6 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	43.44 ▲ 3.91 (9.89%)
Nishat Chun.Pow. / Aug 6 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	61.92 ▲ 5.5 (9.75%)
Nishat Power / Aug 6 Nishat Power Limited(NPL)	72.18 ▲ 6.41 (9.75%)

Stock	Price
MACPAC Films / Aug 6 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	63.43 ▼ -7.05 (-10%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Aug 6 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	24.34 ▼ -2.55 (-9.48%)
786 Invest Ltd / Aug 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	26.06 ▼ -2.51 (-8.79%)
Diamond Ind. / Aug 6 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	59.76 ▼ -4.74 (-7.35%)
Redco Textile / Aug 6 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	31.07 ▼ -2.3 (-6.89%)
Trust Mod. / Aug 6 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	20.25 ▼ -1.31 (-6.08%)
Olympia Mills / Aug 6 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	101.94 ▼ -6.35 (-5.86%)
Jauharabad Sug / Aug 6 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	62.56 ▼ -3.03 (-4.62%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Aug 6 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	15.35 ▼ -0.66 (-4.12%)
Shadman Cotton / Aug 6 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	54.66 ▼ -2.35 (-4.12%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Aug 6 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	66,023,844 ▲ 1.25
Unity Foods Ltd / Aug 6 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	62,508,135 ▲ 0.76
Cnergyico PK / Aug 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	56,219,311 ▲ 0.19
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Aug 6 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	32,748,672 ▼ -0.07
Maple Leaf Cement / Aug 6 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	30,408,553 ▲ 5.15
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Aug 6 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	26,004,112 ▲ 0.19
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,085,414 ▼ -0.02
Pak Int.Bulk / Aug 6 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	20,540,858 ▲ 0.12
TPL Properties / Aug 6 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	16,352,135 ▲ 0.19
Cres.Star Ins. / Aug 6 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	15,096,693 ▲ 0.34