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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

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 10	277.90
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 10	277.70
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 11	159.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 11	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 11	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 11	1.15
SOFR % / Aug 10	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 10	7,753.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 10	66,970.22
Nasdaq / Aug 10	26,605.36
Dow Jones / Aug 10	53,975.98
India Sensex / Aug 11	78,093.59
Hang Seng / Aug 11	25,795.77
FTSE 100 / Aug 11	10,848.47
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 11	26,332.36
France CAC40 / Aug 11	8,724.51

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 10	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 10	392,091
Petrol/Litre / Aug 11	327.62
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 11	82.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 11	4,368.90
Diesel/Litre / Aug 11	380.86
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 11	83.47

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Aug 11 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	2.87 ▲ 0.27 (10.38%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Aug 11 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8.80 ▲ 0.82 (10.28%)
Aruj Industries / Aug 11 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	12.95 ▲ 1.18 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Power / Aug 11 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	18.34 ▲ 1.67 (10.02%)
Ashfaq Textile / Aug 11 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	40.76 ▲ 3.71 (10.01%)
Ruby Textile / Aug 11 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	23.19 ▲ 2.11 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Aug 11 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	74.79 ▲ 6.8 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 11 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	277.72 ▲ 25.25 (10%)
IGI Life Ins / Aug 11 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	21.89 ▲ 1.99 (10%)
Tata Textile / Aug 11 Tata Textile Mills Limited(TATM)	172.39 ▲ 15.67 (10%)

Stock	Price
Dawood Equities / Aug 11 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	23.61 ▼ -2.62 (-9.99%)
TPL Insurance / Aug 11 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	63.10 ▼ -6.08 (-8.79%)
Arpak Int. / Aug 11 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	134.41 ▼ -9.63 (-6.69%)
Fateh Ind. / Aug 11 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	296.89 ▼ -21.1 (-6.64%)
Engro Powergen / Aug 11 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	24.95 ▼ -1.74 (-6.52%)
D.M. Corporation / Aug 11 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	175.20 ▼ -11.97 (-6.4%)
Kohinoor Mills / Aug 11 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	10.65 ▼ -0.67 (-5.92%)
Sitara Energy / Aug 11 Sitara Energy Limited(SEL)	28.06 ▼ -1.56 (-5.27%)
Attock Cement / Aug 11 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	226.15 ▼ -12.41 (-5.2%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Aug 11 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	25 ▼ -1.37 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	118,901,351 ▼ -0.38
K-Electric Ltd. / Aug 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	52,762,977 ▲ 0.1
Unity Foods Ltd / Aug 11 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	36,050,270 ▲ 0.17
Hascol Petrol / Aug 11 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	28,185,076 ▲ 0.72
Pak Refinery / Aug 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	27,920,979 ▲ 0.47
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 11 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	21,974,176 ▲ 0.27
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,259,083 ▲ 0
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Aug 11 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	18,042,365 ▲ 0.27
At-Tahur Ltd. / Aug 11 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	16,109,957 ▲ 1.23
F. Nat.Equities / Aug 11 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	15,760,066 ▲ 0.03