by bondevalue | Sep 12, 2019 | Asian Dollar Bonds
Bond investors continued to move towards safety and quality amid negative sentiment world over. US President Trump upped the ante on the trade war with additional tariffs on US$ 300 billion in Chinese imports. Protests in Hong Kong continued to disrupt the peace and...
by bondevalue | Aug 8, 2019 | Asian Dollar Bonds
Renewed trade tensions coupled with neutral commentary from the Fed Chair, after the FOMC cut interest rates by 25 basis points, triggered a move towards safer assets globally in the early days of August. US President Trump imposed tariffs on an additional US$ 300...
by bondevalue | Jun 6, 2019 | Asian Dollar Bonds
The month of May was characterized by heightened trade tensions between US and China, as both superpowers failed to arrive at an agreement during trade talks held in Washington. The escalation in geopolitical risk spooked global markets as investors took flight to...
by bondevalue | May 10, 2019 | Asian Dollar Bonds
April was a month of cooling off for the Asian bond market after a strong first quarter characterized by dovish Fed commentary, booming bond prices and falling credit spreads. Mark-to-market gains (ex-coupon) for USD denominated bonds in the BEV universe stood at $4.7...
by bondevalue | May 6, 2019 | Asian Dollar Bonds
India Inc’s overseas dollar bond issuances have already surpassed last year’s total of $6.3 billion in just the first 4 months of 2019 with $9.9 billion raised by companies from a range of industries such as State Bank of India ($1.25 billion), Shriram Transport...
by bondevalue | Apr 5, 2019 | Asian Dollar Bonds
Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. priced $6 billion of bonds in Asia’s biggest sale of dollar debt in over a year, adding to the wave of borrowers fighting to lock in low interest rates. Its 5-part bond issuance – comprising of a 5-year...
