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Keen Investor Interest in China’s First Dollar Bond Issuance Since 2004
China issued its first sovereign U.S. dollar bonds since October 2004 following a twice-a-decade Communist Party Congress in Beijing earlier in the week where Chinese leaders outlined their global ambitions for the country. The 2-tranche transaction attracted US$22...
ECB Expected to Reduce and Extend Purchases as Part of Tapering Plan
All eyes are on the European Central Bank as members meet later today, in what could be the most eventful meeting of the central bank this year. President Mario Draghi has fuelled expectations for a big tapering plan: likely that purchases will continue until...
Noble to Sell Oil-Liquids Business to Pay Down Debt
In a bid to pay back lenders and reduce its debt, Noble Group Ltd, who earlier in the year saw its stock and bond prices fall sharply after announcements of financial difficulties due to the commodities slump, plans to sell its U.S. oil-liquids business to Vitol...
Hong Kong Regulator Aims to Set Green Bonds Benchmark for the Country’s Issuers
The Hong Kong government and Monetary Authority ("HKMA") are working together on plans to issue green bonds in the coming year, in order to set a benchmark for the country's corporates who look to issue debt to fund environmentally friendly projects. Hong Kong is...
Serving Up Dim Sum Bonds Again
Already seeing low levels of issuance from around 2012 due to weakened expectations of renminbi appreciation, the offshore renminbi bond market spluttered to a standstill when China stunned global markets by devaluing its currency over two consecutive days in August...
Egypt, Mongolia, Argentina lead the Emerging Market Sovereign Bonds Rally
As a result of investors seeking higher yields, sub-investment grade bonds from emerging market sovereigns such as Nigeria have enjoyed stellar performance this year. The Wall Street Journal reports that BoA Merrill Lynch's 'BB' rated and lower sovereign bond index...
ICBC’s Debut Green Bonds Attracts Keen Investor Interest
Adding to Asia's green bonds market was Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's US$2.15 billion equivalent debut issuance late last week. The A1 (Moody's) rated Chinese bank attracted strong interest from Asian and European institutional accounts, who flocked to...
Opposing Views on Chinese Real Estate Dollar Bonds
The credit worthiness of China's property sector has been unclear judging from the actions of the international rating agencies. Fitch Ratings upgraded Country Garden to investment grade the week before and Moody’s Investors Service has come out to say that it now...
U.S. Tax Plan Punitive For Bonds
U.S. Treasury yields hit a 2-month high as President Trump announced his tax-reform plan, a key provision of which calls for the repatriation of $2.5 trillion that multinational companies are holding overseas mostly in Treasuries. Possible increased selling of these...
