by bondevalue | Mar 27, 2019 | Bond Market Basics - Educational, Insights
What are masala bonds? Masala bonds are Indian Rupees (INR) denominated debt instruments that are issued outside of India. Since these bonds are issued outside of India, they are settled in US dollars (USD). The unique feature of masala bonds is that Rupee currency...
by bondevalue | Mar 7, 2019 | Asian Dollar Bonds
Bond orders for primary issuance of Asian dollar bonds hit a record 6.7 times of their issuance sizes in February, the highest since January 2016. This statistic is in line with the record demand for bond sales in Asia ex-Japan of $64.5 billion since the start of...
by bondevalue | Feb 18, 2019 | Financial News
Lombard Odier Investment Managers expects Asia’s dollar-denominated bond market to return 5-10% this year, after the massive sell-off in late 2018. The fund manager cites policy easing in the U.S. with interest rates expected to stay the same all year, and the...
by bondevalue | Feb 12, 2019 | High Yield Bonds
The new year began on a cheerful note with 87.7% of bonds in the BEV universe ending the month of January with a positive price return. This led to an uncrystallized mark-to-market gain of US$ 35.5 billion for US dollar denominated bonds in the BEV universe. Asian...
by bondevalue | Dec 4, 2018 | Bond Market Basics - Educational, Insights
For an investor looking to buy bonds for the first time, navigating the bond market could be tricky because of the varied terms used to describe the characteristics of any given bond. Clearly understanding what to look for when buying bonds might help investors...
