by bondevalue | Oct 14, 2019 | Asian Dollar Bonds, Insights
The month of September was mixed for bond investors with 41% of bonds in the BEV universe having a positive price return (ex-coupon), while 59% delivered a negative price return. It was a month of recovery for high-yield (HY) bonds, which saw a sell-off during July...
by bondevalue | Feb 21, 2019 | Interest Rate Trends
In the minutes to their January 29-30th meeting, Federal Reserve officials showed uncertainty towards the direction of interest rates in 2019 while widely favouring the end of the reduction in the central bank’s balance sheet. Launched as an emergency measure...
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...
