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Bonds and treasuries
Yields on new China dollar bonds fall below Treasuries in debut
The nation raised US$2 billion ($2.68 billion) in a sale of three- and five-year notes. The securities were priced to yield just one and three basis points over similar-maturity Treasuries.
14 days ago
US Economy
The US Treasury’s backdoor stimulus is hampering the Fed
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) has moved mountains to control inflation, which fell below 3% for the first time since 2021 in July.
August 24, 2024
Markets
Fidelity manager dumps nearly all treasuries on growth optimism
Sg-based George Efstathopoulos is now turning to assets that typically do well in times of good economic growth to boost returns.
February 25, 2024
Fintech
Tiger Brokers introduces over 360 US Treasuries to trading platform in response to demand for low-risk investments
The demand has continued as part of a wider “flight to safety” amid elevated inflation and macroeconomic uncertainties.
November 29, 2023
Tong's Portfolio
Punch bowl taken away, the party is ending
For the longest time, investors remained convinced that the US Federal Reserve would cut interest rates sooner rather than later.
October 12, 2023
Bonds and treasuries
UOB ‘less enthusiastic’ on upcoming two-year SGS outperformance vs US Treasuries or Sora OIS
The two-year SGS, which matures on June 1, 2025, will be reopened on Feb 24 to the tune of $3.2 billion.
February 21, 2023
Right Timing
Uptrend of interest rates remains but treasury yields may have less upside
After the Fed raised FFR by 75 bps on July 27, the forecast is for slower hikes this year, for FFR to hit 4% by 1Q2023
July 28, 2022
Broker's Calls
UOBKH sees possible US recession due to inverted yield curve, but still overweight S-REITs
Could the inversion of the yield curve signal a recession? UOB thinks so, but is still positive on the S-REIT sector.
April 06, 2022
Bonds and treasuries
Temasek prices US$2.75 bil Temasek Bonds
The offering is scheduled to close on October 6, and the bonds are expected to be listed on the SGX-ST on October 7.
September 30, 2020
Funds
Multi-asset allocation views: Embedding diversification in portfolios
Market pricing now implies a high degree of confidence that recession-like conditions will result across most major economies, but uncertainty remains over their depth and duration.
April 09, 2020