US Treasury yields

Concerns about the health of banks and the pace of credit creation will also be uppermost in investors’ minds.

The consequences of excessive public debt can be extremely dire, especially for emerging markets.

Stepping into 2Q2021, it is crucial to stay ahead and be equipped for a post-Covid world — The New Economic Cycle.

Investors can tap on opportunities from the sell-off in Singapore Government Securities that took place on Jan 20, says DBS.

CGS-CIMB has advised investors in the Asia Pacific region to “overweight” equities and “underweight” bonds in their portfolio.

The Straits Times Index rallied as much as 2.1%, the most in more than two months, topping the 0.3% gain in the MSCI Asia Pacific Index.

(Oct 8): China’s central bank cut the amount of cash lenders must hold as reserves for the fourth time this year, as policy makers seek to shore up the faltering domestic economy amid a worsening trade war.

TOKYO (Oct 5): Asian shares were fragile on Friday after benchmark US Treasury yields surged to a seven-year high and strong economic data fanned concerns about inflation and the risk of faster-than-expected interest rate rises.

SINGAPORE (Nov 30): The worst is yet to come. At least that’s the opinion of the top two gold forecasters who say bullion will suffer further losses in 2017 as interest rates climb and the dollar strengthens.

WASHINGTON (Nov 23): US home resales rose in October to their highest level in more than 9-1/2 years as homebuyers, buoyed by an improving labor market, took advantage of still-low mortgage rates to snatch up properties after many were shut out during the