1059 days ago
The nation's government bonds suffered their first outflows in two years during the month of March, but April saw foreigners add $8.1 billion to their Chinese bond holdings. High yields and low correlation to other markets are the two main advantages sought by investors.
1064 days ago
Last month’s bull run in bonds despite strong economic data may not continue after short positions were greatly reduced and seasonal demand from Japanese buyers dissipated. This means there is no barrier for yields to move higher if data continues to surprise to the upside.
1064 days ago
UK gilt yields jumped in response to the surprisingly hawkish policy change from the BOE.
1065 days ago
Recently, NPX Semiconductors sold $2 billion of bonds to finance the development of semiconductors that would reduce the energy consumption of their power adapters and EVs. Overall, companies have raised around $156 billion this year so far, up from $58 billion last year.
1073 days ago
Bond price and yield are inversely related. A surge in junk bond demand pushes prices north which coerces yields south. Investors have been piling into speculative debt to wager on what they expect to be a roaring global economy in the second half of 2021 as more people are vaccinated.
