April 15, 2025
Financial Assets

Treasuries Are Trading Like Risky Assets in Warning to Trump

(Bloomberg) — Billed on Wall Street as so rock-solid safe they’re risk-free, US Treasury bonds have long served as first port of call for investors during times of panic. They rallied during the global financial crisis, on 9/11 and even when America’s own credit rating was cut. Most Read from Bloomberg But now, as President

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Financial Assets

Bond Rally Gets Support From Fed as Traders Eye Growth Risks

(Bloomberg) — To the traders who have been piling into the US bond market, the Federal Reserve delivered a message they’d been waiting to hear: US growth will likely slow, any increase in inflation should be brief, and interest rates will probably come down more before the year is out. Most Read from Bloomberg Even

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Financial Assets

Chinese bonds’ biggest bull run in a decade stumbles as re-rated stocks take the spotlight

The biggest bull run in China’s bond market in a decade has faltered, as the central bank’s delay in easing monetary policy weighed on investors’ confidence about liquidity in the economy, while a re-rating of the stock market sapped demand for debt. The yield on the benchmark 10-year government bond has been driven up to

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Operating Assets

Short-term bonds redefine strategies as yields outpace traditional options

Falling rates have historically boosted long-duration bonds. However, in 2024, short-term and ultra-short-term bonds like the Franklin Canadian Ultra Short Term Bond Fund (FHIS) and the Franklin Canadian Short Term Bond Fund (FLSD) are proving more effective. FHIS, launched in September 2022, offers a yield of 3.9 percent (as of November 30, 2024) with low

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Financial Assets

Citigroup sees ‘confidence signals’ in Hong Kong IPOs amid backlog, bond market optimism

Hong Kong’s initial public offering (IPO) market is set to revive amid growing signs of recovery, including investor confidence embedded in the convertible bond market and a large pool of listing candidates in the pipeline, according to global top arranger Citigroup. Those signs include a rebound in the US IPO market, stability in China’s macroeconomic

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Financial Assets

China regulates bond market based on market principles, state media says

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s financial regulators approach bond market oversight based on market principles and from macro-prudential and compliance perspectives, state media on Saturday, rejecting claims of market intervention. Chinese authorities in recent weeks halted a long, frenzied rally in the world’s second-largest bond market and squelched trading volume with repeated warnings about the risks

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Financial Assets

China’s stock woes: funds shun equities for bonds, ETFs, luxury homes in downbeat market

Four months after the State Council, China’s cabinet, unveiled a nine-point document aimed at restoring investors’ confidence and attracting long-term funds, the market is back in a downward spiral after a relief rally. There are telltale signs of investors shunning stocks: turnover on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges has plunged to a four-year low, the

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Gold Investing

Mint Quick Edit | Sovereign gold bonds on the way out? Savers would be dismayed.

The absence of any sovereign gold bond (SGB) issuances lately has led to a buzz that the government might discontinue this instrument. The issue and redemption price of these bonds are linked to those of gold so as to wean buyers away from physical purchases of the foreign exchange-draining yellow metal.  But SGBs have apparently

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Tangible Assets

5 famous investing principles by Brookfield CEO Bruce Flatt

Investors who adhere to the contrarian investment philosophy can find resonance in the experiences of Bruce Flatt, CEO, Brookfield Asset Management. In contrast to many of his counterparts, Flatt refrains from hastily investing in the latest trendy stocks or assets. His approach involves going against the prevailing market sentiment and making bets that diverge from

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