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China's bond issuance value at 2.5 trln yuan in January

ThevalueofbondsissuedinChinatotaled2.5trillionyuan(394.1billionU.S.dollars)inJanuary,datafromthecentralbankshowed.Ofthebondsissued,2.4trillionyuan'sworthweresol

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China tightens bond trading rules in deleveraging campaign

China'sfinancialauthoritieshavepublishednewrulestoregulatebondtrading,withafocusonrestrictingleverageandbanningunder-the-tabledealsdesignedtoskirtregulations.Th

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Oxford bond debut success shows UK universities another course

AtatimeofanxietyoverBrexit-relatedfundingshortfallsandcallstoscrapstudenttuitionfees,thesuccessofOxfordUniversity'sonebillionUSdollarbond-thefirstinits1,000-yea

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Beginning of the end for Europe's loose money? ECB to curb stimulus

TheEuropeanCentralBankisallbutcertaintocutbackonitsbond-buyingstimulusonThursday,takingitsbiggeststepyetinunwindingyearsofloosemonetarypolicy.Itcandosobecauseth

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Spectre of Zimbabwe hyperinflation triggers panic-buying

Drivingtoworklastweek,DennisZhemifoundhisusuallybusyneighbourhoodgarageintheZimbabweancapitalHararedesertedandaforecourtattendantsignalling"nofuel".ForZhemi,itw

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China Development Bank issues first Panda bond via Bond Connect

Onebillionyuan(US$148million)inbondsunderwrittenbyChinaDevelopmentBankforMalayanBankingBerhad(MayBank)throughChina’sBondConnectprogramwasissuedintheinterbankbon

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Asia Inc perpetual bonds have bumper year as Softbank joins ranks

AsiaInc'sscrambletolockinlowinterestratesandinvestors'thirstforasteadystreamofincomehaveboostedperpetualbondissuanceintheregiontoarecordthisyear,ledbyaclutchofj

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Bank of Japan offers to buy unlimited amount of bonds to calm markets

TheBankofJapanofferedtobuyanunlimitedamountofJGBsonFriday,asitsoughttoputalidondomesticinterestratespushedhigherbythebroadsell-offindevelopedmarketbonds.Itsaggr

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'Northbound' mainland-Hong Kong bond connect to start Monday

Qualified overseas investors will be able to invest in the Chinese mainland interbank bond market via the mainland-Hong Kong bond connect program starting Monday, an official statement said Sunday.

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'Northbound' mainland-Hong Kong bond connect to start Monday

QualifiedoverseasinvestorswillbeabletoinvestintheChinesemainlandinterbankbondmarketviathemainland-HongKongbondconnectprogramstartingMonday,anofficialstatementsa

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Financial innovation boosts Asia-Pacific bond market in 2017

The Asia Primary Market Forum was held by International Capital Market Association (ICMA) in Hong Kong on March 2. Representatives from financial institutions like major international commercial banks and investment banks were all rosy about the bond market in Asia-Pacific region in 2017 and particularly, reform and innovation in this region made development of the bond market more and more appealing to international investors.

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Chinese green bonds to lead new trend in the international market

The development of Chinese green finance, the green bond market in particular, will lead investment and financing trends in Asia-Pacific, and green bonds will be a highlight of the international bond market in 2017, indicated insiders at the ICMA Asia Primary Market Forum held on 2 March in Hong Kong.

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Ex-BOJ member: Bank may deepen negative rates if more ease needed

The Bank of Japan will likely choose to deepen negative interest rates than expand its bond purchases if more policy easing is needed, as the cost of cutting rates is less than topping up an already huge bond-buying program, former central bank policymaker Sayuri Shirai said on Monday.

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BOJ money target up for debate in policy review, sources say

The Bank of Japan's policy review could put up for debate its target for expanding base money through massive asset purchases, sources say, but the challenge would be to avoid spooking bond markets used to years of unprecedented buying.

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Delaying planned euro bond issuance might cause strain on Macedonian budget

The Macedonian finance ministry is not fully abandoning plans to issue a euro bond, although it was forced to postpone the operation, the ministry announced on Friday.

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Shanghai-based BRICS bank set to raise 3 billion yuan from green bond issuance

​The BRICS-backed New Development Bank has is gearing up for its first capital raising in Shanghai, aiming to net 3 billion yuan (HK$3.5 billion) of proceeds from a green bond issuance to replenish its coffers.

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Bond market overdraws gloomy economic expectation, risky for going long

Under the current situation where the market widely believes that the bullish bond market will continue, to reasonably cool down the bond market may promote its rational development.