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S. Korea pushes for Chinese yuan hub with sale of yuan bonds

​South Korea plans to sell the Chinese yuan-denominated sovereign bonds for the first time as it pushes to become one of the offshore yuan hubs in Asia, people familiar with the matter said Thursday.

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Agricultural Bank of China lists first green bond on London Stock Exchange

​Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) green bond was listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) Thursday.

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Cheaper funding lures Chinese developers back to domestic bond market

More Chinese property developers are using the domestic bond market for cheaper funding than offshore bond issuance, ratings agency Standard & Poor's said in a report on Thursday.

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Australian market opens stronger, halting declines

The Australian share market opened slightly stronger on Friday after declining 4.7 percent in the four sessions to Thursday.

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Sri Lanka's C. bank governor cleared over insider trading charges

​Sri Lanka's central bank governor was on Sunday cleared over allegations of insider trading.

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Vietnam's bond market grows fastest in East Asia: report

The government bond market in Vietnam has witnessed an average annual increase of 23 percent over the past five years, posting the fastest growth in emerging East Asia and the ASEAN+3 regions, according to latest report of the Vietnam's State Securities Commission (SSC).

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Last-minute bailout saves firm from default

A construction firm in northwest China's Shanxi Province narrowly avoided what could have been the first default in China's interbank bond market, after local authorities and the company repaid principal and interest due on Wednesday.

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Corporate direct financing in S.Korea reduces on lower equity sales

Corporate direct financing, including bond and stock sales, in South Korea reduced in May as lack of demand for corporate bond and equity issuances, financial watchdog data showed Tuesday.

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Bank of China to list RMB bond on Luxembourg Stock Exchange

Bank of China will list its first offshore RMB "Schengen bond" on the Euro MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, according to a press release published on Monday by Bank of China Luxembourg Branch.

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Selective buying strategy should be adopted for investing in Asian bonds

As U.S. Federal Reserve surprisingly delayed the reduction of its bond purchases in September, most Asian bonds have enjoyed good recovery to date, but analysts cautioned investors against buying fixed incomes of the region indiscriminately.

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Deutsche Bank completes first RMB bond issuance

Deutsche Bank has completed its first Renminbi (RMB) bond issuance in Taiwan in a deal worth 1.1 billion yuan (178.28 million U.S. dollars), the bank announced Wednesday.

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Bubble or not -- bond market harbors risks

A debate has heated up over whether a bubble is building in the U.S. bond market, with the consequent risk of another financial crisis. But at least all agree the Federal Reserve's exit strategy for its quantitative easing policy is a source of uncertainty in bond and other markets. The later the Fed discards the policy, the more likely a bond bubble will emerge.