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The Growth of Emerging ASEAN
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region is well known for its growth potential among market participants who seek to diversify their exposure within emerging markets. ASEAN originally consisted of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. It then expanded to include Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. Within ASEAN, the World Bank classifies Singapore…
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Asian Fixed Income: 2017 Pan Asia Report Card
The S&P Pan Asia Bond Index, which seeks to track local currency bonds in 10 countries and is calculated in USD, reversed its loss in 2016 and delivered a total return of 7.86% in 2017. Meanwhile, its yield-to-maturity widened 123 bps to 4.64% YTD. The S&P Pan Asia Corporate Bond Index outperformed the S&P Pan…
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Asian Fixed Income: Indonesian Sovereign Bonds Were the Big Winners in 2017
With the growing appetite for emerging market debt and in the hunt for better yields, Indonesian sovereign bonds have been popular this year. The strong rally has continued since the first quarter (see a previous piece here). The S&P Indonesia Sovereign Bond Index, which seeks to track the local currency denominated sovereign bonds, jumped 15.24%…
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Asian Fixed Income: Continuing Rally for Indonesian Bonds
Indonesian bonds, as tracked by the S&P Indonesia Bond Index, gained 5.59% YTD as of April 5, 2017. This is a continuation of the strong growth trend observed in 2016, when the index increased 13.7% owing to the Bank Indonesia’s cut in interest rates on six occasions throughout the year. Indonesia has been one of…
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Asian Fixed Income: Chinese Bond Market Was Slow in 2016
The performance of China’s fixed income market has lagged other Asian countries this year. According to the S&P China Bond Index, the fixed income market delivered a YTD total return of 3.57% as of Oct. 11, 2016. China was one of the top three outperforming countries in the S&P Pan Asia Bond Index last year;…
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Asian Fixed Income: Sovereign Yields
The story of Asian fixed income remains compelling, and select Asian bond markets recorded strong growth and solid performance in 2016. Most Asian currencies strengthened with the news of the Brexit, which may further improve sentiment among market participants. Asian bond yields, though tightened, are still at an elevated level compared with their global peers….
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Asian Fixed Income: Indonesian Bonds Rally
Despite hawkish FOMC minutes and a stronger U.S. dollar, Indonesian bonds rallied 10.15% year-to-date (YTD), outperforming the other nine countries tracked by the S&P Pan Asia Bond Index, data as of Jun 7, 2016. The S&P Indonesia Bond Index tracks the performance of local currency denominated government and corporate bonds from Indonesia and with a…
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Asian Fixed Income: 2015 Pan Asia Report Card
Despite the weakness in local currencies, the S&P Pan Asia Bond Index, which is designed to track local currency bonds in 10 countries and is calculated in USD, delivered a total return of 1.45% for 2015. The S&P Pan Asia Corporate Bond Index rose 2.54% in the same period, outperforming the S&P Pan Asia Government…
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A Misconception about the Asian Bond Markets
Recently at a panel discussion that I participated, one topic we talked about was if the bond price volatility in Asia is an obstacle to the investors. I believe it is a common misconception in the market. A volatility analysis was run on the local currency denominated bonds of the 10 countries that tracked by the…
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Another Fuel In The Fire: The Base Case
Finally, in April, commodities got hot enough to turn around even the base metals (also known as the industrial metals,) up 1.8% for the month. Although this comeback is not driven by the main supply shocks we are experiencing in energy and agriculture, it is fundamental in nature. China’s State Reserves Bureau (SRB) is now buying copper…
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