Tag Archives: S&P China Corporate Bond Index
Asian Fixed Income: Mega 30 in China Versus U.S.
Despite the lackluster performance of Chinese bonds in 2017, the market value tracked by the S&P China Bond Index continued to expand and reached CNY 56.9 trillion (USD 9 trillion) as of Feb. 26, 2018. While it is the world’s third-largest bond market and remains far from the giant U.S. bond market (valued at USD…
- Categories Fixed Income
- Other Tags
Asian Fixed Income: The Birth of Bond Connect
As a follow up to the previous article, Bond Connect officially launched on July 3, 2017. Bond Connect allows international market participants to trade China’s interbank bonds through the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It marked a milestone in China to further open up its capital market, following the China Interbank Bond Market (CIBM) announcement last…
- Categories Fixed Income
- Other Tags
- Categories
- Fixed Income
- Other Tags
Asian Fixed Income: Chinese Corporates’ Spread Widened With Headline Risk
According to the S&P China Corporate Bond Index, the market value of Chinese corporate bonds was approximately CNY 26.4 trillion and represented 36% of the overall China bond market as of May 5, 2016. It is a robust expansion compared with the mere 6.7% exposure in 2007 (see Exhibit 1). The yield-to-maturity of the S&P…
- Categories Fixed Income
- Other Tags
- Categories
- Fixed Income
- Other Tags
The Rise of China’s Corporate Bond Market
The size of the local-currency-denominated corporate bond market in China, as measured by the S&P China Corporate Bond Index, currently stands at CNY 7.58 trillion, representing an expansion by more than 14 times since December 2009. The strong issuance was driven by the country’s robust economic growth and tighter liquidity conditions. The corporate bond sector…
- Categories Fixed Income
- Other Tags