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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…
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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…
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