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Bond market action from around the world with a focus on Dim Sum debt and dollar bonds issued by Chinese firms.
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Policy

China turns to robots for elderly care with national pilot programme

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Diplomacy

Chinese children under 14 become latest targets of tougher US visa policies

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Science

China’s J-20 stealth fighter’s radar leap credited to semiconductor scientist Xu Xiangang

The J-20, also known as the Mighty Dragon, is a twin-engine stealth fighter viewed as China’s answer to America’s F-22 “Raptor”. Photo: Handout

Science

China starts mass production of world’s first non-binary AI chip

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Banking & finance

Grab to sell US$1.25 billion in convertible bonds to fund acquisitions

Singapore-based Grab, whose app is ubiquitous in Southeast Asia for ride hailing and food delivery, will issue convertible bonds that mature on June 15, 2030, it said.

United States

Opinion | May’s Taco market lull may well be the calm before the storm

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Banking & finance

China’s Ping An raises US$1.5 billion from convertible bonds to fund growth

Insurance

Hong Kong aims to attract catastrophe bond issuers, investors with incentives

Issuers, including World Bank and Peak Re, have raised US$800 million since Hong Kong implemented a new regulatory regime in 2021.

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US-China trade war

Macroscope | Why Asia’s savings glut is back in spotlight amid Trump’s trade war

Some of Asia’s excess savings invested abroad are bound to return home, but whether that trickle becomes a flood is open to question.

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Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF)

MPF fund managers told to gird for US holdings after Moody’s cut

About 37 per cent of MPF’s US$167 billion total assets were invested in bond and balanced funds at the end of 2024.

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US-China trade war

Macroscope | Money talks and Trump should pay attention to Asia’s bond markets

Asia’s local currency bond markets are worth US$25 trillion. The belief that the world can’t do without US capital markets is misplaced.

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Macroscope | In US bonds, China and Japan have the most fearsome weapon against Trump

The increased vulnerability of US markets gives foreign holders of US Treasury bonds more leverage in trade negotiations with Washington.

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Alibaba

Alibaba lands US$250 million convertible bonds deal with selfie app giant Meitu

The strategic collaboration is expected to serve as ‘the foundation of a long-term partnership’ between Meitu and Alibaba.

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Banking & finance

Moody’s downgrade, US debt fears revive mini ‘sell America’ trade

Rating downgrade risks reinforcing Wall Street’s growing worries over the US sovereign bond market.

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United States

Macroscope | No, stock markets are not a barometer of the world’s economic health

Markets have largely returned to calm after the US-China trade truce but all is not as it seems.

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Banking & finance

Swap Connect: enhancements in store to boost hedging tools, bond market appeal

Tenor of interest-rate swap contracts to be extended to 30 years, while contracts referencing the onshore loan prime rate will also be introduced.

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China property

Debt-laden China Vanke gets US$215 million loan from state-owned stakeholder

Loan comes as developer faces US$3.4 billion in debt obligations this year.

United States

Opinion | Mar-a-Lago Accord a high-stakes gamble on world’s trust in US dollar

A scheme to devalue the dollar proposed by one of the US president’s economic advisers should alarm both Americans and the wider world.

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United States

Outside In | Uncertainty unleashed by Trump 2.0 will exact a high price

Companies and countries alike are seeing hedging costs hit the roof amid a loss of trust and certainty in the US, the dollar and Treasuries.

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Banking & finance

Macroscope | Is the ‘Trump shock’ the end of dollar hegemony?

A bear market for the US dollar is overdue but that doesn’t mean the dominant reserve currency should – or could – be replaced any time soon.

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Banking & finance

Opinion | As markets recover from Trump tariff shock, how long will new normal last?

While calm may have been restored for now, the fact is that Trump’s flip-flops have caused fundamental damage to the global economy.

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Insurance

Peak Re sells US$50 million of catastrophe bonds in boost for Hong Kong market

The latest sale is the seventh since the market launch in 2021, expanding the pool of catastrophe bonds to US$800 million.

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China property

Hong Kong court grants Sunac until August to finalise restructuring plan

Sunac’s financial adviser told creditors last week that the firm expects to complete its restructuring by the end of 2025 or early next year.

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Banking & finance

Macroscope | A world economy on the brink could use some win-win cooperation

With a global financial crisis looming, governments are left with few options beyond bracing for what’s to come and working together.

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Banking & finance

Sales of keepwell bonds to shrink after ‘epic, unproductive’ court fight: S&P

A PUFG case comes up short in a test of the keepwell structure’s ability to address subordination risk in a default, S&P says.

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US Treasuries remain top haven asset despite tariffs, volatility, analysts say

US Treasuries’ performance fell 2.4 per cent in the week to April 11, the most for a five-day period since 2001.

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United States

Macroscope | IMF’s tariff warnings may be too little, too late

The Trump administration has brought the world to the brink of a systemic financial and economic crisis.

Banking & finance

Tightened rules to shut many LGFVs out of Shanghai bond market, Fitch says

China has pledged to trim debts among local government financing vehicles by 2.3 trillion yuan (US$315 billion) by 2028.

China property

China’s Sunac reaches deal with key creditors on offshore debt revamp plan

Two groups of creditors, holding about 26 per cent of Sunac’s existing debt, could choose to receive two types of mandatory convertible bonds.

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Banking & finance

Opinion | How Trump is chipping away at the US’ safe-haven status

Trump’s erratic policymaking is a risk typically associated with economically vulnerable autocracies in the developing world.

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Banking & finance

US Treasury market sees historic yield curve steepening amid Trump’s trade war

Investors demanding higher yield to own 30-year Treasuries over two-year maturities has increased for nine straight weeks.

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US-China relations

Will China dump US treasuries? Fears of ‘vicious spirals’ in global markets grow

Fears are growing that the US-China trade war could enter an unpredictable – and potentially devastating – new phase.

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