Bonds

Global government borrowing costs surge as investors demand higher returns for duration risk amid persistent inflation and central bank tightening pressure.

Scott Bessent raised the maximum buyback operation size from $2 billion to $4 billion, targeting 10- to 30-year debt after a buyers' strike dating to late June.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's announcement to double bond buybacks initially drove yields lower, but the market quickly reversed, raising questions about the intervention's credibility and effectiveness.

Oracle and SpaceX bonds trade at speculative-grade levels as Microsoft-linked Project Odyssey draws $7.8 billion in orders for $3.9 billion offering.

A 1.6x demand multiple signals sharp deterioration in AI infrastructure credit appetite as spreads widen 288 basis points above Treasuries.

The convergence of Italian and French 10-year yields signals investors now price similar political risk into both nations ahead of 2027 elections, a reversal of the eurozone's traditional risk hierarchy.

Treasury expands liquidity operations in 10-30 year sector to $4 billion per operation, effective Sept. 9, as long-end yields reach multi-year highs

Low inflation and coal-heavy energy mix let Beijing hold rates steady while peers hike, pulling capital from other emerging markets.

The Reserve Bank of India shut its FCNR(B) swap facility ahead of schedule, pushing the rupee to 95.61 per dollar and lifting the 10-year bond yield to 6.81 percent.

India's central bank moves the FCNR(B) deadline to Aug. 31 from Sept. 30 after inflows across three channels hit $56.846 billion in just over two months.

AlphaSimplex's Kathryn Kaminski says bonds now respond to geopolitical risk and inflation rather than U.S. growth data, stripping traders of their traditional navigation tools.

Shanghai Electric's 2.4 percent pearl bond issuance marks the first non-financial corporate sale in three years, signaling a shift toward regulated offshore debt.

The benchmark yield jumped 10 basis points to its highest level since 2022, with Bank Indonesia expected to tighten further next week to arrest rupiah weakness.

Investors moved into riskier bond segments last month even as New York Fed data showed consumer credit card debt at a record $1.26 trillion.

The tech giant's four- and eight-year Maple notes come as foreign issuance in Canada hits a record high this year.

The company is offering notes in up to 10 parts, testing investor appetite for AI-related financing after a summer market selloff.

Bondholders in high-growth frontier sectors face mark-to-market losses as higher discount rates gut long-dated revenue projections and push default risk higher.

The cable operator offers cash and new 10-year notes for bonds maturing 2027–2030, cutting near-term refinancing risk as higher-for-longer rates persist

Central bank and regulators develop standards to integrate digital assets into wholesale financial markets

Failure of diplomatic efforts between the United States and Iran has sparked a flight to safety, with the dollar strengthening and global bond yields compressing