Bonds

Foreign ownership of emerging-market local-currency bonds has collapsed to single digits in major markets, with domestic institutional capital now absorbing new issuances and driving 9–19 percent annual returns.

Aon's 2056 notes draw seven-times-oversubscription as companies shun expensive long-term funding, leaving pension funds and insurers starved for duration.

Reserve Bank of India's aggressive cash absorption through note sales pushes yields higher across the curve as inflation risks mount ahead of potential rate hikes.

A 32-basis-point quarter rally reflects market conviction that stabilizing inflation and cooling labor data will keep the central bank on hold

Long-term bond underperformance and equity volatility are driving institutional investors into ultra-short duration funds and money market equivalents, abandoning historical diversification playbooks.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield reached 4.9708%, driven by Brent crude above $108 and Middle East supply disruptions that signal sustained inflation headwinds.

Bid-to-cover ratios across Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia have fallen to multi-year lows, signaling a structural shift in investor demand amid rising global rates.

Tech giant's first UK pound bond sale expands its multi-currency funding for AI infrastructure, joining record $80 billion annual borrowing.

When the 10-year yield moves 100 basis points, a $1,000 bond with a 5% coupon can lose $80 or more—a stark reminder that duration risk is the bond market's core sensitivity.

The STOXX 600 gained 1 percent after three days of losses, as investors await U.S. jobs data to gauge Federal Reserve policy

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