Bond

As we navigate a new era of fiscal dominance, the bond market is poised for a very different year in 2025 compared to years past.

The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) today priced a 10-year euro-denominated benchmark bond maturing in January 2035, raising EUR 3 billion.

Steven Wieting of Citi said it's possible for 10-year US yields to be close to 5% this year and 5% would be appealing. Benchmark US yields have risen to near 4.70% from September's 3.60% as investors anticipate inflationary policies under Trump 2.0. Traders now expect the Fed's next rate cut in July.

The UK’s long-term borrowing costs surged to the highest level since 1998 as traders dumped debt ahead of a near record

Last year was one of the quietest for the London Stock Exchange, which saw the largest outflow of companies since the global financial crisis, stark new analysis show

This column explores the impact of default risk on policies aimed at breaking the doom loop. According to the authors’ model, factoring in default risk has major implications for the choice and calibration of such policies.

As cash yields dwindle, the case for fixed income becomes increasingly compelling.

Chinese government bonds are primed for their best year in a decade, with local fund managers and strategists predicting more gains for 2025.

Catastrophe-bond issuance rose to a record this year, increasing the overall market to almost US$50 billion (RM224.49 billion), as insurers transferred more risk from costly climate disasters to private investors.