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Summary Global economic growth is expected to slow in 2H2023, as tightening monetary policy raises the risk of an adverse policy mistake. While normalising supply chains could support the recovery, maintaining economic momentum after the post-pandemic surge will be challenging. Asian economies are likely to experience a slowdown alongside the global economy, albeit milder than …
Summary The latest retail and exports data suggest that a slower domestic economy in 2Q2023 is imminent given the anticipated slowdown in the global economy. On the bond market, while MGS commands positive yield differentials with the UST, the spread has narrowed significantly since 2022. The continuing divergence of interest rate policy between Malaysia and …
Monetary Policy Divergence Exerts Pressure on Bond Market – June 2023 – Summary Read More »
Global Bond Markets Global government bonds traded mixed in May. The UST market came under selling pressure in May as investors monitored the progress of the US debt negotiations and assessed the Fed’s interest rate policy going forward. In Europe, the bund ended mostly firmer in May, with yields mostly declining on softer European inflation …
Monthly Bond Market and Rating Snapshot – May 2023 – Summary Read More »
Global Bond Markets Global government bonds traded mixed in April. The UST yields largely declined on rising anticipation that the Fed’s rate hike cycle may end soon as inflation continued to moderate. Meanwhile in Europe, the longer-tenure 30-year bund yield rose as the market expected higher interest rate for longer to contain the elevated inflationary …
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Global Bond Markets Global government bonds saw risk-off rallies in March amid the banking sector turmoil in the US and Europe. As a result, bond yields mostly declined across the curve. Going forward, major central banks are likely to continue focusing on striking a balance between containing elevated inflation on the one hand and rising …
Monthly Bond Market and Rating Snapshot – March 2023 – Summary Read More »
Global Bond Markets Global government bonds mostly came under selling pressure in February on the growing possibility of “higher for longer” interest rate policy. This is not surprising given that inflation on both sides of the Atlantic continue to hover more than two times above major central banks’ 2% target. Meanwhile in China, bonds traded …
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MARC Ratings today published its 2022 Annual Corporate Default and Ratings Transition Study which tracks corporate ratings assigned by the rating agency since its inception in 1996 through 2022. This is MARC Ratings’ 18th Annual Corporate Default and Ratings Transition Study. In 2022, MARC Ratings’ corporate portfolio recorded two rating downgrades and two upgrades. When …
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