US Treasuries

The demand has continued as part of a wider “flight to safety” amid elevated inflation and macroeconomic uncertainties.

For the longest time, investors remained convinced that the US Federal Reserve would cut interest rates sooner rather than later.

The two-year SGS, which matures on June 1, 2025, will be reopened on Feb 24 to the tune of $3.2 billion.

After the Fed raised FFR by 75 bps on July 27, the forecast is for slower hikes this year, for FFR to hit 4% by 1Q2023

Could the inversion of the yield curve signal a recession? UOB thinks so, but is still positive on the S-REIT sector.

The offering is scheduled to close on October 6, and the bonds are expected to be listed on the SGX-ST on October 7.

Market pricing now implies a high degree of confidence that recession-like conditions will result across most major economies, but uncertainty remains over their depth and duration.

(July 19): China raised its holdings of US Treasuries for a fourth straight month, a sign the nation is rebuilding its foreign-currency reserves as the yuan stabilises. China, the second-largest holder of Treasuries, held US$1.10 trillion ($1.51 trilli

HONG KONG/MUMBAI (June 13): Asia’s central banks are stacking the sandbags. 

SINGAPORE (April 3): CIMB Research is upgrading its sector outlook on Singapore REITs (S-REITs) from “underweight” to “overweight” on a dovish Fed outlook in addition to a potential sector re-rating ahead of a broader physical recovery in 2018.