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Saudi oil giant Aramco raises US$3 billion from Islamic bonds
Saudi Aramco, the world’s biggest oil company, raised US$3 billion from a sale of Islamic bonds, a term sheet showed on Thursday (Sep 11),…
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Japan's Topix hits record high, yen and bonds fall on PM Ishiba exit
Japan’s Topix share gauge reached a record high, the yen weakened and longer-dated bonds slid on Monday (Sep 8) after Prime Minister…
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Indonesia bonds set to extend edge over India on rate-cut bets
The two countries’ debt have long been viewed as traditional rivals making them natural points of comparison for investors seeking returns…
Business
China bonds see renewed selloff after stock market rebound
Chinese government bonds declined in Friday (Sep 5) afternoon trading as an equity rebound extended and higher yields at a longer-dated…
Business
Singapore’s snowballing cash levels are boosting local bonds
The recent build-up of cash in Singapore’s money market is strengthening demand for the nation’s bonds, driving returns to near the…
Business
Thai bonds defy global drop as political crisis fuels rate bets
Thailand’s deepening political crisis is insulating its bonds from the global rout, as growing expectations of further interest-rate cuts…
Business
SoftBank, Rakuten tap Japan’s booming retail demand for bonds
SALES of corporate bonds to Japan’s mom and pop investors are booming, on track to surpass last year’s record as bigger returns draw…
Business
Danantara seeking 50 trillion rupiah in bonds from ‘patriot’ investors
Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund has reported US$1 trillion in assets under management, and oversees nearly 900 state firms Indonesia’s…
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Cherish bonds of love and friendship this summer, says Kate
The Princess of Wales has encouraged people to "cherish the bonds of love and friendship" this summer, as part of her Mother Nature video…
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How the Bonds Among Virtual-Reality Furries Saved a Life, in “The Reality of Hope”
Watch “The Reality of Hope.” Anyone who doubts the validity of relationships that take place only through a digital medium has never…
Business
SIA to adjust conversion price of 1.625% convertible bonds in view of dividend
The revised amount of S$4.6761 takes into account the final dividend per share of S$0.30 National carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) will…
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Azalea’s Astrea 9 bonds over 3 times subscribed, draw more than S$3.4 billion in demand
Investor demand for the latest Astrea private equity (PE) bonds has surged, with total subscriptions surpassing S$3.4 billion across all…
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China’s policy banks rush to issue bonds before tax deadline
China’s policy banks have embarked on a bond-issuance spree in an effort to lock in lower yields before the reinstatement of a value-added…
Business
Rate cuts seen lifting Philippine bonds from Asia’s lowest ranks
Philippine bonds are poised to rebound from the bottom of Asia’s debt rankings, thanks to the central bank’s room to cut rates and their…
Fashion
Temasek proposes 5-year, 10-year and 30-year tranches of offshore Chinese yuan bonds
These will be issued under its US$25 billion guaranteed global medium-term note programme Temasek announced on Tuesday (Jul 22) a proposed…
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‘Before/After’ Review: A Hair Transplant Bonds Two Vulnerable Men in a Subtle, Sensitive Queer Drama
To anyone who has lately travelled to Istanbul, it’s a familiar if disconcerting sight. Hordes of men strolling nonchalantly around the…
Culture
Indonesia bonds may gain more on dovish policy, fiscal outlook
Bank Indonesia’s (BI) dovish stance and easing concerns over the nation’s fiscal policy are fuelling expectation that government bonds…
Business
Nissan to sell 150 billion yen convertible bonds for recovery
Nissan Motor plans to sell 150 billion yen (S$1.3 billion) of convertible bonds to help fund new chief executive officer Ivan Espinosa’s…
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Singapore Savings Bonds fully allocated; 10-year average return drops to 2.49%
In comparison, the previous issuance for June saw a total of S$302.9 million in applications, versus S$500 million on offer The latest…
Business
Navigating private credit – how it compares with T-bills and publicly issued bonds
Private credit is rapidly gaining traction among retail investors as regulators around the world are giving these individuals more access…
Business
S&P downgrades Warner Bros bonds deeper into junk status
S&P Global Ratings cut Warner Bros Discovery’s unsecured bond ratings deeper into junk status after the media company announced it was…
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‘Most unloved bonds’ turn routine US auction into crucial test
Global investor pushback against long-term government debt is turning what normally would be a routine US bond auction into one of the…
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South Korean stocks rise to enter bull market, bonds sink after presidential election outcome
South Korea’s equity benchmark climbed to enter a bull market, after Lee Jae-myung’s widely-expected win in the presidential election…
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Ping An Insurance raises US$1.5 billion from convertible bonds
Ping An Insurance (Group) of China has sold HK$11.8 billion (S$1.9 billion) in bonds that can be converted into shares listed in Hong…