Bonds
Japan's MUFG looks to restore JGB holdings as interest rates rise
Head of global markets sees next BOJ hike coming as early as July
Companies
Alibaba follows JD.com with up to $5bn convertible bond issue
Move to fund share buybacks as e-commerce giant looks to revive stock price
Bonds
China's ultralong-term bonds see price swings, new trading halt
14% drop Thursday prompts suspension in Shenzhen, day after strong debut
Bonds
China's special long-term bonds rise in exchange debut
Investors flock to relative safety amid property crunch
Bonds
Japan's 10-year government bond yield hits 1% for first time in 11 years
Investors turn cautious on debt as speculation grows over BOJ hawkishness
Bonds
Japan's 10-year government bond yield rises to 11-year high
Speculation on hawkish BOJ actions, investor risk appetite led to bond selling
Insurance
Nippon Life, Dai-ichi Life wary of foreign bonds on risk of yen upswing
Japan insurers eye domestic bonds or alternative assets, executives say
Economy
China to start selling 1tn yuan in long bonds for economic support
First batch to be issued Friday as Beijing aims to drum up cash for key projects
Finance
Law firms rally Asian claimants against Switzerland over AT1 bond wipeout
London-based Withers works to organize action over UBS-Credit Suisse deal
Insurance
Japan insurers to halve bond purchases, awaiting next BOJ hike
Industry leaders turn to alternative assets to lift returns in meantime
Bonds
'Tremendous' currency pressure tests Asia bond investors
Korean debt sees biggest outflow in over a year as players 'lose patience' for Fed cut
Bank of Japan
Weak yen spurs speculation of further rate hikes while bond market stays calm
Inflationary pressure from import prices levels off as commodities stabilize
Bank of Japan
Bank of Japan bond purchases shrank 36% in fiscal 2023
Buying seen staying flat for now, but speculation on tightening grows
Opinion
BOJ's next challenge will be to pull back from stocks and bonds
Curtailing of purchases and paring of portfolio risk driving market turmoil
Caixin
China state-owned investment firm's 30-year bond is oversubscribed
Investors queue up for ultra-long-term credit debt issued by China Chengtong
Economy
Japan debt servicing costs face climb as BOJ ends negative rates
Interest payments could triple in 10 years, squeezing government coffers
China debt crunch
China's debt-servicing costs to top $170bn on growing bond issuances
Struggling regional governments cast shadow over country's credit rating
Bonds
China's record-low yields flash deflationary warning signs
Sluggish prices and population decline raise risk of Japanification
Bonds
Foreign investors step up purchases of Chinese government bonds
Deflationary pressures in Asia's No. 1 economy stoke hunger for sovereign debt
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Market Spotlight
Japan stocks give boost to BOJ's case for monetary tightening
Investors anticipate rate hike to 0-0.1% in April as Japanese yen hovers near 34-year low
Caixin
China's bond funds outshine equity peers amid stock slump
China's asset landscape shifts away from wealth management
Bonds
Japan sells world's 1st sovereign GX climate bonds: 3 things to know
Hope for simultaneous decarbonization and economic growth rests on new finance tool
Opinion
Japan is breaking new ground with its climate transition bonds
Debt to be repaid using revenues from emissions trading system
Bank of Japan
When will BOJ end negative rates? Policymakers eye March or April
Minutes from January meeting show more optimism going into Japan wage hike season
Politics
Japan's bond interest bill seen growing 60% to $103bn in fiscal 2027
Debt-servicing costs to eat up much of a forecast rise in tax revenue