Posts Tagged ‘ Bond Yields ’

EU warning after Italy borrowing rates hit record 

November 26, 2011
EU warning after Italy borrowing rates hit record 

Picture shows Milan’s stock exchange with a sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan in front. The European Commission warned Italy’s high borrowing costs could hit growth after bond yields surged to new records and France and Germany warned a blow-out on Italian debt could kill the euro. “If the bond yields continue to be this [...]

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Moody's threatens Spain rating cut 

July 29, 2011
Moody's threatens Spain rating cut 

A Spanish flag flutters over the Bank of Spain in Madrid March 10, 2011. Rating agency Moody’s put Spain on review for a possible downgrade on Friday, adding to concerns that a Greek rescue package has done little to halt the spread of Europe’s debt crisis. Moody’s move to place the Aa2 government bond rating [...]

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Ample cash flows push banks to reinvest in bonds 

June 28, 2011
Ample cash flows push banks to reinvest in bonds 

Many banks with surplus cash are pouring money into the bond market. Vietnamese bonds have been on the upswing this month as large banks, awash with cash, are reinvesting their money in the securities, analysts say. Some commercial banks are sitting on large amounts of cash due to strong inflows from maturing bonds they bought [...]

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Vietnamese bonds will probably weaken further, HSBC predicts

July 12, 2009

Vietnamese bonds will probably weaken further, as an interest-rate subsidy program has boosted loan growth and as the government is forced to boost yields to finance stimulus spending, HSBC Holdings Plc said. The yield on five-year Vietnamese government bonds has increased 40 basis points over the past two weeks, closing Friday at 9.75 percent, the [...]

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MoF set to re-calibrate its bonds after dud auctions duds

June 14, 2009
MoF set to re-calibrate its bonds after dud auctions duds

LookAtVietnam – The Ministry of Finance may adjust plans to sell government bonds following a series of failed auctions since early this year. Vice minister of Finance (MoF) Tran Van Hieu said that the economic slowdown and global financial crisis were hurting government bond auctions. “We will have other plans for bond issuances following these [...]

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Stimulus leaves big questions unanswered

April 15, 2009
Stimulus leaves big questions unanswered

Roadworks in Dak Nong Province’s Gia Nghia Town in the Central Highlands. Major questions remain unanswered since the Government’s second stimulus package was announced earlier this monthLookAtVietnam – Three major questions remain unanswered since the Government’s second stimulus package was announced earlier this month.They are: How much will it total? From where will the money [...]

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US$ government bonds: “interest rate of 4%… successful”

March 19, 2009
US$ government bonds: “interest rate of 4%… successful”

Mac Quang Huy, an independent financial expert, talked about the issuance of $300mil worth of government bonds in March 2009. I think that issuing bonds in the domestic market at this moment is a wise move, because the government can reduce expenses for the bond issuance in comparison with an issuance on the international market. At [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...