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Bloomberg
03-07-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Emerging Asian Bonds Look Poised to Lure Back Overseas Funds
Asian bond markets may start to attract overseas investors once again thanks to resilient local currencies and the prospect of interest-rate cuts from regional central banks. Global funds cumulatively pulled $980 million out of Indian, Thai and Indonesian bonds in June as the escalation in Israel-Iran tensions spurred demand for havens and sparked oil-led concerns about price pressures. But those concerns have now eased, sending the dollar lower and bringing the favorable regional inflation profile back into focus.
Bloomberg
30-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Funds Switch to Selling Korean Bonds After 43-Day Buying Streak
Overseas investors finally soured on South Korean bonds, trimming holdings after the longest run of inflows in almost two decades, as surging house prices damped bets on central bank interest-rate cuts. Global funds offloaded a net $1.84 million of the country's listed bonds on Friday, according to data from the Financial Supervisory Service. That ended a 43-day buying streak, the longest stretch since 2007, based on data compiled by Bloomberg.
