The capital markets involving equity, bond and sukuk, currently stand at about RM4.3 trillion (US$970 billion),…
Category: BOND/LOANS
MYR INCHES UP AS US-BOND YIELDS FALL
The newly appointed US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent’s softer policy approach could ease investor concerns, says…
BANK RAKYAT ISSUES INAUGURAL RM500M ASEAN SRI SUKUK
Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Bhd (Bank Rakyat), via Imtiaz Sukuk II Bhd, has issued its maiden…
PHP LAUNCHES IR SWAPS TO BOOST BOND LIQUIDITY
The Philippine central bank announced the launch on Monday (Nov 18) of an interest rate swaps…
EASING FX RULES FOR FOREIGN FIs WILL BOOST BOND MARKET LIQUIDITY
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)’s move to allow multilateral development banks (MDBs) and selected non-resident development financial…
TRUMP WIN THREATENS MYR BONDS, GROWING OUTFLOWS
Malaysian bonds are turning vulnerable to further outflows as local yields are seen rising along with…
HSBC MAY ANNOUNCE JOB CUTS IN COMING WEEKS
HSBC Holdings Plc is poised to implement massive job cuts within weeks as part of a…
HSBC OVERHAULS STRUCTURE, SPLITS EAST & WEST
HSBC’s new boss has announced a major overhaul of the bank’s structure, splitting geographically into eastern…
MYR SET FOR BIGGEST MONTHLY FALL SINCE 2015
MALAYSIA’S currency is on course for its worst month in more than nine years, as investors…
DBS BRIDGES CHINESE ENTERPRISES EXPANSION INTO ASEAN
DBS and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), one of China’s largest…