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A 24-hour survey sent on October 1 sought feedback exclusively from domestic and licensed foreign brokerages.

Dhaka prepares dollar, Panda, and Samurai bond issuances to replace high-cost bank debt and fund a targeted 1 trillion dollar economy by 2034.

Yields climbed in the secondary market as investors weighed Middle East conflict risks and domestic fiscal spending.

Traders scaled back bets on an October Federal Reserve rate hike to 38 per cent following softer inflation data, while Brent crude held near US$98 a barrel.

Commercial lenders currently hold 78 per cent of Pakistan’s sovereign debt while accounting for 62 per cent of banking assets.

Central Tokyo condominium asking prices fell for a fourth consecutive month through August as borrowing costs climbed across the region.

The debt package makes the Japanese conglomerate the largest corporate junk-bond borrower in the world.

The parent group will fund working capital and production growth by issuing notes linked to 172.1 million existing shares in Bangkok.

The Australian apparel brand partnered with re-commerce platform Treet to capture secondhand peer-to-peer sales directly on its own digital storefront.

The offering matches the largest corporate bond issue by a Japanese company alongside NTT Finance.

Traders price in a two-in-three chance of a Federal Reserve rate increase this month while Japanese government bond yields pull back from historic highs.

The transaction follows an upsized 750 million dollar debt sale in April and tests global appetite for longer Pakistani sovereign paper.

Foreign funds bought 9.5 billion yuan of Chinese sovereign debt in July for a third straight month as weak domestic consumer spending and factory output fuel rate-cut expectations.

Catherine Simmons, a significant figure in the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council, shared her insights following a recent delegation visit to Hanoi. Simmons discussed the importance of the visit, the financial sector’s key messages, and Citi’s future forecasts for…

The Swiss Federal Administrative Court’s partial ruling on October 13, 2025, sparked controversy over the legal legitimacy of deeming Credit Suisse’s AT1 bonds valueless. This occurred subsequent to an appeal lodged by Swiss financial regulator, Finma. Now,…

The trajectory of India’s green bonds is expected to climb steadily as the nation pushes towards a low-carbon economy. However, a new analysis from the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) unveils a constellation of challenges that…
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