Jon Pratt, head of debt capital markets (DCM) at Barclays in Hong Kong believes that Asian debt markets will continue to thrive in the second half of 2013 due to the region’s low interest rate environment and the need for investors to diversify portfolios.
Speaking on Asiamoney Video, Pratt says that investors will remain conservative in light of US Treasury (UST) volatility, but once that settles, investors – who still possess a large amount of liquidity – will continue to support Asia’s bond markets. China, Indonesia, Philippines and South Korea are likely to thrive in the second half of the year given their strong financial footing and low interest rate environment.
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