Spreads take beating on geopolitical fears
The authorization of air strikes on Iraqi militants by US president Barack Obama, alongside lingering jitters about the crisis in the Ukraine, saw a sell-off in Asian bonds overnight Thursday. Magnified by thin summer trading activity, the spike in risk aversion brought Asian credit spreads 10bp to 15bp wider than where they were a week ago.
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