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With the Federal Reserve due to start withdrawing quantitative easing, investors are suddenly grasping the structural problems in Asia’s emerging countries. Complacent Asian economies need to quickly establish sustainable growth policies or risk falling into a crisis.
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For sovereign, supranational or agency issuers that were wondering whether or not to delay their autumn issuance until after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and German federal elections in late September, the strong reception to the first benchmarks after the summer break should encourage them to come sooner rather than later.
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Top 3 Asia (ex Japan) G3 DCM Transactions - 2013 YTD
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The issuance of negotiable certificates of deposits (NCD) into China’s interbank market is another step towards developing market-determined interest rates, enhancing Shibor’s reliability, say experts. -
—Eddie Wang, head of fx structuring, Asia global markets division at Crédit Agricole in Hong Kong, on what Asian currencies are suffering most from poor economic data in the region and the likelihood of the U.S. Federal Reserve winding down its bond buying program.
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency and its central bank called on the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to shelve regulations for swap dealer registration until a global consensus on the rules could be formed.
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The recent depreciation in the Indonesian rupiah is unlikely to prompt local corporates to alter their treasury strategies, but if the fall continues long-term, it will hurt both exporters and importers.
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Top 3 Asia (ex Japan) High Yield DCM Transactions - 2013 YTD
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The People’s Bank of China’s call to implement mandatory meetings between financial regulators indicates China’s need to rein in its agencies and their diverging agendas, say economists.
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Asiamoney PLUS highlights the latest people moves from across the fixed income and financial markets.
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The Laos government is waiting for approval to issue its second international bond, which is likely to get a good response despite its larger size, longer tenor and the falling demand for EM bonds.
