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Investors flock to Asian bonds as US yields slide amid low inflation
Published Mon, Jun 26, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Singapore
ASIA bond demand is running at its highest level in eight months and looks set to stay firm this year, boosted by the region's higher returns at a time when stubbornly low inflation in the United States is keeping a lid on Treasury yields.
Investors poured US$9 billion into Asian government and corporate bonds in May, topping US$8.8 billion in April, ANZ Research shows. Both were the highest levels since September 2016.
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