Bonds

US yields rise with rate hike views, 30-year bond yield hits highest since 2004

2026-09-24T22:24:08.000Z
A US$70 billion five-year Treasury auction on Sep 23 drew the highest yield since 2006.

Tumbling global government bonds puts yields on brink of 4%, highest level in nearly 20 years

2026-09-24T09:05:58.000Z
Proceeds will be used to fund SoftBank’s US$10 billion payment for the third tranche of its follow-on investment in OpenAI and for general corporate purposes.

Softbank Group launches over US$10 billion in bonds for OpenAI investment

2026-09-21T02:28:37.000Z
When drug maker GSK sold US$500 million of 30-year debt in early September, demand was about 10 times larger than supply.

Companies avoid selling the bonds that investors crave

2026-09-20T09:06:48.000Z
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., U.S. September 16, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

Fed’s Warsh lays out forces driving up bond yields

2026-09-16T22:27:30.000Z
Covered bonds issuance hit a record S$11 billion in 2025, while the outstanding market has expanded at a compound annual growth rate of 15% since 2021.
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Singapore’s covered bond boom is largely a DBS story

2026-09-15T23:00:00.000Z
The Asian notes extended their outperformance over the last month as the gap between Chinese and US benchmark yields widened to the most on record.

Junk debt from Asia is beating bonds almost everywhere in 2026

2026-09-15T08:43:17.000Z
The Treasury market has ballooned to about US$32 trillion from around US$4.5 trillion since 2007, pushing the federal debt to more than 100% of US GDP.

US 10-year Treasury yield tops 5% for first time since 2023 as inflation fears mount

2026-09-15T00:04:15.000Z
MAS noted that Singdollar issuance increased across both financial institutions and corporates, with new entrants contributing to a more diversified issuer base.

Singapore bond issuance hits record US$95 billion in 2025, up 21.8%: MAS

2026-09-14T07:04:09.000Z
Markets imply around a 76% chance the Bank of Japan will lift its cash rate by a quarter point, to 1.25 per cent, when it meets on Sep 18.

AI-linked Asian stocks slump on calls to slow development; Fed, BOJ hikes loom

2026-09-14T06:18:27.000Z