Bond/Debt market

Record debt and election politics raise stakes for French budget

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu speaks during a press conference following a meeting with officials at Technowest in Merignac, on the outskirts of Bordeaux, south-western France on August 17, 2026, following the giant wildfire CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/Pool via REUTERS

SoftBank mulls over $25 billion bond sale for OpenAI financing

SoftBank Group Corp. is talking with investment banks regarding its investment in US tech giant OpenAI.

Insurer Great Eastern invests in Granite private credit fund: Sources

Great Eastern has invested around US$100 million (S$127 million) in the fund, according to sources.

SoftBank Group plans record $8b retail bond sale in Japan

SoftBank is expected to price its seven-year bonds between 4.3 per cent and 4.9 per cent.

Wall St rises on the day but falls for the week; bond yields and Iran in focus

Traders working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, during morning trading on Aug 21.

Asian markets extend rally as traders assess US Treasuries pledge

Asia enjoyed another healthy day, with tech-rich Seoul helped higher by a rally in chipmakers.

News Analysis

US treasury buyback renews dollar-debasement fears

Some analysts think the dollar will end up adsorbing the costs of adjustments, while others do not see it as a decisive shift.

Asian bonds follow US Treasuries lower, dollar slips

Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower with MSCI’s Asia-Pacific equities gauge falling 0.2 per cent.

US Fed officials tread carefully after Treasury’s bond market intervention

The intervention creates potential challenges because of the possible confusion in financial markets as to which institution is the main driver of financial conditions.

Bessent flags bigger debt buyback potential, coming fiscal plan

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he and Budget Director Russ Vought are tasked with fiscal consolidation, which they are announcing soon.

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