FX168 Financial News (Asia Pacific) News The yield on China's 10-year treasury bonds is close to the much-publicized 2% level. Outsiders are worried that the recent bond sell-off may be exacerbated by supply pressure and Beijing's unwillingness to speed up monetary easing.
On Wednesday (March 12), the benchmark yield hovered around 1.93% after rising for four consecutive days. The yield on 30-year treasury bonds stabilized at 2.04%, surpassing 2% for the first time since December last year.
Since the central bank has not lowered interest rates or bank reserve ratios since September last year, Chinese bonds are under pressure this year. Increased supply, including plans to issue a record two-year treasury bond on Friday, and the recent rise in the Chinese stock market, have also reduced demand for fixed-income products.
“Long-term bonds may have more room for adjustment, as recent trends have abandoned gains based on loose monetary policy expectations since December,” an analysis by Societe Generale Securities, which includes Zuo Dayong, wrote in a report. “Investors should remain defensive. We recommend reducing positions and moving to a shorter term, and not buying when falling.”
The next key test for the world's second-largest bond market will come on Friday. At that time, China's Ministry of Finance plans to issue 167 billion yuan (about 23.1 billion US dollars) of two-year treasury Bonds. According to data compiled by Bloomberg, this will be the largest issuance of this term Bonds in a single auction.
Meanwhile, the annual supply of new government bonds in the world's second-largest economy will increase to RMB 11.86 trillion this year. Previously, officials raised the general budget deficit target to about 4% of GDP, the highest level in more than 30 years.
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