Investors often include foreign or international bonds in their portfolios for a few primary reasons – to take advantage of higher interest rates or yields and to diversify their holdings. However, ...

Issuance of offshore yuan bonds rose to another record, a fresh sign of Beijing’s progress on internationalizing its currency as the dollar’s appeal weakens. Sales of the so-called dim sum notes have ...

The region’s local-currency bond markets are surging, fueled by US dollar concerns, investor demand—and the “greenium.” For Asia’s local-currency bond markets, these are the good times. While such ...

Poland plans to start 2026 with a flurry of foreign-currency bond sales, expecting sufficient investor interest to fund the sovereign’s growing borrowing needs, according to the Finance Ministry’s ...

Emerging markets local currency sovereign bonds have strongly outperformed other major global fixed income asset classes this year. The U.S. dollar has been notably weak year to date through May 13, ...

The risk and return profiles of EM local currency bonds are influenced by two factors, namely local interest rates and fluctuations in currency value. Over time, yields on EM local currency bonds have ...

“Confused about the 2023 economic outlook for the US? You are far from the only one.” Those are the words of renowned fixed-income investor, Mohamed El-Erian who recently advised policymakers and ...