Emerging Markets
Inflation Eroding China's Bank Deposits Signals Zhou Must Increase Rates China’s accelerating inflation has
started to erode household savings, threatening to spur
purchases of property and stocks and fuel asset-price pressures.
Turkey Sells $1 Billion of Bonds in First Offering Since Ending IMF Talks Turkey sold $1 billion of 11-year
dollar bonds in its first test of investor demand since ending
financing talks with the International Monetary Fund.
Indonesia Raises 2010 Growth Forecast to 5.5%-6% on Higher Domestic Demand Indonesia’s central bank raised its
2010 economic growth forecast to as much as 6 percent from an
earlier forecast of as much 5.5 percent as consumer spending
accelerates, Deputy Governor Hartadi A. Sarwono said.
North Korean Bad Loan Bonds Due Today Spur Exotix Bet on Political Change North Korean bank loans, in default
since the 1970s, present an opportunity for investors willing to
speculate the communist country will seek to end its political
isolation and honor its debts, according to Exotix Ltd.
`Barbell' Approach Best for Asian High-Grade Debt to Reduce Risk, RBS Says Investors should employ a
“barbell” strategy for investment-grade corporate debt, buying
top-rated bonds and notes rated A or below to minimize risk,
according to Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc.