Hong Kong bond program to launch on Monday
China's "bond-connect" program with Hong Kong, giving offshore investors another way to access the mainland's $US10 trillion debt market, will start on Monday.
Investors hot on emerging-market debt
Investors are shrugging off the risks and jumping into emerging-market debt. Even Papua New Guinea is planning to get in on the action.
Bad year for bonds not as bad as you think
Aussie bonds have just suffered their worst year since 1994, but that doesn't mean you should be abandoning them altogether.
Red hot Iceland leaves investors in the cold
Iceland spent nearly a decade trying to keep foreign money in the country after the GFC, now it is trying to keep some of it out.
China's banking watchdog hones in on specific deals
Shares of companies linked to Wanda, Fosun and HNA tumbled on Thursday after word spread of China's bank regulator targeting specific deals.
Factory data point to China slowdown
The Caixin General Manufacturing PMI, released on Thursday, dropped by 0.7 points to 49.6 points, marking its first contraction in 11 months...
Bears not phased by bull market
It usually doesn't work this way: stocks vaulting to records, and bearish traders getting more aggressive. Lately, it has.
Bank guarantee 'ironclad', but what does it mean?
S&P; expects timely financial support will be provided to the major banks by the Australian government.
Cautious optimism over North Korea
One expert believes China and the US can work together and peacefully resolve their North Korean problems.
RBA deputy wants to liberate FX traders
How Guy Debelle landed in the heart of efforts to tame corruption that has shaken confidence in the world's biggest financial market.
