Treasury bills underperform as bond auction records strong demand
Saturday 18th April, 2026 08:43 AM| By Faith Lagat
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Kenya’s government securities market recorded mixed results...
Category : Bonds
MS Amlin places new Phoenix Re securitized sidecar notes for 2026. $24.5m seen so far
by George
MS Amlin is back in the market to place securitized notes under its Phoenix Re series of collateralized reinsurance sidecar deals, with a $24.5 million...
Bond Market Wraps Up 2025 With Broad Gains: Key Takeaways for Investors
by George
The US fixed-income markets extended their positive trajectory into 2025’s final quarter. The Morningstar US Core Bond Index, a proxy for the US-dollar-denominated investment-grade bond...
Strait of Hormuz deal sees munis firmer, USTs rally
by George
Munis were firmer on Friday, as U.S. Treasuries rallied and equities ended higher following news that commercial vehicles would be allowed to pass through the...
‘Almost like a Bond villain’: why Labour MPs expect Starmer to cling on as PM | Keir Starmer
by George
It still feels improbable that the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, will face a formal challenge even if, as assumed, his Labour party performs disastrously...
Here’s what to expect for the T-bill auction on 23 April
by George
What happened? The next 6-month Singapore T-bill auction (BS26108W) will be on 23 April. In the previous auction on 9 April, the cut-off yield for...
Mark Mobius’s Passing Puts Franklin Resources’ Emerging Markets Story In Focus
by George
Mark Mobius, longtime Franklin Templeton executive and a prominent advocate for emerging markets investing, has died at age 89. Mobius spent more than three decades...
Why This $8 Million Bond ETF Sale Signals a Shift in Duration Strategy
by George
On April 17, 2026, BCS Wealth Management reported selling 409,400 shares of the Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF(NASDAQ:BSCR), an estimated $8.07 million trade based...
Pimco’s Hammer Says It’s Time to Buy Muni Bonds After Selloff
by George
David Hammer, who leads municipal bond portfolio management at Pacific Investment Management Co., sees a buying opportunity for US state and local debt after the...
SMB and BSV Are Both Short-Term Bond Funds. Your Tax Bracket Should Drive the Choice.
by George
The VanEck Short Muni ETF (SMB +0.06%) and Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (BSV +0.22%) both target short-duration fixed income, but BSV offers a higher yield,...