bond market stands at the crossroads

Bond market stands at the crossroads

Vietnam’s bond market could see a big shake up this year thanks to the maturing of a huge volume of paper and a regulator-driven project to restructure the market.
gold stalls at vnd453 million

Gold stalls at VND45.3 million

Gold in Vietnam traded around VND45.3 million a tael (1.2 ounces) on Feb. 1, while global price finished first month of the year 2012 with 11 per cent gain; however, rising momentum slowed down as investors became cautious about the negotiation between Greece and its private bond holders and global economic growth.
european stocks euro higher awaiting greece debt outcome

European stocks, euro higher awaiting Greece debt outcome

European stock markets rallied Monday on strong bank shares, and the euro gained against the dollar as investors hoped for a firm outcome to a following an upbeat German bond auction.
imf head wants larger firewall against eurozone crisis

IMF head wants 'larger firewall' against eurozone crisis

IMF head Christine Lagarde set out on Monday a raft of proposals to fight the , including a bigger rescue fund, lower ECB rates and eurobonds as she warned of dimmer world growth prospects.
asian shares euro extend gains as debt fears ease

Asian shares, euro extend gains as debt fears ease

Asian markets rose for a fourth straight day on Friday on strong French and Spanish bond sales, the lowest US jobs claims for almost four years and hopes Greece will agree a debt deal with its creditors.
chief bank negotiator to meet greek pm thursday

Chief bank negotiator to meet Greek PM Thursday

The chief negotiator for on a of Greek sovereign bonds will meet on Thursday, sources close to the Greek side said.
euro slumps shares rise after italy bond auction

Euro slumps, shares rise after Italy bond auction

The euro slumped Thursday to the lowest dollar level in more than a year after scraped through a , but took it in their stride and advanced on reassuring US jobs data.
japan to buy chinese bonds

Japan to buy Chinese bonds

is preparing to buy yuan-denominated bonds issued by under a proposed bilateral currency and , according to the daily.
draghi urges eu to move swiftly on crisis measures

Draghi urges EU to move swiftly on crisis measures

European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi warned Thursday the EU needs to quickly implement measures to tighten budget discipline to resolve the debt crisis, as a successful Spanish bond sale sent shares and the euro higher.
european shares euro rally on spanish bond auction

European shares, euro rally on Spanish bond auction

European shares and the euro rose on Thursday but the weighed heavily on sentiment despite a successful bond issue in .
gold falls vnd300000 per tael

Gold falls VND300,000 per tael

The price of gold in Vietnam dropped by VND300,000 a tael (1.2 ounces) over the previous day on December 9 as global price tumbled more than 2 per cent after European Central Bank did not announce a plan to intensify its bond buying support for the bloc.
sun to shine on bond auctions

Sun to shine on bond auctions

The State Treasury bond auction significantly improved this week, helped by rumours of an interest rate decrease.
us stocks sink on ecb comments

US stocks sink on ECB comments

US stocks closed sharply lower Thursday after the head of the poured cold water on hopes that the bank will boost its bond-buying to help contain the .
bright spot in bond auctions

Bright spot in bond auctions

Treasury bond auctions this week outperformed expectations.
european stocks euro rebound

European stocks, euro rebound

rebounded slightly and the euro staged a modest recovery against the dollar on Thursday as pressured to back eurobonds and a new role for the to choke off the debt crisis.