Bonds
PBoC increases aid for troubled real estate sector
Latest measure expands bond scheme to $34.5 billion and offers developers help with debt issuance
Greener energy mix would foster price stability, says Lagarde
More use of renewables would reduce chance of energy price spikes
Lagarde says ECB may need to tighten above neutral rate
ECB president confirms central bank will announce QT plans in December
Central banks’ gold demand hits record level
Purchases in 2022 reach 673 tonnes, higher than in any full year since 1967
Bank of England rate hike is largest in over 30 years
MPC forecasts prolonged downturn and says it does not foresee rates rising to 5.25%
Nigeria floats conversion of central bank loans to debt amid growing crisis
Government official says central bank has loaned government $46 billion as bond yields rise
SNB withdraws record sum from Fed’s swap line
Swiss central bank taps $11 billion but reasons for its operations are unclear
Is the ECB taking the right policy path?
Facing an energy supply shock, analysts ponder whether sharp rate increases and QT alone will serve to bring inflation back to target while avoiding a major recession
Major bond markets ‘more prone to liquidity imbalances’, says FSB
More use of debt in investment strategies has combined with reduced dealer capacity, report finds
‘Shouting on the phone’: BoE officials shed light on gilt market intervention
Crisis sparked by UK government’s plans needed unprecedented action, officials tell parliament
Japan to conduct unscheduled bond-buying operations
BoJ announcement comes as yen nears 32-year low against the dollar
DNB advises pension funds to boost liquidity – report
Following UK crisis, Dutch central bank asks funds to monitor stress signals and review liquidity rules
Bank of England to go ahead with QT
Central bank delays start of bond sales by one day to avoid fiscal announcement
Eurozone sovereign downgrades increased corporate risk – ECB paper
Ratings changes for “core” eurozone countries had largest effects on corporate bonds
Report of delay to QT ‘inaccurate’, BoE says
Article says central bank is “expected to bow to investor pressure” for delay to asset sales
BoE ends bond purchases as government rolls back tax cuts
Gilt market rebounds as government axes most of its controversial ‘mini-budget’
Saudi sovereign wealth fund issues first bonds
Public Investment Fund markets $3 billion in “green bonds” for climate investments
BoE’s Pill says government must ‘respect’ independence
Government and central bank have clashed over causes of UK’s gilt market turmoil
BoE sticks to bond-buying deadline amid strains on UK non-banks
Bailey restates cut-off date for asset purchases despite spike in margin calls and redemptions
ECB needs at least two ‘significant steps’ in coming meetings – Knot
DNB financial stability report warns high inflation and weak growth will test banks
BoE widens asset purchases as ‘dysfunction’ threatens again
Surge in gilt yields comes in final week of BoE’s “temporary” intervention
BoE prepares more market support as cliff edge looms
Central bank creates temporary repo facility with wider range of eligible collateral
Bank of Israel reserves drop by over $6.1 billion in September
Central bank’s portfolio has declined by almost $27 billion in 2022 amid market volatility
Gilt market shock ‘far exceeded’ historical price moves – BoE’s Cunliffe
“It might not be reasonable” to expect funds to insure against all extreme outcomes, deputy says