Today’s
trade recap by our trading desk:-
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Local bond space took a hit today as risk appetite
throughout the EM regions eased off today on the back of IMF cutting forecast
of global growth this year by 0.1% to 3.1%. MYR weakened to 4.0300 levels in
tandem with other Asian currencies as the USD gain some strength. Bond yields
gained 3-4bps today on very thin volume as there was no liquidity in the
market with many on the sidelines. Malaysia CPI YoY for June also came in
lower than expected at +1.6% vs 1.8% exp. WI was done at 3.37 & 3.36
level today and last quoted at 3.39-37.
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Malaysia
Government Bonds Benchmark Issues
Source:
BondStream, AmBank
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Interest
Rate Swap Closing Rates
Source:
Bloomberg, AmBank
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Local
News:
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Malaysia’s consumer price index (CPI) in
June increased 1.6%. June inflation was driven by higher prices of alcoholic
beverages and tobacco, as well as water and electricity, which were offset by
a decrease in transportation, communication, and apparel costs.
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Thursday, July 21, 2016
Local bond space took a hit today as risk appetite throughout the EM regions eased off today on the back of IMF cutting forecast of global growth this year by 0.1% to 3.1%. MYR weakened to 4.0300 levels in tandem with other Asian currencies as the USD gain some strength.
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