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Chinese Bonds Draw Foreign Funds in May After a Year of Outflows
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Chinese Bonds Draw Foreign Funds in May After a Year of Outflows Foreign investors returned to Chinese sovereign bonds in May for the first time in over a year, drawn by the market’s resilience while a brutal selloff battered global debt. Global holdings of Chinese interbank bonds rose by 90 billion yuan ($13.3 billion) in May to 3.21 trillion yuan, marking the first increase since April 2025, according to data released by the People’s Bank of China’s Shanghai office late Monday. Separate...
Chinese Bonds Draw Foreign Funds in May After a Year of Outflows
Foreign investors returned to Chinese sovereign bonds in May for the first time in over a year, drawn by the market’s resilience while a brutal selloff battered global debt.
Global holdings of Chinese interbank bonds rose by 90 billion yuan ($13.3 billion) in May to 3.21 trillion yuan, marking the first increase since April 2025, according to data released by the People’s Bank of China’s Shanghai office late Monday. Separate data from China Central Depository & Clearing Co. Ltd., show foreign positions in Chinese government bonds rose by 61 billion yuan in May, the most since December 2023.