The Markit iBoxx Asian
Local Bond Index tracks the total return performance of a bond portfolio consisting of local - currency denominated, high quality and liquid bonds in Asia ex-Japan.
The Markit iBoxx Asian
Local Bond Index includes bonds from the following countries: Korea, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia and China.
Not exact matches
The iShares Intermediate Credit
Bond ETF tracks a market - weighted
index of USD - denominated investment grade corporate, sovereign, supranational,
local authority and non-US agency debt with maturities between 1 - 10 years.
The government's elevated gross borrowing requirements estimated at around 17 % of GDP per year between 2017 and 2019 are mainly driven by sizeable maturing government
bonds — in particular,
local currency USD -
indexed bonds — on top of fiscal deficits averaging around 3.8 % of GDP.
When GEM is in
bonds, investors would use either their
local country's aggregate
bond index or a currency - hedged version of the US Aggregate Bond In
bond index or a currency - hedged version of the US Aggregate Bond I
index or a currency - hedged version of the US Aggregate
Bond In
Bond IndexIndex.
The S&P Indonesia
Bond Index tracks the performance of
local currency denominated government and corporate
bonds from Indonesia and with a Read more -LSB-...]
The iShares International Treasury
Bond ETF tracks a market weighted
index of
local currency non-US government issued debt.
On the other hand, the S&P Pan Asia Sovereign
Bond Index, which seeks to track the performance of
local - currency - denominated sovereign
bonds in 10 countries, continued its plunge this quarter, dropping 2.26 % for the month and 0.15 % YTD as of Dec. 21, 2016.
The S&P Pan Asia
Bond Index, which seeks to track
local currency
bonds in 10 countries and is calculated in USD, continued to be weighed down by the weakness of
local currencies in 2016, dropping 1.86 % for the year.
The S&P Pan Asia
Bond Index tracks the performance of the
local currency
bonds in the 10 Pan Asian countries.
The size of Asia's
local currency
bond markets, as measured by the S&P Pan Asia Bond Index, gained 20 % to reach USD 10.3 trillion in 2016, reflecting steady market expans
bond markets, as measured by the S&P Pan Asia
Bond Index, gained 20 % to reach USD 10.3 trillion in 2016, reflecting steady market expans
Bond Index, gained 20 % to reach USD 10.3 trillion in 2016, reflecting steady market expansion.
Despite the weakness in
local currencies, the S&P Pan Asia
Bond Index, which is designed to track
local currency
bonds in 10 countries and is calculated in USD, delivered a total return of 1.45 % for 2015.
It is 1.7 times the size of the
local currency
bond market in China, as measured by the S&P China Bond In
bond market in China, as measured by the S&P China
Bond In
Bond Index.
As tracked by the S&P Japan
Bond Index, a broad base benchmark that measures the performance of the government and corporate
local currency
bonds in Japan, the total outstanding par amount have reached over 1,070 trillion Yen this August.
The size of the
local currency
bond market in Japan (tracked by the S&P Japan Bond Index) stood at JPY 1,154 trillion as of Jan. 27, 2016, which is equivalent to USD 9.7 trill
bond market in Japan (tracked by the S&P Japan
Bond Index) stood at JPY 1,154 trillion as of Jan. 27, 2016, which is equivalent to USD 9.7 trill
Bond Index) stood at JPY 1,154 trillion as of Jan. 27, 2016, which is equivalent to USD 9.7 trillion.
EM Debt is represented by the JP Morgan GBI Emerging Markets Global Diversified
Index, which is a comprehensive global, local emerging - markets index, and consists of liquid, fixed - rate, domestic - currency government b
Index, which is a comprehensive global,
local emerging - markets
index, and consists of liquid, fixed - rate, domestic - currency government b
index, and consists of liquid, fixed - rate, domestic - currency government
bonds.
The S&P Japan
Bond Index is designed to track the performance of
local - currency - denominated
bonds issued by Japanese entities.
A volatility analysis was run on the
local currency denominated
bonds of the 10 countries that tracked by the S&P Pan Asia
Bond Index, which are China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand.
Looking at the country level, the S&P China
Bond Index rose 3.24 % YTD as of June 29, 2015, compared to the 1.95 % YTD gain of the S&P Pan Asia
Bond Index, which tracks the performance of
local - currency - denominated government and corporate
bonds from 10 countries in the Pan Asia region.
The
local currency
bond market, as tracked by the S&P China Bond Index, grew over 19 % in the past y
bond market, as tracked by the S&P China
Bond Index, grew over 19 % in the past y
Bond Index, grew over 19 % in the past year.
Japan is the largest accessible
bond market in Asia (source: Barclays Multiverse
Index as of 7/29/16), but the problem is the yields for many
local bonds are negative.
The S&P China Provincial
Bond Index seeks to measure the performance of
local government
bonds, which have experienced significant growth since the municipal replacement program in 2015 (see previous blog on this subject).
Exhibit 1 lists the yield - to - worst of the ten
local currency
bond markets tracked by the S&P Pan Asia Bond In
bond markets tracked by the S&P Pan Asia
Bond In
Bond Index.
We use a five - year
bond as representative of the approximate duration risk an investor faces in a broad emerging markets
local currency
bond index.
For instance, over the 24 months through 31 January 2018, EM assets delivered cumulative returns of 78.11 % for equities, 31.88 % for
local bonds and 20.21 % for currencies (as proxied by the MSCI EM
index for equities, JPMorgan GBI - EM Global Diversified Composite (Unhedged)
index for
local debt and JPMorgan ELMI + Composite for currencies).
JPMorgan Government
Bond Index - Emerging Markets Global Diversified Index (Unhedged) is a comprehensive global local emerging markets index, and consists of regularly traded, liquid fixed - rate, domestic currency government bonds to which international investors can gain expo
Index - Emerging Markets Global Diversified
Index (Unhedged) is a comprehensive global local emerging markets index, and consists of regularly traded, liquid fixed - rate, domestic currency government bonds to which international investors can gain expo
Index (Unhedged) is a comprehensive global
local emerging markets
index, and consists of regularly traded, liquid fixed - rate, domestic currency government bonds to which international investors can gain expo
index, and consists of regularly traded, liquid fixed - rate, domestic currency government
bonds to which international investors can gain exposure.
The size of Asia's
local currency
bond markets, as measured by the S&P Pan Asia Bond Index increased 21 % to USD 8.40 trillion in 2015, which reflected the continuous market expans
bond markets, as measured by the S&P Pan Asia
Bond Index increased 21 % to USD 8.40 trillion in 2015, which reflected the continuous market expans
Bond Index increased 21 % to USD 8.40 trillion in 2015, which reflected the continuous market expansion.
The S&P 500
Bond Index market value is larger than China's and Japan's corporate bond markets; it's even larger than the sum of all Pan Asia local currency corporate bond mark
Bond Index market value is larger than China's and Japan's corporate
bond markets; it's even larger than the sum of all Pan Asia local currency corporate bond mark
bond markets; it's even larger than the sum of all Pan Asia
local currency corporate
bond mark
bond markets.
The S&P Municipal Yield
Index is designed to measure the performance of high yield municipal
bonds issued by U.S. states, The District of Columbia, U.S. territories and
local governments or agencies, such that interest on the securities is exempt from regular federal income tax, but may be subject to the alternative minimum tax and to state and
local income taxes.
The S&P Indonesia Sovereign
Bond Index, which seeks to track the
local currency denominated sovereign
bonds, jumped 15.24 % Read more -LSB-...]
Inflation -
indexed bonds are those
bonds wherein the principal amount and interest paid for the
bond are adjusted according to the inflation or deflation of the
local currency on a daily basis.
When GEM is in
bonds, investors would use either their
local country's aggregate
bond index or a currency - hedged version of the US Aggregate Bond In
bond index or a currency - hedged version of the US Aggregate Bond I
index or a currency - hedged version of the US Aggregate
Bond In
Bond IndexIndex.
The S&P Indonesia
Bond Index tracks the performance of
local currency denominated government and corporate
bonds from Indonesia and with a total market value of IDR 1,511 trillion.
The S&P Indonesia
Bond Index tracks the performance of
local currency denominated government and corporate
bonds from Indonesia and with a Read more -LSB-...]
The overall
local currency
bond market in Indonesia, as represented by the S&P Indonesia Bond Index, rose 14.05 % YTD, and it was the best - performing country within Pan Asian bond unive
bond market in Indonesia, as represented by the S&P Indonesia
Bond Index, rose 14.05 % YTD, and it was the best - performing country within Pan Asian bond unive
Bond Index, rose 14.05 % YTD, and it was the best - performing country within Pan Asian
bond unive
bond universe.
The size of Asia's
local currency
bond markets, as measured by the S&P Pan Asia Bond Index, continued to expand and grew 17 % to reach USD 12.1 trillion in 2
bond markets, as measured by the S&P Pan Asia
Bond Index, continued to expand and grew 17 % to reach USD 12.1 trillion in 2
Bond Index, continued to expand and grew 17 % to reach USD 12.1 trillion in 2017.
The S&P Indonesia Sovereign
Bond Index, which seeks to track the
local currency denominated sovereign
bonds, jumped 15.24 % YTD as of Dec. 7, 2017.
The total
local currency new issuances in the
index was only around one - third of last year's rate, as Indonesian sovereigns continued to tap into different foreign currency markets; for example, they raised USD 4 billion from its global
bond issuance in the first week of December.
Exhibit 3 shows the yield for 5 - and 10 - year nominal
bonds went down 30 bps and 54 bps, respectively, but we can see positive returns in the
local indices.
According to the Exploring Emerging Markets Debt article in the Journal of
Indexes, most of the emerging market USD sovereign
bond yields are influenced by the changes in the U.S. Treasury curve more than the
local emerging market factors.
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index fund that traces your country's
local index, e.g. the DAX, and then 50 % into an
index fund tracing government
bonds.
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Reflecting the strong demand and continuous development, the size of the Asian
local currency
bond markets, measured by the S&P Pan Asia Bond Index, expanded by more than 9 % to USD 6.94 trillion in 2
bond markets, measured by the S&P Pan Asia
Bond Index, expanded by more than 9 % to USD 6.94 trillion in 2
Bond Index, expanded by more than 9 % to USD 6.94 trillion in 2014.
As of Dec. 15, 2017, there were just two central government
bonds issued in the green market, and they both qualified for the S&P Green
Bond Select Index — a local government bond (treasury) issued by France, which accounted for about 6.2 % of the investable index, and a sovereign bond issued by Poland in Eu
Bond Select
Index — a local government bond (treasury) issued by France, which accounted for about 6.2 % of the investable index, and a sovereign bond issued by Poland in E
Index — a
local government
bond (treasury) issued by France, which accounted for about 6.2 % of the investable index, and a sovereign bond issued by Poland in Eu
bond (treasury) issued by France, which accounted for about 6.2 % of the investable
index, and a sovereign bond issued by Poland in E
index, and a sovereign
bond issued by Poland in Eu
bond issued by Poland in Euros.
All Canadian
Bonds: 5.4 % Short Canadian
Bonds: 4.5 % Real Return
Bonds: 14.5 % Canadian Stocks (S&P / TSX Composite): 35.1 % US Stocks (S&P 500): 9.2 % (26.5 % in USD) Developed Markets (MSCI EAFE
Index): 14.4 % (25.4 % in
local currency) Emerging Markets: 54.6 % (62.8 % in
local currency) REITs: 55.3 %
The Citigroup World Government
Bond Index (WGBI) measures the performance of fixed - rate,
local currency, investment grade sovereign
bonds.
[1] We use the average
local returns of a range of international and domestic futures markets to represent equity
index and
bond sectors.
I spent a lot of time in our
local library pulling out microfilm & microfiche and looking up stocks,
bonds,
indexes, cost of living / govt info, real estate, etc information from ~ 1900 until (then) recent times in the wall street journal (this was pre internet — what took many weeks then now just takes a few minutes, but the Lotus 1 -2-3 spreadsheet program was very helpful in doing the analysis) and then analyzed the results and concluded that the «only» investment strategy that made any sense was 100 % stock (absolutely the best return over time); but... there was that pesky thing called recessions, depressions, stock market corrections etc..
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