By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Asia-Pacific stocks retreated on Friday, slumping toward a second weekly loss as investors fretted about the potential for further Federal Reserve tightening and the effect on the economy. U.S. short-term Treasury yields held near a one-month high, helping the dollar tick up against major peers, after Richmond Fed President…
By Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) – Global investors are reducing their holdings of Chinese government bonds, a steady source of secure returns during the pandemic years, as they prepare for some monetary tightening in China and eye juicier stock markets in the reopened economy. China’s bond market was the outlier in 2022 as global…
By Laura Matthews (Reuters) – Concerns that last year’s wild swings in stocks and bonds will resurface in 2023 are boosting the appeal of investments less dependent on upside in either asset class, such as managed futures and private markets. Soaring interest rates sparked a rare lockstep tumble in equity and fixed income last year,…
