1. Fed's Cook: AI is causing a major shift, potentially leading to a short-term rise in the neutral interest rate.
2. Fed's Goolsby: It's too early to cut rates based on anticipated productivity gains; rates will only be cut when inflation falls.
3. Paul Chan: Hong Kong will actively work with the mainland to accelerate the launch of government bond futures in Hong Kong.
4. Paul Chan: An electronic bond trading platform will be launched in the second half of the year.
5. The People's Bank of China (Hong Kong) issued 30 billion yuan of 3-month central bank bills at an interest rate of 1.53%.
6. The Ministry of Finance reissued the third tranche of 2026 book-entry interest-bearing government bonds for the first time.
7. Sichuan: Expanding financing channels in the bond market and promoting eligible enterprises to issue technology innovation bonds and green bonds.
8. Bank of China assisted Saudi Arabia in issuing tens of billions of US dollars in sovereign bonds.
9. Liu Yingxing, fund manager of Southern Xiyuan Convertible Bond Fund: With the equity market trending upwards, convertible bonds present a good opportunity for allocation.
10. JPMorgan Chase's US Treasury client survey shows the neutral percentage has reached a new high since December 2024.
11. Ukrainian steel giant Metinvest is considering issuing new debt to address $430 million in maturing debt.
