1. August LPR quotes released: 1-year and 5-year (or longer) rates remain unchanged.
2. US federal government debt surpasses $40 trillion.
3. US Treasury to at least double the size of long-term Treasury repurchase operations.
4. Fed meeting minutes: Several officials believe interest rate hikes may be necessary.
5. Fed meeting minutes warn of AI stock risks and mention Treasury bond volatility risks.
6. Analysis: Rising US debt becomes a focus of the midterm elections.
7. JPMorgan Chase warns that increasing US Treasury repurchases is a temporary solution and may push up term premiums and yields.
8. Brokerage firms' underwriting of science and technology innovation bonds exceeded 500 billion yuan in the first half of the year, a significant year-on-year increase.
9. Japan's medium-term government bonds experience the largest outflow of foreign capital since 2006.
10. AI cloud company Nebius expands its convertible bond issuance to $5 billion, with funds to be used for building data centers, etc.
11. South Korea's short-term external debt rose to $198.5 billion at the end of June.
12. UBS plans to issue its first Panda bonds, raising 2 billion yuan.
