Category: Bills & Bonds
Sri Lanka’s Sanasa Development Bank debenture issue oversubscribed
Dec 30, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Sanasa Development Bank said that its listed debenture issue has drawn subscriptions worth over 4 billion rupees and successfully completing both tranches. “We have received applications for over 4 billion rupees and accordingly the total issue has been oversubscribed,” the Bank said in a stock exchange filling. “The […]
Rs50 bln in bonds likely privately placed by Sri Lanka Central Bank
Dec 29, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank may have privately placed 50 billion rupees in bonds with state funds this month making an exception to its policy to rely solely on primary auctions, sources said. The central bank issued 744 billion rupees in treasury bonds through auctions this year compared with just 31.7 […]
PTL Watch: Bit of buying, monetary policy awaited
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Dollar gains limited in 2016, fund managers look elsewhere
Dec 29, 2015 (LBO) – US Dollar gains are expected to be limited next year compared with the strengthening seen over the last two years after a well-expected tightening of interest rates by the US Fed this month. The dollar rallied 10 percent to 1.09 per euro this year from 1.2 per euro at the […]
Sri Lanka foreign reserves rise to USD7.3 bln in Nov
Dec 29, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s official foreign reserves increased to 7,295 million dollars at the end of November this year, up from 6,480 million dollars at the end of October after a sovereign bond issue, according to figures released by the Central Bank. This included 6,463 million dollars in foreign reserves and 756 […]
PTL Watch: Excess liquidity absorbed through OMO
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PTL Watch: Bond yields up with auction
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PTL Watch: Little bond activity, OMO absorbs excess liquidity
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PTL Watch: Thin activity as T-bill yields increase
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PTL Watch: Yield curve up after bond auction
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PTL Watch: Little activity ahead of bond auction
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US Fed raises rates by 25 bp, first hike since 2006
Dec 17, 2015 (LBO) – The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by 25 basis points, its first increase since 2006. Fed Chair Janet Yellen said the move would be followed by “gradual” tightening as officials watch for signs of higher inflation. The target for the Fed funds rate was unanimously set at 0.25 […]