Category: Bills & Bonds
US may hike rates in Oct, SL seen holding steady
Aug 31, 2015 (LBO) – There is a little more than fifty percent chance of the United States hiking interest rates in October for the first time in more than a decade, traders say. Quotes on overnight indexed swaps reveal a 56 percent chance of an October rate increase. Dennis Lockhart, a voting member on […]
Rare positive correlation between stocks and bonds in US, China
Aug 29, 2015 (LBO) – A rare positive correlation was seen between equities and bonds this week with China’s equities plunging and demand for 30-year US treasuries falling at the same time. On Tuesday and Wednesday, when US equity markets were tumbling, demand for 30-year US Treasury bonds fell, the opposite of what happens when […]
Debt Report: Money market keeps close eye on CB T-bill holdings, interest rates pick up
Aug 27, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka money markets kept a close eye on treasury bill purchases by Sri Lanka’s central bank this week, as interest rates rose amid turbulence in global markets.The central bank’s holding of treasury bills increased to 92.4 billion rupees on Monday from around 69 billion earlier this month, which is […]
Sri Lanka’s Treasury bill yields up across maturities; 12 month yield up 25bps
Aug 26, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasury bill yields were up across maturities at Wednesday’s auction with 12-month yield up 25 basis points to close at 6.97 percent, data from the state debt office showed. 3-month yields were up 17 basis points to close at 6.53 percent while 6-month Treasury bill yields were up […]
Sri Lanka sells USD172 million floating rate bonds
Aug 13, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has sold 172.3 million dollars of floating rate bonds with tenors of 1 year 7 months and 2 year 5 months, the state debt office said in a statement. The debt office sold 78.10 million US dollars of 1 year 7 month bonds at 349.47 basis points above […]
Sri Lanka’s six and twelve months Treasury bill yields up
Aug 12, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasury bill yields were up at Wednesday’s auction with the 12-month yield up 09 basis points to close at 6.63 percent, data from the state debt office showed.6-month yield was up 07 basis points to close at 6.57 percent. The debt office of the Central Bank has not […]
Sri Lanka’s six and twelve months Treasury bill yields up
Aug 05, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasury bill yields were up at Wednesday’s auction with the 6-month yield up 07 basis points to close at 6.50 percent, data from the state debt office showed. 12-month yield was up 06 basis points to close at 6.54 percent. The debt office of the Central Bank has […]
Sri Lanka sells Rs25.7bn in 06 and 10 year treasury bonds
Aug 04, 2015 (LBO) – The issue of treasury bonds amounting to 20.00 billion rupees have been oversubscribed with 105.9 billion rupees of bids received from investors. The Central Bank has accepted 11.4 billion rupees of 06 year bonds maturing on 01 August 2021 at a weighted average yield rate of 9.07 percent. The bond […]
Sri Lanka’s Treasury bill yields up across maturities: Central Bank
July 28, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasury bill yields were up across maturities at Tuesday’s auction with 12-month yield up 09 basis points to close at 6.48 percent, data from the state debt office showed. 3-month yields were up 03 basis points to close at 6.28 percent while 6-month Treasury bill yields were up […]
Sri Lanka sells Rs50.64bn in three and six year treasury bonds
July 27, 2015 (LBO) – The issue of treasury bonds amounting to 40.00 billion rupees have been oversubscribed with 156.79 billion rupees of bids received from investors.The Central Bank has accepted 27.63 billion rupees of 03 years and eleven months bonds maturing on 01 July 2019 at a weighted average yield rate of 8.19 percent. […]
Sri Lanka sells USD165.25mn of one and two year development bonds
July 27, 2015 (LBO) – The issue of Sri Lanka development bonds amounting to 50 million US dollars have been oversubscribed with 172.50 million US dollars of bids received from investors. The central bank has accepted 110.00 million US dollars of one year and three months bonds at a floating rate of weighted average margin over […]
Sri Lanka’s Treasury bill yields up across maturities: Central Bank
July 22, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasury bill yields were up across maturities at Wednesday’s auction with 12-month yield up 08 basis points to close at 6.39 percent, data from the state debt office showed. 3-month yields were up 03 basis points to close at 6.26 percent while 6-month Treasury bill yields were up […]