Category: Money
Debt Report: Thin activity in Sri Lanka markets, liquidity surplus dips
Nov 07, 2015 (LBO) – There was thin activity in Sri Lanka’s bond market with foreign remittances balancing importer dollar demand in the currency market. Market eyes are on Fed policy meeting Dec 15-16, with Federal funds futures showing a 79-percent chance the Fed will end seven years of near-zero interest rates and about 50 […]
Colombo International Financial Centre requires right talent: experts
Nov 27, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s plans to set up an international financial district bodes well for financial sector development and should be set up with the right talent in place, experts said. “We have talked about this for many years, but this is a budget where we have heard for the first time […]
Interest rates unchanged after monetary policy meeting
Nov 24, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Monetary Board held interest rates unchanged after a monthly policy meeting citing low inflation and a lack of necessity to change rates given loose monetary policy in the region. The Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) was held at 6.00 percent, the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) at 7.50 […]
Sri Lanka raises USD1.5bn in Sovereign Bond issue: report
Oct 28, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has raised 1.5 billion dollars from a 10-year sovereign bond issued to international investors at 6.85 percent, a report said. The initial price guidance of 7 percent was lowered with order books exceeding 3.3 billion dollars. In May, Sri Lanka raised 650 million dollars via a 10-year sovereign […]
PTL Watch: Local and foreign buying in 2-year, 3-year bonds
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PTL Watch: Bond yields edge up amid more foreign selling
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PTL Watch: Profit taking corrects steep drop in bonds
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PTL Watch: Yields dip, CBSL holding of govt securities rise
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PTL Watch: Foreign buying seen in Sri Lanka bonds
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PTL Watch: Moderate activity, local buying matches foreign selling in bonds
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Free flow of information vital for financial markets: CB Governor
Sept 28, 2015 (LBO) – A free flow of information is vital for financial markets to grow, Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran told media on Monday. He was responding to a question posed by Lanka Business Online about concerns of market participants that they should censor information when dealing with the media. Some […]
Debt report: Sri Lanka market watchful after IMF comments
Sept 21, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s debt market was watchful on Monday after International Monetary Fund remarks that the central bank could adopt a tightening bias. The bond market cramped up with thin trading, dealers said, as secondary yields of five year bonds ticked up slightly by 5 basis points. On Friday, the IMF […]