Is Malaysia In A Good Position Amidst US Bond Selloff?

Dr Ray Choy, Head of Economics & Research, Opus Asset Management

08-Apr-22 09:15

Is Malaysia In A Good Position Amidst US Bond Selloff?

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Malaysian government bonds suffered heavy selling following hawkish remarks by the Fed on rapid balance sheet reduction. But is Malaysia's situation less dire given that Malaysian bond yields are less correlated to US Treasuries? We find out from Dr Ray Choy, Head of Economics & Research at Opus Asset Management. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Produced by: Wong Shou Ning

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Khoo Hsu Chuang, Tan Chen Li

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Categories: trends and forecasts, markets

Tags: us bond selloff, us treasuries sell off, malaysian government bonds, global bond selloff, us federal reserve, malaysian bonds, bond yields, bond markets,

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