Sep 16, 2026 · 5 min listen · Last updated September 16, 2026
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Hong Kong to Launch Dim Sum Bond Index in Offshore Yuan Hub Push
Hong Kong will launch an index for offshore yuan bonds, according to Chief Executive John Lee, betting that a market benchmark can boost trading activity and reinforce the city’s role as China’s premier offshore renminbi hub.
US 10-Year Yield Hits Two-Decade High as Fed Decision Looms
"Bloomberg: The Asia Trade" brings you everything you need to know to get ahead as the trading day begins in Asia. Bloomberg TV is live from Tokyo and Sydney with Shery Ahn and Haidi Stroud-Watts, getting insight and analysis from newsmakers and industry leaders on the biggest stories shaping global markets. (Source: Bloomberg)
India’s IPO calendar for 2026 brings together an unusual mix of businesses, from hospitals and dairy products to financial services and logistics. Some have already begun trading, while others are preparing to offer their shares to the public. Many are familiar to investors through everyday life. Others are being discovered as their IPO plans make the news and circulate on social media. Reaching those investors once involved considerably more paper. In 2008, Reliance Power distributed more than four crore printed application forms through banks and collection centres across India.
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Bond Yields at 2007 Levels Undermine 60/40 Portfolio Rationale
10‑year Treasury yield hit 5% Tuesday, the highest since 2007. That push reflects a bond market rout driven by energy shocks, swelling US debt and AI‑fuelled investment, while odds of a Fed hike now sit above 90%.
When yields linger above 5.25%, stocks and bonds tend to move together, eroding the classic 60/40 diversification benefit. Economists note the equity risk premium is at its lowest since 2002, meaning equities could become more sensitive to rate swings.
Bottom line: the traditional 60/40 mix is losing its hedge, so investors may want to rethink the bond slice’s role in their portfolios.
Room for one more? IPOs are back and white hot in 2026, and the momentum extends far beyond the mega debuts of just SpaceX and, potentially, Anthropic. On Tuesday, the trend found its latest applicant: the Intel-backed chipmaker Altera, which filed confidentially for a US IPO to come as soon as this year. It may be the truest test yet of the market’s AI and IPO appetites. Altera’s recent history has been spotty, to say the least.
There’s a growing category of funds that’s ready, willing and autocallable. At least two such products launched last week: the Pacer Metaurus High Income Autocallable ETF (ACBH) and Pacer Metaurus Enhanced Core Income Autocallable ETF (ACBE). Those represent the first in the category for Pacer, which has partnered with Metaurus Advisors on other ETFs. The trend, which saw the first autocallable ETF appear on the scene last year, has introduced the structured note format at a time when more investors are looking for income, said Sean O’Hara, president of Pacer ETF Distributors.
Some notable market moves we’ve experienced this year: Mortgage rates have gone from 6% to 7%. The 10 year Treasury yield has gone from 4% to 5%. The inflation rate was 2.4% earlier in the year. Now it’s 3.4%. Oil prices have shot up from less than $60/barrel in January to more than $100/barrel today. That has caused the average nationwide gas prices to rise from $2.90 to well over $4 a gallon. If you were to ...
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