Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank (SHA:601825) completed the issuance of 3 billion yuan of three-year fixed-rate bonds, according to a Saturday filing with the Shanghai bourse.
The bonds have a coupon rate of 1.58%. Proceeds will be used to meet asset-liability allocation needs, refill funding sources, and enhance credit extension, the bank said in its filing.
3:00 Friday vs 3:00 Thursday2yr 99-01 vs 99-06; 4.642% vs 4.548%5yr 98-05 vs 98-13+; 4.789% vs 4.733%10yr 96-25+ vs 96-28; 5.388% vs 5.380%30yr 96-18+ vs 96-15; 5.353% vs 5.361%2/10 32.860 bps vs 39.450 bps5/30 56.208 bps vs 62.713 bps
The US dollar inched higher against its Canadian counterpart on Friday afternoon as bets rose on the US Federal Reserve hiking rates at its meeting next week.The US Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.4% month-on-month in August, and held at 3.4% on an annualized basis. However, core inflation came in slightly hotter than anticipated, noted TD Economics."The stronger-than-expected reading on core inflation leaves the Fed with little room to remain on the sidelines. With oil prices up significantly in recent weeks, again hovering around $100 per-barrel and underlying price pressures in services remaining sticky, a rate hike at next week's meeting now appears all but certain," wrote Thomas Feltmate, director and senior economist at TD Economics.US 10-year bond yields also continued to climb and were up 4.955% on Friday, despite the US Treasury Department raising bond buybacks to up to $6 billion.The greenback edged up 0.2% to CA$1.3863 on last look.Oil prices fell on Friday, following the prior session's rally. West Texas Intermediate October crude oil futures, the US benchmark, down 2.7% to $99.73 per barrel. November Brent oil futures, the international benchmark, fell 3% to $104.54 per barrel.Comex gold December futures edged down 0.1% to $4,402.80 per ounce.
Meta Platforms (FB2A.F) has been meeting with European bond investors for at least a week as part of a non-deal roadshow, Bloomberg News reported Friday, citing people familiar with the meetings.The sources said, according to the report, that the US technology giant has not indicated any timeline for the plan.Meta did not immediately respond to a request for comment from.(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)