Trump factor to close Asian bond market

Donald Trump’s against-the-odds triumph in the US presidential election looks set to bring Asia’s bond market grinding to a halt as investors take a step back and funding costs rise.

Matthew Thomas

November 09, 2016

Asian bond markets struggled to process the election of Donald Trump on Wednesday, making a temporary shut-down in new issuance appear all but guaranteed, according to market participants.

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