Bonds
China Raises Record $200 Billion From Bonds in Stimulus Signal
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China ramped up debt issuance this quarter, a move that both signals authorities’ priority on stimulating growth and efforts to prevent a repeat of an overheated bond market.
The finance ministry has raised a net 1.45 trillion yuan ($200 billion) via sovereign notes so far this year, triple the amount for the same period a year ago and marking a record for any first quarter, according to Bloomberg calculations of official data.