Chinese bonds as the new safe-haven trade

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There is a paradigm shirt on Sovereign bonds market. Forget US Treasuries, Chinese bonds are the new safe-haven trade. Since the start of the war, foreigners have:

  • Dumped $82B of Treasuries
  • Piled into panda bonds.

And this has nothing to do with China paying higher yields…- US 10-year yield: 4.4% - China 10-year yield: 1.8%

Bar chart showing March issuance of panda bonds by year (2019–2026), highlighting record issuance in 2026 and rising volumes since 2021.
March issuance of panda bonds by year (Bloomberg data).

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