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Market Watch
Close of May 15, 2012 Change From
Govt. Bonds Latest Closing Previous Day Previous Week YTD
CN 10 Year 3.45 3 11 1
HK 10 Year 1.061 1.7 4.2 40.4
ID 10 Year 6.434 10 31.8 40.7
JP 10 Year 0.854 0.4 1.8 13.4
KR 10 Year 3.74 1 3 5
MY 10 Year 3.562 0.8 1.5 13.7
PH 10 Year 5.339 6.03 8.13 25.55
SG 10 Year 1.48 2 1 15
TH 10 Year 3.817 0.8 4.7 53
US 10 Year 1.767 0.34 7.31 10.91
VN 10 Year 10.333 5.3 26.7 216.7
* Government bond yield changes are expressed in basis points. 
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Currencies Latest Closing Previous Day Previous Week YTD
BND per USD 1.262 0.382 1.195 2.714
CNY per USD 6.318 0.054 0.157 0.367
HKD per USD 7.768 0.026 0.073 0.01
IDR per USD 9240 0.108 0.022 1.886
JPY per USD 80.18 0.413 0.388 4.252
KHR per USD 4032.501 0.186 0.186 0.107
KRW per USD 1154 0.422 1.613 0.134
LAK per USD 8014.001 0.062 0.156 0.131
MMK per USD 829.96 0.23 0.62 12800.801
MYR per USD 3.081 0.052 0.785 2.746
PHP per USD 42.698 0.11 1.02 2.605
SGD per USD 1.262 0.254 1.114 2.707
THB per USD 31.35 0.064 1.096 0.634
VND per USD 20855 0.024 0.024 0.851
* Exchange rate changes are expressed as a percentage change. 
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Sovereign Ratings
Market Fitch Moody's R&I S&P
cn A+ Aa3 A+ AA-
hk AA+ Aa1 AA+ AAA
id BBB- Baa3 BB+ BB+
jp AA Aa3 AA+ AA-
kh B2 B+
kr A+ A1 A+ A
my A- A3 A A-
ph BB+ Ba2 BBB- BB
sg AAA Aaa AAA AAA
th BBB Baa1 BBB BBB+
vn B+ B1 BB- BB-
Outlook:  Positive Negative Stable Evolving
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LCY Government Bond Yield Movements
Weekly Debt Highlights
May 14, 2012

The National Development Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China (PRC) issued new rules governing issuance by domestic non-financial companies in the offshore renminbi bond market in Hong Kong, China last week. Policy rates were left unchanged by central banks in Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, and Malaysia. Meanwhile, the People's Bank of China decided to cut its reserve requirement ratio by another 50 basis points effective 18 May. GDP growth in Hong Kong, China weakened to 0.4% year-on-year (y-o-y) in 1Q12 and fell slightly in Indonesia to 6.3% y-o-y.

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