Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 16
Foreign Investors Add 90 Billion Yuan to Chinese Bonds After 13 Months of Outflows
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 16

Foreign Investors Add 90 Billion Yuan to Chinese Bonds After 13 Months of Outflows

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 16

Summary

  • 3.21 trillion yuan in Chinese interbank bond holdings was reached in May after foreign investors added 90 billion yuan, the first monthly increase since April 2025.
  • Chinese sovereign debt drew money back as its market held up better than global peers during a brutal selloff that battered debt markets elsewhere.
  • 61 billion yuan of the May increase went into Chinese government bonds, according to China Central Depository & Clearing data, the biggest rise in that segment since December 2023.
  • The rebound marks a turn after more than a year of foreign withdrawals, suggesting Chinese bonds regained appeal as a relative haven in volatile global fixed-income markets.

Insights

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