HONG KONG (Reuters)- As risk appetite for equities and property wanes, investors are willing to endure negative real returns for bonds from China, Singapore and Hong Kong because their economies are seen better equipped to tackle inflation.
Conventionally, bond yields have to be sufficient to compensate investors for their holdings as inflation erodes value over time, but those seeking safe haven destinations are choosing to brave lower returns in some markets.
Bond investors are proving less patient with India, Thailand and the Philippines, markets where yields will continue to rise on worries about fiscal imbalances and authorities’ limited effectiveness in overcoming inflation.
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