Monthly report
Covid surge and low inflation leave the People's Bank of China room to ease further, if needed
- Macroeconomic backdrop − G7 slowdown but US rebounds in Q4; sticky inflation is key for central banks
- Chinese bonds − Government curve mostly bear flattened in Q4; green spreads widened
- Chinese and Asian bonds − Great curve flattener and inversion continued in Asia; Chinese spreads remained volatile
- Performance − Malaysian and Singaporean governments led 2022 gains in RMB; Bunds and JGBs lagged
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