Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Philippine Bonds Plunge as Central Bank Deposits Opened Wider; Peso Gains

(Bloomberg) -- Philippine bonds plunged on speculation investors are shifting funds to central bank accounts that were opened to a wider range of organizations from today. The peso gained.

Four-year bond yields rose the most in almost two months as the central bank expanded access to its deposit accounts to government pension funds, state companies and some investment trusts. They were previously only open to commercial banks.


Read more at Bloomberg Bonds News

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