BFM 89.9

HIGHLIGHTS 
Podcast  >  Morning Run  >  Morning Brief  >  Preventing The Bond Bubble From Bursting In China

Preventing The Bond Bubble From Bursting In China

Alex Muscatelli, Director of the Economics Group, Fitch Ratings

20-Aug-24 07:30

Preventing The Bond Bubble From Bursting In China

China's uncertain economic growth has led to a rally in the bond market as investors look for safe haven assets. However regulators are concerned about a bubble but will their measures to curb this market be effective. Alex Muscatelli, Director of the Economics Group at Fitch Ratings tells us whilst weighing in on the impact a China slowdown will have on Asian sovereigns.

Image Credit: shutterstock.com

Produced by: Wong Shou Ning, Jake Lim

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar, Philip See


This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories:  markets,  economy

Tags:  china bond market,  bond yields, 


Latest Podcasts




Play / Pause

Listen now : BFM 89.9 -- The Business Station

Today’s Shows



11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) For the last decade, Qualgro has quietly focused on the "boring back end of the internet", B2B software, data, and AI. General Partner Weisheng Neo joins us to explain why this approach is paying off.

12:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

(REPEAT) We review Noah Baumbach's Jay Kelly, which stars Adam Sandler and George Clooney.

1:00 PM

Cruise Control

(REPEAT) Suzuki returns to Malaysia with the Fronx, a compact crossover that's pretty solid. But what's the catch? Daniel Fernandez shares his thoughts.

2:00 PM

Matt-Splained

(REPEAT) We look back at some of the incredible and amazing breakthroughs in science we’ve seen in 2025.

3:00 PM

Earth Matters

(REPEAT) Selangor’s proposed Batu Arang waste-to-energy incinerator has sparked major community concern. Two residents explain the risks, the lack of official response, and why safer alternatives are needed.

4:00 PM

Bar None

(REPEAT) Aftar Singh, sports journalist at the New Straits Times join us to talk about our hockey team, the Speedy Tigers and how they're doing at the moment.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

How do you separate fact from fiction when it comes to food? This episode of The Food Chain finds the answer.