Rate hike fears subside


Still attractive: Bond analysts say that Malaysian sovereign bonds will not be negatively affected by a hike in the federal funds rate as the spread remains wide when compared with US Treasuries.

Analysts believe adverse impact is less

FEARS are subsiding that a US rate hike will negatively affect global markets, with investors appearing to accept that the US Federal Reserve will raise the benchmark federal funds rate in the next two months.

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