【亞洲高收益債券】2020年9月基金評論

全球經濟的不確定性影響投資者情緒,亞洲高收益債在9月份迎來3月以來首次下跌,摩根大通亞高收益指數下跌1.86%。

市場總覽:

全球經濟的不確定性影響投資者情緒,亞洲高收益債在9月份迎來3月以來首次下跌,摩根大通亞高收益指數下跌1.86%。

本月在市場態度轉趨保守下,美股由科技股領跌。隨著當月各種因素夾雜,包括歐洲新冠病例的激增、美國經濟刺激法案陷入僵局以及美國總統大選不確定性,都增加了全球經濟不確定性。儘管存在了這些擔憂,美國公債盤整,10年期公債殖利率下降2個基點至0.68%,而2年期公債殖利率基本上持平。聯準會在9月的會議上維持其政策不變,並表示到2023年政策利率將維持在0-0.25%的水準。

亞洲經濟數據整體上顯示該地區仍處復甦階段,而中國表現仍舊亮眼,零售銷售年成長率轉正,製造業活動持續擴大。然而,亞洲債券在9月全球風險趨避的情況下,信用利差擴大,創紀錄的新發行量(尤其是投資級債)也降低了市場對亞債的偏好。

值得注意是,中國恆大集團寫給廣東省政府的一封「洩漏機密」信中警告  ,如果監管機構不批准其於深圳的借殼上市計畫,就會導致潛在的違約風險,導致其債券價格大幅修正,進而影響中國高收益債券市場。然而,於公司澄清該信為偽造的,且採取行動以支持其流動性,隨後債券反彈。

亞洲高收益債券表現落後投資級債。高收益債中,斯里蘭卡的主權債表現最差,主因穆迪意外將其主權評級調降2個評級。同時,地產及金屬礦業的高收益債公司當月表現較差。高收益債中,蒙古債表現良好,因為其對於中國商品出口增加,且經濟回升,6月份議會選舉結束後減少了政治不確定性。

基金總覽:

9月份,印尼曝險影響基金表現,尤其是金屬礦業債券。此外,投資於中國通訊及增持中國地產債皆影響基金表現。

然而,減碼澳門博弈業、增持斯里蘭卡短期主權債,抵銷部分負貢獻。

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