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Market news reports that Microsoft (MSFT.O) plans to raise at least $25 billion through the issuance of U.S. bonds.

Deutsche Bank strategists stated that the U.S. Treasury has asked primary dealers to provide insights on changes in investor demand and the scale of future Treasury auctions, indicating a weakening demand for long-term U.S. Treasury bonds. As the Treasury faces greater financing needs, it may shorten the maturity structure of new bond issuances in the future.

According to the official product page of VanEck, the VanEck Wealth Builder ETF (ticker: WBMO) was established on October 26, integrating exposure to stocks, bonds, gold, and Bitcoin into a single actively managed exchange-traded fund, seeking long-term capital appreciation and current income.The fund combines core equity and fixed income allocations, with moderate allocations to physical assets and digital assets, while covering long-term themes such as semiconductors, quantum computing, natural resources, and infrastructure. Its total expense ratio is 0.33%, and the net expense ratio is 0.26%.

Grvt has subscribed to the tokenized financing notes arranged by the Hong Kong subsidiary of Mirae Asset Securities, one of South Korea's largest brokerages, as the first step in the cooperation between the two parties.Grvt stated that it plans to integrate the relevant exposure into its wealth management feature Grvt Earn. In the future, both parties will also explore products such as tokenized government bonds, corporate bonds, and ETFs. Grvt indicated that products like tokenized government bonds are only potential directions and not confirmed for launch, depending on regulatory and internal approvals.

After the release of U.S. economic data, the yield on the U.S. 30-year Treasury bond rose, currently standing at 5.304%.

According to a report by the Korean News Agency, Rick Reed, Chief Investment Officer of Global Bonds at BlackRock, stated that the scale of debt financing for the recent expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure is unprecedented, and the related bonds are more attractive than U.S. long-term government bonds. In an interview with Bloomberg Television, he mentioned that the scale of financing in the bond and stock markets is unprecedented, and this is the most attractive investment period he has ever experienced.Rick Reed focuses on high-quality bonds issued for financing GPUs, data centers, and other AI infrastructure, noting that the scale of newly issued corporate bonds is enormous, making interest rate conditions better than before. Although the yield on U.S. 10-year government bonds exceeds 5%, it has been marginalized by other market products, with government bonds being viewed more as a benchmark for measuring the stock market. Investors can purchase short-term single A-rated bonds to obtain an interest rate of about 7%, avoiding the duration risk of long-term government bonds.He also prefers secured bonds issued by high-quality companies or assets that can generate cash flow, believing that the valuations of stocks in the semiconductor and computing sectors are at reasonable levels. Reports indicate that hyperscale data center operators are issuing the largest corporate bonds in history, raising hundreds of billions of dollars, absorbing funds that would have flowed into government bonds, and becoming one of the main reasons for pushing up U.S. government bond yields. The scale of high-quality financing related to AI globally has exceeded $300 billion this year, about three times that of the entire last year.

The People's Bank of China Open Market Operations Office announced the establishment of a non-bank large redemption swap facility in the bond market, referred to as BNSF. The announcement stated that this move aims to implement a scientifically sound and robust monetary policy system and a comprehensive macro-prudential management system to maintain stability in the bond market. The relevant document is the People's Bank of China Open Market Operations Announcement [2026] No. 12.According to the announcement, in specific scenarios where asset management institutions face systemic liquidity risks and the bond market experiences systemic pressure, support will be provided to bank wealth management subsidiaries, public fund managers, or corresponding parent banks, securities parent companies, etc., to borrow central bank bills from the People's Bank of China for market repurchase financing, in order to purchase eligible bonds or product shares of public products that are being redeemed by their own company or asset management subsidiaries, and to pledge to the People's Bank of China. Participating institutions must continuously meet the requirements of prudent management in the financial market and maintain market discipline.

Elon Musk stated that due to the pressure from the debt market environment, over 200 new computing cloud companies will face industry consolidation, with only a few companies able to survive.

QCP stated that the credit risks related to AI infrastructure are accelerating in repricing. CoreWeave's bond yield has risen to about 15% this year, as the market begins to reassess high financing costs and debt sustainability.The related pressure has spread from CoreWeave to the broader neocloud infrastructure sector, dragging down the performance of tech stocks and crypto assets, while pushing funds towards long-term U.S. Treasury bonds.

According to the American financial media Semafor, SpaceX (SPCX.O) has a low-rated bond issuance interest rate of approximately 8.3%.

S&P Global Ratings released a report on Thursday, granting the UK digital bank Revolut a BBB+ investment grade rating for the first time, and expects the company to issue senior unsecured bonds in 2027 to establish a debt buffer capable of absorbing potential losses and meeting regulatory requirements.The report noted that Revolut's balance sheet has exceeded £40 billion (approximately $53.5 billion); if the bank were to collapse, the Bank of England could push for a restructuring, with investors bearing the corresponding losses. S&P expects that as Revolut expands its unsecured retail lending business and launches mortgage products, its loan portfolio size will double by 2027 and double again by 2028.S&P believes that Revolut has a strong consumer brand, a scalable technology platform, and an increasingly diversified product range, but its main banking customer relationships still account for a lower proportion compared to traditional banks, and rapid global expansion may exacerbate operational complexity and compliance risks. BBB+ is considered a lower tier within S&P's investment grade ratings.

The yield spread between France's 10-year government bonds and Germany's government bonds has risen to a 15-year high, reaching 160.9 basis points. The yield on France's 10-year government bonds increased by 6 basis points to 5.0601%, the highest level since July 2002. Fiscal pressure and ongoing protests are undermining market confidence, and the yield spread between Eurozone government bonds and German government bonds has also widened.

Bank Negara Malaysia announced the launch of a new generation of paperless securities depository system SSDS+, based on distributed ledger technology, supporting the issuance, custody, and safekeeping of tokenized debt securities, including Islamic bonds (sukuk). The platform can track the ownership and transfer of tokenized securities and connects to the real-time electronic funds and securities transfer system RENTAS+, completing the corresponding bond payment settlements with central bank currency.Bank Negara Malaysia stated that while SSDS+ is primarily designed for wholesale issuance, it also has the capability to support tokenized government bonds and corporate retail bonds. The announcement did not disclose the specific securities issued through the platform, nor did it publish relevant trading volume data.The launch of the platform is a follow-up initiative to the three-year asset tokenization roadmap announced in November 2025, which outlined pilot projects involving Islamic finance, supply chain financing, and programmable payments. In February of this year, Bank Negara Malaysia also tested the ringgit stablecoin and tokenized bank deposits through its Digital Asset Innovation Center, with participating institutions including Standard Chartered Bank, CIMB Group, Bank of Malaysia, and investment holding company Capital A.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has first included Bitcoin in its long-term capital market expectations, forecasting an annualized return of about 10% for Bitcoin over the next decade, which is expected to outperform stocks, bonds, and gold. However, this prediction also assumes that Bitcoin's annualized volatility could reach as high as 55%, more than three times that of U.S. large-cap stocks.J.P. Morgan believes that the gradual improvement of the regulatory framework, along with the continuous enhancement of market liquidity and price discovery mechanisms, may further promote Bitcoin's recognition in traditional financial markets. Looking ahead to the next decade, technological innovations in fields such as artificial intelligence, robotics, healthcare, and space, as well as a global capital expenditure growth of approximately $15 trillion, are also expected to drive economic growth and asset returns. Analysts point out that the correlation between Bitcoin and other assets is unstable, making it currently unsuitable as a diversification asset in balanced investment portfolios; therefore, the institution has not yet included it in its main investment portfolio model. If Bitcoin's volatility continues to decline in the future and its correlation with other assets stabilizes, its portfolio allocation value is expected to increase.

French government bond yields rose on Monday, widening the yield spread with German government bonds. France is facing weak economic growth and pressure from rising debt, with serious riots erupting over the weekend. The yield on France's 2-year government bonds briefly rose by 10 basis points, while the yield on 10-year government bonds climbed to 4.99% at the beginning of October. Deutsche Bank stated that the riots have increased the political risk in the market.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde stated that the sell-off in the bond market has led to an increase in borrowing costs in the Eurozone, which has hindered economic growth and ultimately suppressed inflation. She pointed out that tightening financing conditions and rising long-term interest rates will slow down economic growth and weaken the transmission effect of prices.

The U.S. Treasury did not explicitly suggest a reduction in the scale of long-term Treasury bond auctions, leading to a slight increase in long-term U.S. Treasury yields. Before the quarterly refinancing announcement on November 4, the Treasury consulted with Treasury bond dealers but did not release any clear signals regarding a potential reduction in the issuance scale of long-term Treasury bonds.