Core Insights - The offshore bond market for Chinese entities showed stable issuance in the primary market and strong performance in the secondary market during the third quarter of 2025 [1][2] Primary Market Performance - In Q3 2025, the total issuance of offshore bonds reached $774 billion, with a net financing of $45.77 billion, a significant recovery from the previous quarter's -$314.82 billion [2] - Excluding real estate sector defaults, the actual new issuance was $639 billion from 502 bonds [2] - The issuance of local government bonds totaled 96 bonds amounting to $143 billion, while financial bonds accounted for 285 bonds totaling $165 billion [2] - The real estate sector saw a continued decline in new financing, with only 8 bonds issued for a total of approximately $10 billion [2] - The issuance included 106 offshore RMB bonds, 282 USD bonds, 87 HKD bonds, 22 EUR bonds, and 5 bonds in other currencies [2] Issuance Methods - The majority of bonds were directly issued, totaling 319, while 82 were guaranteed issues [3] - The trend indicates a diversification in the types of issuers entering the offshore bond market [3] Secondary Market Performance - By the end of Q3 2025, the Markit iBoxx Asian USD bond index for Chinese entities showed an increase, with the investment-grade index rising by 0.55% [4][6] - The real estate bond index increased by 0.56%, while the local government bond index rose by 0.50% [6] Debt Repayment Pressure - The overall repayment pressure for offshore bonds is expected to ease in Q4 2025, with total repayments decreasing by $130.53 billion compared to Q3 [7] - The repayment amounts for October, November, and December are projected at $91.81 billion, $117.72 billion, and $151.37 billion, respectively [7] Market Outlook - The restructuring of debts by several real estate companies has led to a decline in credit risk premiums, resulting in a narrowing of yield spreads for investment-grade and high-yield USD bonds [9] - The expansion of the "Southbound Trading" program is anticipated to enhance the market capacity and liquidity of Chinese offshore bonds [9]

Group 1: Primary Market - In the week from September 8 to September 12, 2025, a total of 303 credit bonds were issued, with a total issuance scale of 372.67 billion yuan, representing a week-on-week increase of 123.89% [4] - Among the issued bonds, industrial bonds accounted for 120 issues with an issuance scale of 123.70 billion yuan, up 124.04% week-on-week, making up 33.19% of the total issuance [4] - Local government bonds had 136 issues with an issuance scale of 92.58 billion yuan, up 18.32% week-on-week, representing 24.84% of the total [4] - Financial bonds had 47 issues with an issuance scale of 156.40 billion yuan, up 373.94% week-on-week, accounting for 41.97% of the total [4] - The average issuance term for credit bonds was 2.97 years, with industrial bonds averaging 2.15 years, local government bonds 3.98 years, and financial bonds 2.20 years [4] - The overall average coupon rate for credit bonds was 2.27%, with industrial bonds at 2.19%, local government bonds at 2.46%, and financial bonds at 1.88% [4] - Six credit bonds were canceled during the week [4] Group 2: Secondary Market - In terms of credit spread, the largest increase for AAA-rated industries was in pharmaceuticals, up 5.6 basis points; for AA+-rated industries, the largest increase was in chemicals, up 6.9 basis points, while the largest decrease was in steel, down 49.2 basis points [5] - For AA-rated industries, the largest increase was in real estate, up 12.7 basis points, while the largest decrease was in commercial trade, down 1.5 basis points [5] - Among local government bonds, the largest increase in AAA-rated credit spreads was in Shaanxi, up 7.7 basis points, while the largest decrease was in Inner Mongolia, down 1.9 basis points [5] - For AA+-rated credit spreads, the largest increase was in Fujian, up 8.8 basis points, while the largest decrease was in Jilin, down 12.5 basis points [5] - The largest increase for AA-rated credit spreads was in Hebei, up 26.3 basis points, while the largest decrease was in Yunnan, down 0.9 basis points [5] Group 3: Trading Volume - The total trading volume of credit bonds was 1,199.55 billion yuan, representing a week-on-week decrease of 6.75% [6] - The top three categories by trading volume were commercial bank bonds, corporate bonds, and medium-term notes [6] - Commercial bank bonds had a trading volume of 379.95 billion yuan, down 15.44%, accounting for 31.67% of the total trading volume [6] - Corporate bonds had a trading volume of 332.49 billion yuan, up 6.12%, making up 27.72% of the total [6] - Medium-term notes had a trading volume of 272.84 billion yuan, down 4.65%, representing 22.75% of the total [6]