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Qingdao Issues Multi-Tranche Special Local Government Bonds

Qingdao issued special-purpose local government bonds across four maturities: 10-year bonds totaling 65.5 billion yuan at a 1.7300% coupon, a 15-year tranche of 250 million yuan at 2.0300%, a 20-year tranche of 1.427 billion yuan at 2.2200%, and a 30-year tranche of 2.384 billion yuan at 2.2500%. The 30-year sale drew a bid-to-cover multiple of 32.01 times against an expected 2.24.

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The standout here is the 30-year tranche's bid-to-cover of 32.01 times, an extraordinary level of demand that suggests yield-hungry institutional buyers are still willing to reach far out the curve for a modest pickup over the 10-year coupon. The maturity ladder shows a fairly flat spread between 20- and 30-year pricing, which matters for anyone benchmarking long-duration local government supply against other fixed-income assets. Whether that kind of oversubscription holds across future special-purpose issuance is the open question.

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