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Singapore bonds beat out peers as other havens falter amid Iran war

Singapore’s bonds have beaten all their developed-market peers in 2026 as the war in Iran has bolstered haven demand, and fund managers say they are still one of the safest places to be. A Bloomberg index of Singapore sovereign debt has returned 0.8 per cent so far in 2026, outperforming 13 other global counterparts, even as surging oil prices have buffeted most fixed-income assets. [...]