China’s Bond Markets Slump Again as New Evergrande Deadline Passes

China’s Bond Markets Slump Again as New Evergrande Deadline Passes
An exterior view of the headquarters of China Evergrande Group in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, on Sept. 29, 2021. Aly Song/Reuters
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SHANGHAI/LONDON—Chinese property firms’ bonds were hit with another wrecking ball on Oct. 11 as Evergrande looked set to miss its third round of bond payments in as many weeks and rivals Modern Land and Sinic became the latest scrambling to delay deadlines.

High-yield Chinese bond markets were being routed once again as fears about fast-spreading contagion in the $5 trillion sector, which drives a sizable chunk of the Chinese economy, continued to savage sentiment.