{
  "id": 11076442,
  "title": "El Nino to compound drag on South-east Asian debt, analysts say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/el-nino-to-compound-drag-on-south-east-asian-debt-analysts-say",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-01T01:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times Business",
    "slug": "straits-times-business",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/business/el-nino-to-compound-drag-on-south-east-asian-debt-analysts-say"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "El Nino could exacerbate the downward pressure on South-East Asian debt, according to analysts. The weather phenomenon is driving food inflation, which could lead to higher yields on regional bonds. Economies like the Philippines and Thailand, which have high food inflation weightings, are particularly vulnerable. The risk is also heightened by rising US Treasury rates and oil prices. A resurgent El Nino could push yields even higher, threatening the stability of regional debt markets.",
  "summary": "Benchmark bond yields across South-east Asia are vulnerable to further increases.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}