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Topic: Bonds

Govt-run banks no longer need external help for capital buffers, issuing bonds to fund lending

Govt has not had to recapitalise PSBs since FY22. These banks, now highly profitable, are now increasingly meeting their capital requirements from their own resources.

Stage gets Rahul fright & Systematic Incitement Plan (SIP)

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

The Pros and Cons of Free Demat Accounts: Are They Worth It?

A robust investing platform and demat account provide you better control over your investment portfolio. However, It's important to consider hidden expenses and feature restrictions.

Finance Bill 2023 amendment removes long-term capital gain benefit for debt mutual funds

Tax analysts and mutual fund industry participants say this will hamper growth of bond market, and potentially curtail avenues for fund-raising by companies.

Budget 2023 increases municipal bond issues to improve civic finances for infrastructure

The government will incentivise civic bodies to improve their finances & set up an Urban Infrastructure Development Fund to create urban infrastructure in tier-II & tier-III cities.

India’s inclusion into key government bond index pushed to next year due to operational issues

The bonds will likely be included in the JP Morgan emerging market global index early next year as the centre needs to address various operational issues, sources said.

Global bonds on cusp of bear market as inflation-hit US reserve set to hike interest rates

The global bond index has already slumped 16% in 2022, more than three times the size of the next biggest annual loss since 1990.

India to issue green bonds worth Rs 240 billion, as country shifts to low-carbon economy

The debut sale may take place in the first half of the financial year that starts on 1 April, and a decision to sell more green debt will depend on the response to the initial issuance.

Investors say cash ‘only safe haven’ in India as markets recoil from oil shock

Rupee is down to a record low, dragging stocks and bonds. And with few signs the commodity boom will end soon, investors are bracing for more possible losses.

Why China’s world-beating sovereign bond rally may have run its course

Chinese bonds have been gaining since October as PBOC pivots toward easing, even as Treasuries lead a global rout with other major central banks normalising policies.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?