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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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Topic: Bonds

How state govts are crowding out cash-strapped companies from debt market

State govts are planning to crank up bond sales by 18.2% this quarter from a year earlier to make up for a decline in tax revenue due to slowdown.

Foreigners are dumping Indian bonds fearing widening fiscal deficit

Global funds have turned net sellers of India’s sovereign bonds for the first time in four months, as expectations grow of a wider fiscal deficit.

After rough and tumble of 2019, Indian bonds greet 2020 with hope

The negative narrative surrounding India’s debt market comes at a time benchmark yields are set for first annual drop in 3 years.

Fears of stimulus package keep Indian bond prices in check

Scepticism over Modi govt’s fiscal restraint persists & bond gains sparked last week by a record fund transfer from RBI didn’t last even one session.

After Modi govt announcements, Indian stocks, bonds rally despite selloff in rest of Asia

Equities bucked the selloff in Asia as trade tensions that roiled stocks globally eased somewhat following Donald Trump stating that China asked to re-start trade talks.

Interest rate cuts will make a difference only when they’re transmitted down the line

Banking sector reform won’t lead to an immediate change, but in the medium term, it will help transmission of policy rates to bank lending rates.

This is what is spooking India’s bond market

What's troubling the market - beyond the known $100 billion deficit for next fiscal - is the additional, below-the-radar govt funding it's being asked to provide.

Bond bulls return to India to fuel best quarter in over year

Expectations of rate increase by the RBI have weakened after the slump in price on Brent crude. Mumbai: Oil’s price collapse is driving India’s sovereign...

Lower borrowings by Modi govt may not help battered bond market

Modi govt may trim its borrowings for second time this year but it is not likely to lift the pall over the bond market.

Nomura and StanChart predict worst over for India’s battered bond market & its buyers

The gap has narrowed down to 52 points between RBI’s benchmark rate and the 10-year yield bond data, a key market centric, says StanChart.

On Camera

Influencer is a real job. They are shaking up the internet

The reach and impact of influencers are so significant that even politicians such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi have recognised their value—the National Creators Award is proof.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India, Oman hold 5th annual high-level meeting to boost maritime security

Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.