Investors are pricing in lower taxes and new trade tariffs under the Trump administration, measures seen as inflationary which could prompt Fed to curb easing of interest rates.
Trump's victory hit long-dated Treasuries and revived the 'Trump trade,' with yields rising on tariff hike expectations, a higher deficit, inflation, and limited Fed rate cuts.
Aggressive rate hikes will dampen demand & cause economic slowdown. In this uncertain scenario, India should avoid knee jerk policy responses & strengthen its macro-fundamentals.
India is debating whether to open the country's debt markets wider to foreigners, to as much as 8 percent of outstanding bonds, from 5 percent currently. A 1 percentage point increase in the limit may attract 800 billion rupees.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
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