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New Delhi [India], : The Indian bond market is showing signs of strength, driven by easing inflation and expectations of more interest rate cuts from the Reserve Bank of India , says a report by Jefferies. The report highlighted that this environment is creating an attractive setup for domestic bonds, particularly for long-term investors in…
Euro zone benchmark German bond yields were on track on Friday for their biggest weekly decline since mid-April as investors focused on the long-term adverse economic impact of U.S. trade policy. Germany’s 10-year government bond yield was set for a 5-basis-point weekly drop, particularly after falling on Thursday on risks of extended policy and economic…
Investors are on tenterhooks Wednesday for an auction of 40-year Japanese government bonds as volatility in the nation’s yields continues to rumble through global debt markets. The sale is seen as a key test for longer-maturity bonds amid concern from Tokyo to New York that rising government spending will take budget deficits into dangerous territory….
By Dharamraj Dhutia and Jaspreet Kalra MUMBAI (Reuters) -Traders will gauge likelihood of the Indian rupee extending its rally this week as reignited worries about U.S. trade tariffs, alongside lingering fiscal concerns hurt the dollar, while bond yields may move up after the central bank’s surplus transfer. The rupee closed at 85.2125 on Friday, posting…
Mumbai [India], : Foreign Portfolio Investors turned net sellers in the Indian equity markets this week, offloading shares worth ₹4,784.32 crore between May 19 and May 23, according to data released by the National Securities Depository Ltd . This selling has significantly reduced the net inflows for the month of May. As of this week,…
The global bond markets are undergoing dramatic changes, with both Japanese government bond yields and US Treasury yields rising notably. Yields on long-dated Japanese government bonds rose to new records on Wednesday while US Treasury yields have stayed elevated, with the yield on 30-year Treasury bonds hitting 5%, according to a Reuters report. Analysts are…
U.S. government bond investors are nervous—it’s easy to see why. The last top-notch rating on Treasuries has been taken away, and worries remain about foreign buyers abandoning the market. Any paper gains from rising bond prices have vanished as yields have risen back to where they were in February. Bond prices have an inverse relationship…
MUMBAI, May 20 (Reuters) – Indian government bond yields are expected to open with a marginal upside bias on Tuesday, a day after the central bank bought lesser than scheduled quantum of bonds, triggering some selling pressure. The yield on the new benchmark bond maturing in 2035 is expected to move between 6.22% and 6.26%,…
The Securites and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has announced simplified operational processes for cash flow disclosure in the corporate bond database, PTI reported on May 18. This was announced in SEBI’s latest circular, and comes after the capital markets watchdog reviewed a Request for Quote (RFQ) Platform framework. Aimed at streamlining and simplifying the…
By Sinéad Carew and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Global equities were slightly higher on Thursday, with Wall Street outperforming, while the dollar and Treasury yields also gained after the United States and United Kingdom outlined a trade deal, fueling hopes for compromises with other countries. Cryptocurrencies were also bolstered by the U.S.-UK trade agreement,…