bond prices: Bond Street to see $2-3 billion foreign inflows a month after inclusion in JP Morgan Index

bond prices: Bond Street to see -3 billion foreign inflows a month after inclusion in JP Morgan Index

Mumbai: The sovereign debt market will see foreign flows worth $2-3 billion per month once domestic bonds are included in a JP Morgan index this week, with the pace likely to accelerate once the US starts cutting rates, Standard Chartered Bank’s India head of financial markets said. “We have a different profile spread across clients. … Read more

Pension funds: Gilty, My Lord! Pension funds bond more with govt debt

Pension funds: Gilty, My Lord! Pension funds bond more with govt debt

Mumbai: Pension funds, driven by the National Pension System (NPS), continue to deploy money in sovereign debt, with the sector’s ownership of government bonds climbing to a record 4.4%, or ₹4.67 lakh crore, in the last quarter of 2023, up from 3.91%, or ₹3.66 lakh crore, a year ago, as per latest Reserve Bank of … Read more