Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is reverting to the multiple price method for all auctions of government bonds, three years after the Centre’s money manager had moved to the uniform price method to curb volatility in the sovereign bond market amid the Covid crisis. “On a review of the prevailing and evolving market … Read more
“We’re very positive about India,” said Stephen Bird, chief executive officer of the firm that manages and administers £495 billion ($626 billion) in assets. Still, he sees the market facing some uncertainty ahead of the national elections starting next month. India’s debt market is projected to attract up to $40 billion of new money with … Read more
An undated editorial illustration of the Indian rupee and the Indian flag. Anand Purohit | Moment | Getty Images The decision to include Indian government bonds in two prominent global indexes recently is being viewed as a shot in the arm for the rapidly growing country and is expected to bring in billions of inflows. … Read more
Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, October 25, 2023. Jeenah Moon | Reuters A New York judge ordered Donald Trump’s company Thursday to tell a court-appointed financial watchdog about any future efforts to obtain bonds … Read more
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he arrives at a Manhattan courthouse trial in a civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James against him, his adult sons, the Trump Organization and others in New York City, U.S., October 4, 2023. Mike Segar | Reuters If Donald Trump were … Read more
Mumbai: A year after the American short-seller Hindenburg’s claims shook Gautam Adani’s business empire, the ripples of an investigation by the US authorities into a bribery allegation have touched the influential business group. Stocks and bonds of Adani companies fell on Monday amid news reports that US prosecutors have widened their probe to investigate whether … Read more
Japan flag and Japanese Yen cash banknotes (money, economy, business, finance, inflation, crisis) Javier Ghersi | Moment | Getty Images Japan’s central bank raised interest rates on Tuesday for the first time since 2007 and abolished its yield control curve policy, ending the world’s last negative rates regime on early signs of robust wage gains … Read more
Frontier markets have embarked on aggressive policy shifts, and investors in local-currency bonds are starting to reap the benefits. Central banks across key frontier economies including Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt have hiked policy rates significantly in recent months, while also implementing steps to liberalise markets – such as Nigeria’s move to allow free trading in … Read more
U.S. Treasury yields climbed Thursday after hotter-than-expected wholesale inflation report worried traders about its potential impact on Federal Reserve policy going forward. Yields on the 10-year Treasury note rose about 11 basis points to 4.298%, while the 2-year Treasury yield was last at 4.69%, up about 6.5 basis points. Yields and prices move in opposite … Read more
Foreign inflows into India’s sovereign bond market are closing in on the $10 billion mark ahead of the country’s inclusion in the JPMorgan Chase & Co’s emerging markets debt index. Investments into index-eligible Fully Accessible Route bonds have risen by 812.18 billion rupees ($9.8 billion) since the announcement in September, data from the Clearing Corp. … Read more
