Europe Rules That Insufficient Climate Change Action Is a Human Rights Violation

Despite this, the positive ruling for the KlimaSeniorinnen is being touted as hugely significant by legal experts. In this case, the court did not accept complaints from individuals within the group, but it did accept complaints made by the group itself as an organization—a distinction that could influence how people collectivize and approach European courts … Read more

bond yields: Government bond yields rise to 2-month highs

Mumbai: Government bond yields jumped to a two-month high on Tuesday as unexpectedly firm US economic data dampened hopes of the Federal Reserve reducing interest rates anytime soon, driving up American bond yields and reducing the appeal of Indian fixed-income assets. Yield on the 10-year benchmark government bond rose 7 basis points to settle at … Read more

RBI: Multiple price auctions make a comeback

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

bond yields: Lower government borrowing in H1 to cool bond yields

Mumbai: Government bond yields are set to ease, lowering the cost of debt for Indian firms, as the Centre’s decision to borrow less than usual in the first half of the next fiscal has improved the demand-supply dynamics for the sovereign bond market. On Wednesday, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said the Centre would … Read more

Future of vehicles is electric, India’s import duty sops a positive, say Audi top execs

India’s decision to temporarily lower import duty on electric vehicles priced upwards of $35,000 to 15% for carmakers investing at least $500 million on domestic manufacturing “might help accelerate localisation of premium electric cars” and drive demand, a top Audi executive said. The policy “shows that the government seems to be very committed to sustainability, … Read more

Jefferies: Amber, Ambuja Cement, Axis Bank and Bharti Airtel among Jefferies’ top picks

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Time to be worried about overvaluations in equities, other assets: Jim Rogers

Investors should be worried amid simultaneous all-time highs in various asset classes whether equity, bullion or bitcoins, ace investor and author Jim Rogers said at an event. He was responding to a question on overvaluation in asset classes and looming fears of a crash. “That’s fabulous for anybody who is invested in the markets. But … Read more

RBI: Big dollars flowing into government debt, RBI’s likely to raise foreign cap

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may have to take a fresh look at its long-standing caps for foreign ownership of government debt as lumpy inflows expected over the next couple of years due to global bond index inclusion alter a critical landscape for the Centre’s debt manager. In March 2020, the RBI introduced … Read more

yield: Benchmark 10-year yield softens to 9-month low

Mumbai: The yield on India’s 10-year benchmark government paper slid to its lowest level in nine months, helping bring down the cost of borrowing across the economy, as a fall in US bond yields and lower than anticipated supply of local debt created appetite for sovereign debt. The 10-year benchmark bond yield closed at 7.02%, … Read more

This Tiny Website Is Google’s First Line of Defense in the Patent Wars

A trio of Google engineers recently came up with a futuristic way to help anyone who stumbles through presentations on video calls. They propose that when algorithms detect a speaker’s pulse racing or “umms” lengthening, a generative AI bot that mimics their voice could simply take over. That cutting-edge idea wasn’t revealed at a big … Read more