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Source: Live Mint Global Pulse: The global economy is walking a tightrope in early 2025. In the U.S., the first quarter surprised markets with a mild GDP contraction of 0.3%—a rare dip driven not by weak demand, but by a surge in imports ahead of new trade tariffs. Also Read | Mid-cap, Small-cap stocks to…
Source: Live Mint (Bloomberg) — UK bonds surged after the government said it will sell fewer bonds than markets expected in the next fiscal year, and sharply reduced the share of long-maturity debt. Thirty-year securities led gains, with the yield falling nine basis points to 5.29%. The Debt Management Office said Wednesday it will sell…
Source: Live Mint Mumbai: India would require a stronger credit rating as a prerequisite for inclusion into the FTSE World Government Bond Index, a 25-country benchmark with a market value of $29.5 trillion, said two senior executives at the compiler of indices. There are 18 different criteria that need to be met to gain entry…
Source: Live Mint MUMBAI, Jan 24 (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) made net purchases of government bonds in the secondary market last week, marking the first such operation in over three years, data released on Friday showed. The RBI net bought bonds worth 101.75 billion rupees ($1.18 billion) in the week ending…
Source: Business Standard 3 min read Last Updated : Oct 09 2024 | 7:25 PM IST FTSE Russell announced that it will include India’s sovereign bonds in its Emerging Markets Government Bond Index (EMGBI) starting September 2025. The inclusion of India’s debt in the $4.7 trillion EMGBI will take place over a six-month period….
Source: Business Standard 1 min read Last Updated : Oct 04 2024 | 8:47 PM IST The government has offered to repurchase Rs 25,000 crore worth of securities through a buyback auction, which will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India on Thursday. The government has offered to buy back the 7.72 per…
Source: Business Standard 2 min read Last Updated : Oct 04 2024 | 7:36 PM IST The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is considering steps to promote retail participation in government securities (G-Secs) through stock brokers. In a consultation paper floated on Friday, the market regulator proposed allowing registered stock brokers…
Source: Business Standard US bond yields rose, after strong data, including an unexpected drop in jobless claims. 2 min read Last Updated : Sep 27 2024 | 9:44 AM IST Indian government bond yields are expected to marginally reverse their recent fall in early trades on Friday, after the government kept borrowing target for…
Source: Business Standard Short term bonds are less risky and help banks manage their transient liquidity needs. | Photo: Shutterstock 2 min read Last Updated : Sep 10 2024 | 10:18 PM IST Investors want the government to sell more short-term and green bonds while resuming floating rate bond auctions, six bankers said on…
