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Looking to invest in debt market? Focus on ultra-short segment as risks aplenty
NEW DELHI: In the current environment of heavy government bond supply and a likely tightening of monetary policy, those looking to invest in the sovereign debt market should focus their attention on the ultra-short end of the yield curve,…
Wall St rises on strong earnings from Tesla, airlines
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as a slew of upbeat earnings from companies including Tesla outweighed concerns about aggressive interest rates hikes that have kept bond yields elevated.
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Watch out! A mean reversion is likely on the rate front
Headlines in newspapers state that the yield for 10-year government securities or G-Sec has crossed 7%. An online search shows State Bank of India (SBI)’s fixed deposit for 5-10 years gives 5.5% and for senior citizens, it is 6.3%. This…
Bonds crack as surge in inflation leads to speculation of June rate hike by RBI
NEW DELHI: Government bond prices plummeted as a sharply higher-than-expected headline retail inflation print for March strengthened the case for the Reserve Bank of India to start hiking benchmark policy rates as early as June, dealers…
Bank credit growth seen in double digits in Q4; flat NIMs likely: Analysts
Banks are likely to report healthy January-March quarter (Q4FY22) earnings with loan book expected to grow, on an average, in double digits and asset quality staying…
Rates surged after RBI revised inflation forecast
MUMBAI: Bond yields surged despite rate actions on expected lines as a sharp upward revision in inflation forecast and commentary indicated that the stance may have already shifted to ‘neutral’. The introduction of SDF and narrowing the LAF…
What are equity and bond market investors expecting from RBI policy?
RBI governor Shaktikanta Das-led Monetary Policy Committee is huddled on Mint Street for its three-day policy meeting. The outcome is scheduled to be announced tomorrow, and…
equities: Market Watch: Does rise in bond yields threaten appeal of equities? | The Economic Times…
Welcome to ETMarkets Watch, the show about stocks, market trends and money-making ideas. I am Bhaskar Dutta and here are the top headlines at this hour.-Maruti Suzuki to hike vehicle prices in April-India's services activity edged up in…
Bank bond exposure trimmed by a third this year, to help trim treasury losses
Mumbai: Banks have bought a third of government bonds- Rs 2.4 lakh crore over the last one year to Rs 7.2 lakh crore in the same period of FY'21 latest RBI data shows. This will help them trim their mark to market treasury losses on fresh…