Page 10 - Bond Markets

Some banks extending long-term loans below bond market rates, warns SBI

It's time the RBI allowed the rupee to appreciate, says an SBI Research report

Union Bank of India proposes to raise Rs 1,000 cr from bonds to fund biz

State-owned Union Bank of India on Tuesday said it will raise up to Rs 1,000 crore from bonds to fund business growth.

We continue to prefer medium-to-long end bonds: Saurabh Bhatia, DSP Inv Mgr

As the yield curve is very steep, Bhatia expects returns in the near-term to be driven by demand-supply of bonds rather than prospects of change in repo rates

Best of BS Opinion: Increasing visa hurdles, Trump vs Biden, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

RBI is buying the bonds from the backdoor anonymously, shows data

May have given primary dealers a way to square off positions, shows data

NSE launches new version of RFQ platform to cater to bond markets

To cater to requirements of bond markets, leading stock exchange NSE on Monday launched the new version of Request for Quote (RFQ) platform.

India may be one of the most vulnerable EMs, say Lambregts & Erken

EMs may struggle in the short term on the back of rising geopolitical developments, say Jan Lambregts and Hugo Erken

RBI scraps Rs 10,000-crore OMO, plans to conduct Operation Twist

Bond market participants were disappointed because the central bank in the past has refused to sell 10-year bonds at rates the market wanted the RBI to pay

Stagflation risks grip bond markets, high yields are here to stay: Report

The initial trigger for the spurt in the bond yields was the MPC decision to hold the rates, citing the spike in the inflation print on August 6

RBI steps into bond market with Operation Twist to cool down yields

Under the mechanism, the apex bank buys long-term bonds and sells short-term bonds. This cools down long-term yields, raises short-term yields, but keeps liquidity neutral

Is India inching closer to inclusion in the Global Bond Index?

The nervousness in the bond markets on account of higher inflation, larger supply of bonds in H2 and absence of RBI OMOs so far is evident

Bond market expects massive OMO to help govt meet Rs 12 trn borrowing goal

So far this fiscal, RBI has bought about Rs 1.14 trn of bonds from the secondary market, most of them unannounced

Game changer? How $858 bn Covid-19 recovery fund will shake up EU bond mkts

The EU currently has around 54 billion euros in outstanding debt, having borrowed nothing last year and just 5 billion euros in 2018

Covid-19 bringing $1 trn of new global corporate debt in 2020: Report

The unprecedented increase will see total global corporate debt jump by 12% to around $9.3 trillion

Indian bond yields fall to over one-week low after special OMO announcement

Seven Indian states are due to sell at least Rs 90 billion worth of debt later in the day with a greenshoe option to retain an additional 30 Rs billion

Signals from the debt market: Staying invested in equities is important

A steep yield curve has been followed by a bull run in equities on a couple of occasions in the past

Sebi gives 3-month window to unlisted bond issuers to get securities listed

According to estimates, the industry has over Rs 40,000 crore of exposure to unlisted debt papers

Bond and currency dealers baulk at the thought of joining back office

While an official rule allows only 10% staff in office on any working day, trading typically requires dealer presence on the floor. And banking is an essential service

Bond market signals rocky road ahead for Tata Motors, Jaguar Land Rover

JLR bonds trading at record yield of 13.2%, more than double since the pandemic broke out

Franklin MF shuts 6 debt schemes over redemption pressure, liquidity crunch

MF distributors fear investors could start to withdraw their investments in large quantum from debt schemes, following Franklin Templeton's move