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Decoded: What are green bonds and how much will be the govt issue?

Green bonds are debt instruments the proceeds of which are utilised to finance projects that are beneficial to the environment

Buoyed by demand, banks want more long-term gilts, but RBI may not yield

Apart from long-term bonds, the market participants also requested the central bank to reduce issuance of floating-rate bonds and cap sizes of weekly primary auctions to Rs 30,000 crore

Bond yields slide as reports tout progress in global listing of Indian debt

A fall of one basis point on the 10-year bond yield corresponds to a rise in price of roughly seven paise

Monetary policy: SPDs can offer all foreign exchange trade facilities

Decision comes after requests from foreign players; scope of existing licence was restrictive, say primary dealers

Govt bond yields slide 5 bps over weekend, in tandem with US benchmark

Signs of weakening economic growth worldwide raising questions over the degree of policy tightening by central banks

Govt approves sale of electoral bonds from July 1-10: What you need to know

The government on Wednesday approved issuance of the 21st tranche of electoral bonds that will open for sale from July 1. Electoral bonds have been pitched as an alternative to cash donations made to political parties as part of efforts to bring transparency in political funding. State Bank of India (SBI), in the 21st phase of sale, has been authorised to issue and encash electoral bonds through its 29 authorised branches with effect from July 1 to July 10, the finance ministry said in a statement. The authorised SBI branches include those in Lucknow, Shimla, Dehradun Kolkata, Guwahati, Chennai, Patna, New Delhi, Chandigarh, Srinagar, Gandhinagar, Bhopal, Raipur, and Mumbai. Assembly elections are due in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh later this year. Polls for five states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Goa -- concluded in March this year. The 20th tranche of bond sales took place from April 1 to April 10, 2022. The sale of the first batch of electoral b

Invest in dynamic bond funds to navigate impact of interest rate cycle

They outshine short-duration funds: Fund managers

Stocks stumble as Ukraine tensions increase, investors seek safety in bonds

Stocks fell on Thursday as investors took fright after Russia reports of firing in Ukraine, while traders sought safety in government bonds and oil clawed back some of its heavy early losses.

Lazy banking: Banks' bond investment surpasses loans

Standard Chartered's Sahay said the gap between investments and advances will narrow only gradually

Three risks that the equity markets may not be fully pricing in

A weaker Rs, slower growth, and higher inflation could lead to investors focusing on export-oriented stocks

Preserve financial stability

Higher inflation tolerance will increase risks

RBI receives Rs 27,096 cr bids in 5th LTRO conducted for Rs 25,000 cr

The RBI allotted an amount of Rs 25,012 crore, with a pro-rata allotment percentage to 92.27 per cent

Tipping Point: Should you allocate more to corporate, govt bond schemes?

If you are tempted to increase your allocation to schemes C and G based on past year's returns, avoid doing so

Rate cuts fail to cheer bond market worried about Modi govt's borrowing

All eyes are now on the government's financing plans for the fiscal second half due today, with traders concerned that the authorities could increase bond sales beyond the Rs 2.68 trillion set earlier

Who will buy the Rs 4.6 trillion bonds? Market bets on banks' return

Foreign portfolio investors own around 4.5 per cent of the total outstanding debt