Government Bond Yields

RBI’s measures are a relief, but is the bond market divorced from liquidity realities?

Bond yields are down sharply since the beginning of FY25 even as liquidity progressively tightened.

Are small savings schemes interest rates too high?

Bonds yields to sabilise soon, says economic affairs secretary

The Budget had raised gross borrowing to Rs 6.06 trillion from Rs 5.99 trillion in fiscal ending March 2018.

Treasury yields sink to all-time low on China, Brexit worries

US government bond yields, the benchmark for global borrowing costs, hit an all-time low on Tuesday and the yen jumped as weak Chinese data and Brexit worries triggered a fresh scramble for the safest and most liquid assets.

Equities may pressurise rupee to depreciate: Brahmbhatt

"We see the range of rupee for today between Rs 63.10-63.80/USD," says Pramit Brahmbhatt, Veracity.

Do German bonds face Japanification?

The 10-year bund is yielding around 0.75 percent, around all-time lows, compared with the 10-year Japanese government bond (JGB) at around 0.45 percent after a decades-long downtrend.

FIIs got too upbeat on Japan; QE act of desperation: Nomura

QE to me is an act of desperation, all the interest rates are brought down to zero. However it is not producing results because people are not borrowing money, says Richard Koo, chief economist, Nomura.

Short end of the yield curve is still attractive

According to Arjun Parthasarathy, investors can invest directly into fixed income securities or invest in short term income funds in the current market. It is advisable to stick to the best credit quality given the rising levels of bad loans and restructured loans in the system.

Lock in to FDs now or find other alternatives

Rate cut by RBI will make FDs less valuable as banks flushed with liquidity will look forward to cutting the deposits rates. According to financial advisor Arjun Parthasarathy, investors should quickly lock on to FD rates now or look for other alternatives before interest rates are brought down.

Surprise RBI bond buy seen pushing Indian yields down

Government bond yields are seen falling 10-15 basis points on Friday, the last trading day of the current fiscal year, as traders may rush to cover short positions after the Reserve Bank of India unexpectedly offered to buy debt, including the 10-year benchmark.