Risk averse investors may switch to short term debt fundsDebt mutual fund investors face credit risk, liquidity risk and interest rate risk in their portfolio. The first two have gone into the bac...
18 Aug, 2021, 11.29 AM IST
After volatile start to FY22, sovereign bond mart adopts wait-&-watch policyWhat caused the market to worry was a sharp upward revision in RBI’s forecast for Consumer Price Index-based inflation for this financial y...
14 Aug, 2021, 12.55 PM IST
Top debt fund managers speak about the hits and misses of RBI policyThe monetary policy committee decided to even retain the status quo of the stance as ‘accommodative’ through unanimous voting.
06 Aug, 2021, 01.46 PM IST
Liquidity surplus expanding but OMOs must continue – RBI stuck in the middleUnless the RBI steps in to purchase the 2031 paper under open market operations, treasury officials see yield on the benchmark security ris...
30 Jul, 2021, 02.46 PM IST
Bonds signal growing doubts on RBI’s easy policy stanceThe yield on India’s benchmark 10-year bonds surged to its highest since April, while the borrowing cost on Treasury bills rose to the high...
18 Jun, 2021, 08.51 AM IST
RBI to buy more bonds, leaves rates unchangedThe next meeting of the MPC is scheduled for August 4-6. The minutes of the June 2-4 meeting will be published on June 18.
05 Jun, 2021, 10.28 AM IST
RBI to buy more bonds, leaves rates unchangedThe growth forecast for FY22 was scaled down by a percentage point to 9.5% and inflation expectations were raised amid supply side disrupti...
05 Jun, 2021, 07.45 AM IST
Money Policy: How economists decoded the vibes & intent of RBI announcementsMarkets could be slightly disappointed with the last tranche of GSAP 1.0 including SDL within the Rs400 bn limit, especially, after the ann...
04 Jun, 2021, 03.02 PM IST
Monetary policy meet: RBI declares intent to keep borrowing costs low for govt, corporatesThe MPC decisions were in line with expectations. An ET poll showed that there would be a status quo on rates and stance and a possibility ...
04 Jun, 2021, 01.48 PM IST
Tremors in the currency market, fasten the seat beltMarket speculation is likely that disruptions may be caused by either of the following two: Cairn Energy enforcing an arbitration order or ...
05 May, 2021, 08.13 PM IST
D-Street reads good signals in RBI package for Covid 2.0, avoidance of fresh moratoriumAnalysts said RBI’s assurance on policy support would soothe market sentiment, but said any upside from here on will be limited.
05 May, 2021, 03.24 PM IST
‘Prefer banking & PSU and corporate bond funds’Debt mutual fund investors are facing confusing times. The softer rates hadn’t exactly been music to their years. ETMutualFunds.com spoke t...
26 Apr, 2021, 10.03 AM IST
Lockdowns unlock bond market fears again, sending yields higherApprehensions about the economic cost of lockdowns, especially the fear that governments may borrow more to compensate for lower tax revenu...
17 Apr, 2021, 05.54 PM IST
India registers 1,61,736 new COVID-19 cases and 879 deaths in last 24 hours13 Apr, 2021, 11.11 AM IST
India to see ‘K-shaped’ recovery as demand hit: Duvvuri Subbarao“An important consequence of the pandemic has been the sharpening of inequalities,” he said in an interview Friday. “Growing inequalities a...
13 Apr, 2021, 09.42 AM IST
Smart RBI created scope within the limited space to keep pushing growthUnder the newly-announced program, RBI will commit upfront to a specific amount of open market purchases of government securities.
08 Apr, 2021, 06.09 PM IST
How RBI's policy saw rupee post its biggest fall in 20 monthsCurrency traders believe long-term VRRR may prompt the central bank to return to spot market intervention as such measures suck out liquidi...
07 Apr, 2021, 11.36 PM IST