INDIA BONDS-Oil-led global bond rout pushes India 10-year yield to 7-week highIndian bonds have increasingly tracked U.S. Treasury moves in recent years, as higher U.S. yields narrow the return premium on emerging-mar...
Iran truce spurs best week for India bonds in over six yearsIndian government bonds ended their best week in six-and-a-half years on Friday, as a fragile truce between U.S. and Iran cooled oil prices...
Expect a long pause on policy rates as supply pressures dominate bond markets: Puneet PalIndia's fixed-income markets face prolonged policy rate pauses and range-bound but volatile bond yields. Supply pressures and liquidity tig...
RBI’s dovish tilt softens yields, but long-end pressures persist: October 2025 fixed income outlookIndian bond yields softened in October. The Reserve Bank of India's dovish stance lowered expectations for interest rates. Inflation droppe...
India’s inflation hits 8-year low; bond market awaits RBI’s next move: PGIM’s Puneet PalIndian bond yields saw a dip in October. The Reserve Bank of India maintained a dovish stance, easing inflation concerns. However, rupee su...
Favourable macro trends support rate cut expectations; tactical bond allocation advised: Puneet PalIndian bond markets are stable as rate cut expectations rise before the RBI's December policy meeting. Favourable economic indicators like ...
Probability of another 25bps rate cut by October rises: Puneet PalIndian bond yields remained high, with the 10-year segment underperforming. CPI inflation fell to 2.10%, driven by lower food prices, raisi...
ETMarkets Smart Talk - FPI outflows from Indian bonds likely tactical profit booking, says Puneet Pal of PGIM India AMCPuneet Pal of PGIM India AMC suggests that recent FPI outflows from Indian debt markets are likely due to profit-taking and narrowing inter...
Puneet Pal advises investors to brace for RBI rate cut, falling bond yields in April- Here’s what they should do?The Indian bond market remains steady amid expectations of a potential rate cut by the RBI in April, driven by anticipated sub-4% CPI print...
PGIM India sees 50% chance of RBI holding rates amid consensus for cutPGIM India Mutual Fund forecasts a 50% chance that the RBI will maintain rates amid market expectations for a cut. The recent Union Budget'...
Investors with 6-12 months horizon can look at money market funds‘Despite the assertion by RBI that this month’s pause was not a Pivot, we believe that we are at the end of the rate hiking cycle in India ...
India bond yields edge higher as profit booking continuesIndian government bond yields have edged up due to profit-taking following the Reserve Bank of India's decision to hold rates steady. The y...
It is the right time to invest in debt mutual funds, says Puneet Pal of PGIM India MFDebt mutual funds do well in a falling interest rate scenario. Because of the inverse relationship between interest rates and prices of bon...
Investors with 6-12 months horizon can consider money market fundsPuneet Pal, head - fixed income, PGIM India Mutual Fund, said he expected the US Fed to hike rates by 25 bps next week, but he pointed out ...
PGIM India Mutual Fund launches PGIM India CRISIL IBX Gilt Index - Apr 2028 FundThe investment objective of the scheme is to generate returns that correspond to the total returns of the securities as represented by the ...
Wait for spreads to rise before investing in corporate bonds: Puneet Pal of PGIM MFThe shorter tenure government bond segment or the three- to five-year maturity bucket offers better risk-reward for investors, says Puneet ...
Debt funds in red after budget. What should mutual fund investors do?The fall in debt mutual funds was triggered by the sharp rise in bond yields in response to the higher-than-expected gross market borrowing...