Learn with ETMarkets: Seasonality in the stock market: Identifying and trading seasonal patternsUnderstanding the Yield Curve is crucial for investors to predict economic shifts. It tracks returns on Indian Government Bonds for differe...
08 Jun, 2024, 12.20 PM IST
Learn With ETMarkets: Unlocking the power of the yield curve!For instance, in the current scenario, if you deposit your money for 180 days (6 months), you might earn around 5.25% interest annually. Ho...
14 Oct, 2023, 12.30 PM IST
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 ...
02 May, 2023, 01.50 PM IST
Bond traders’ go-to bet for 2022 is on the line at Jackson HoleWhether it remains a winner becoming even more deeply inverted depends not just on how many more rate hikes there will be, but also on the ...
21 Aug, 2022, 09.38 AM IST
Prashant Khemka on why market is rallying in face of bad news“The market starts falling in anticipation of bad news but starts rallying even after the bad news continues and worsens a lot more. In the...
29 Mar, 2022, 04.42 PM IST
Bond yield curve flattening and inversion: What is the curve telling us?Here is a quick primer explaining what a steep, flat or inverted yield curve means and how it has in the past predicted recession, and what...
29 Mar, 2022, 07.10 AM IST
Explainer: US yield curve has been flattening. Why you should careThe shape of the yield curve is a key metric investors watch as it impacts other asset prices, feeds through to banks' returns and has been...
17 Mar, 2022, 12.14 PM IST
US yield curve prices for Fed tightening, shows fears of policy errorInvestors are now pricing in around 175 basis points of interest rate increases by next February and a 62% chance the Fed will raise rates ...
16 Feb, 2022, 08.26 AM IST
Explainer: The US yield curve has been flattening: Why you should careYields of short-term U.S. government debt have been rising fast this year reflecting expectations of a series of rate hikes by the U.S. Fed...
03 Feb, 2022, 12.04 PM IST
US Treasury yield curve flattens as Fed seen more proactive on inflationThe Fed funds effective rate rose four basis points on Thursday to 10 basis points, the highest since August 2020.
19 Jun, 2021, 02.20 PM IST
Yield curve flattens as Fed seen more proactive on inflationThe statement sent two-year and five-year yields, which are the most sensitive to rate changes, higher. Long-dated yields, however, have si...
18 Jun, 2021, 09.46 PM IST
Medium to long-end bonds provide a favourable risk-reward: Saurabh Bhatia of DSP Mutual FundMany mutual fund investors believe that debt mutual funds are likely to give lower returns in the coming days even as hopes of more rate cu...
03 Dec, 2020, 01.14 PM IST
There is a case for investing in debt funds as yield curve is about to flattenNAV for any category of fund reflects accruals as well as price movements in bonds that the fund has invested in.
15 Oct, 2020, 04.57 PM IST
The yield curve is inverted! Remind me why I careA yield curve goes flat when the premium, or spread, for longerterm bonds drops to zero.
16 Aug, 2019, 08.06 AM IST
A flatter yield curve is not likely to bring trouble for marketsSince 1978 there have been five recessions, and five yield-curve inversions.
02 May, 2018, 09.59 AM IST
Flattening yield curve indicates US nearing a tipping pointThe US yield curve — the difference between short and longer-dated bond yields — is continuing to flatten.
23 Apr, 2018, 08.03 AM IST
There’s no need to fear flattening yield curve, Janet Yellen tells investorsThe trend may prove short-lived if Fed keeps raising rates even with inflation below 2%.
15 Dec, 2017, 11.29 AM IST