Near-term bond rally likelyBond yields are likely to trend down in the near term on the back of a few interest rate factors turning positive.
November 2, 2009
Doing everything but hiking ratesMint Road has left no doubts in the minds of market participants that rates are set to rise in the near future.
October 28, 2009
RBI will follow its own agendaThe “great thinkers” wanted RBI to ease access to foreign investors to the Indian markets as well as Indian borrowers/ issuers to the global market.
October 22, 2009
HTM hike, borrowings to set trendHTM news is largely discounted, market will react negatively if
RBI disappoints.
September 27, 2009
Heavy supply of bonds to halt rallyYields will, however, be bid at higher levels in anticipation of the hike in HTM cap of banks.
September 20, 2009
Increase in HTM cap is necessaryThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is evaluating proposals to increase the cap on held-to-maturity (HTM) portfolios of banks.
September 14, 2009
Bond mart sentiment set to improveSentiment in the bond market is set to improve with the last government bond auction going through smoothly.
September 7, 2009
Policy-tightening talk to lift yieldsThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is increasingly becoming worried on the impact of higher food prices on inflation
August 31, 2009
Market’s worried about the unknownThe bond market is worried. But what it is worried about is a mystery. The worry shows in the volumes where even the benchmark ten-year paper traded very thin volumes.
August 17, 2009
Rocketing food prices can undo all stimuliCentre needs to be deft for impact can last for a long time.
August 9, 2009
Rejection of auction bids a good signThis will prevent yields from going higher in the near term.
August 9, 2009
Yield curve likely to flatten furtherThe yield curve is looking to flatten as depressed yields at the short end of the curve put off investors while the high yields at the long end of the curve appear stable and offer better value for money.
August 3, 2009
RBI policy review likely to be non-eventThe market is not expecting any policy actions by the RBI in the policy review scheduled on July 28, 2009.
July 27, 2009
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