The ongoing conflict in the Middle East, with the US and Israel-led attacks on Iran and the strong retaliation by the Islamic state, has put the global investors on edge and oil prices on a boil. This situation does not bode well for the equity and bond market investors. The signs of a bloodbath on…
India bond: The latest Reserve Bank of India (RBI) policy disappointed the Indian bond markets. While the central bank delivered what was widely expected on interest rates, the absence of any fresh liquidity measures proved to be a letdown for bond investors. Indian government bonds rose on Monday. The benchmark 6.48% 2035 bond yield was…
Indian bonds, in terms of yields, are at attractive levels at this point in time, making them an investment option. Any potential downside from current levels is expected to be limited in scope. “Bond yields in the January–March 2026 quarter are likely to remain range-bound with a clear upward bias, rather than trend decisively lower,”…
The Indian stock market is set to reopen on Tuesday after the Republic Day holiday, with investors watching closely for relief from aggressive US tariff measures and optimism around progress in the India–European Union (EU) trade agreement. On Friday, domestic equities came under heavy pressure amid sustained foreign institutional investor (FII) outflows, rising geopolitical risks,…
MUMBAI, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Bloomberg Index Services on Tuesday deferred the inclusion of Indian bonds in its flagship Global Aggregate Index, disappointing some investors who had been expecting inclusion and sending yields higher. Overall, responses indicated broad support for the long-term trajectory of the Indian government bond market and for its potential eventual inclusion…
Vishal Goenka, the co-founder of IndiaBonds.com, highlights that bonds are gradually gaining popularity among retail investors. “In 2025, bonds started being discussed less as a static yield instrument and more as an active, tradable part of India’s capital markets.” In an interview with Mint, Goenka underlined that increased tariffs, volatility in oil and other commodity…
Bond carry trades, which seek to profit from the gap between low funding costs and high bond yields, are growing ever more popular in India and market watchers expect the strategy to remain in vogue next year. Investors can pick up around 1 percentage point, the most in over two years, by borrowing overnight and…
