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GOVERNMENT BONDS NEWS

Govt, RBI’s June 5 bond measures working; pull 8 months of foreign money in two weeks

June 25, 2026 11:26 pm

FPI investment in FAR bonds — a category of government bonds that foreigners can invest in without any restrictions — has been $2.2 billion in June, the most in 15 months.

Graphs, Data and Perspectives: Why rising govt bond yields are bad news

May 23, 2026 12:25 pm

Globally, government bond yields are rising, and rising sharply. This has an impact on consumers and businesses, and how they borrow money.

Knowledge Nugget: Government securities, T-bills, and bond yields explained for UPSC prelims

April 14, 2026 10:31 am

The RBI has kept the percentage limit for FPI investment in Government Securities unchanged. What are G-Secs? Who issues them? What is their link with bond yields? Don’t miss the infographics designed for quick revision.

ExplainSpeaking | US dollar’s fall: Why this is Donald Trump’s Liz Truss moment

April 12, 2025 10:14 am

Trump’s tariffs have sent the value of the US dollar plummeting. This is similar to what happened to the UK pound in 2022 after then Prime Minister Liz Truss unveiled her bold mini-budget

Foreigners buy $1 billion of Indian bonds on bets of RBI policy easing after GDP data

December 06, 2024 10:05 am

Indian bond yields fall to three-year lows since GDP data.

Bond yields flat as oil fall offsets US Treasury moves

September 07, 2022 11:32 am

The benchmark 10-year government bond yield was at 7.1786% as of 0500 GMT. The yield fell 5 basis points in the previous two sessions to end at 7.1785% on Tuesday.

Goldman Sachs sees India bonds getting added to JPMorgan index next year

August 17, 2022 11:54 am

The nation’s sovereign bonds may be added to JPMorgan’s GBI-EM Global Diversified bond index with an initial 10% weightage, analysts Danny Suwanapruti and Santanu Sengupta wrote in a note to clients.

RBI and the rupee: To break a free fall or not to

July 30, 2022 5:49 pm

Partha Sen writes: If the world financial markets want a depreciated rupee, the RBI would be foolish to throw reserves to prevent it

New buyers for government bonds needed to bring down borrowing cost

April 06, 2021 8:56 am

Tapping foreign savings is one step in the right direction, but more needs to be done to make the economy conducive to post-pandemic recovery.

Scrapping of 7.75% savings bonds to hit savers, pensioners

May 29, 2020 1:16 pm

According to fund managers and analysts, the 7.75 per cent Savings (Taxable) Bonds, 2018 was the favourite investment option for savers and pensioners who considered these bonds as safe and generating adequate returns.

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