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Srivastava expects the benchmark Brent crude contract to rise above $100 per barrel, with the 10-year U.S. yield hitting 5%. This would give a good opportunity to build fresh 10-year India bond positions, he said.

The US Federal Reserve, in a widely expected move, skipped a rate hike at its FOMC monetary policy meeting concluded on September 20. However, the Federal Reserves stance was hawkish as the Central Bank increased the projected rate for 2024 to 5.10% from 4.60%, which implies a rate cut of 50 bps as against the previous estimate of a 100 bps rate cut.

Markets are focusing on comments from Governor Kazuo Uedas post-meeting briefing for clues on how soon the bank could phase out the massive stimulus programme of his predecessor. As widely expected, the BOJ maintained its short-term interest rate target of -0.1% and that for the 10-year bond yield around 0% at a two-day meeting that ended on Friday.

The near term looks a bit clouded due to narrowing yield spreads, FII selling and relatively high valuations. Here’s how investors can deal with the inevitable short-term volatility

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Inclusion in this global benchmark is a major win for India, as it attracts a significant pool of global capital for bond allocations, leading to increased foreign exchange inflows.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. will add Indian government bonds to its benchmark emerging-market index (GBI-EM) starting June 28, 2024

The U.S. central bank held interest rates steady as expected at the end of its two-day policy meeting, but the rate-setting FOMC said "inflation remains elevated" and Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the Feds job is to lower it.

Stock market bears continue scare bullish investors like they did in August . Tom Aspray discusses how low the sentiment and averages will go before stocks turn higher.

Trading volumes in corporate bonds are a sliver of what is witnessed in the government bond market even today. Fintech platforms like IndiaBonds are trying to change this by bringing in more retail participation