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Analysts see gold at Rs 56,500 in 12 months. Is it a good time to buy? "Rising coronavirus cases, continuous liquidity injections, rising inflationary expectations, economies growing on the back of debt, Middle East tensions, trade war between US and China and few other factors continue to boost the sentiment and build a strong case for higher gold prices," says Manav Modi, Analyst at Motilal Oswal Representative Image Since the start of this year, gold has been under pressure as the dollar and...

Illustration by Raj Verma If liquid and short-term debt funds gave negative returns in March 2020 when the Franklin Templeton fiasco was on in full swing, duration funds turned negative in March 2021. Most debt schemes with long-duration investments, which had delivered double-digit returns in 2020, are back at single digits now. Experts blame volatility in bond yields for such a high variation in returns in the short term. Debt funds are considered safe as they hold fixed-income securities. H...

0% return! Debt mutual fund investors in for a shock in FY22 "Investors at the short-end (up to 2Y) will probably earn zero or negative real return (inflation-adjusted) in FY22, similar to FY21," says Dhawal Dalal, CIO-Fixed Income Edelweiss AMC Mutual fund managers have been cautioning investors to lower return expectation from debt mutual funds this year. They believe, investors should expect low single-digit return from the bond market in FY22. "Investors at the short-end (up to 2Y) will pro...

First time in 9 months! Equity MFs see net inflows of Rs 9,115 cr in March According to AMFI data, equity funds recorded healthy net inflows to the tune of Rs 9,115 crore in March. Highest net inflows across the equity scheme categories were recorded by the thematic and sectoral schemes worth Rs 2,009 crore in March Equity-oriented schemes saw redemptions worth Rs 18,908 crore in March, 26 per cent lower than the earlier month Equity-oriented mutual funds have witnessed net inflows in March for...

Synopsis The Reserve Bank of India has decided to hold policy rates in its bi-monthly monetary policy meeting held from 5-7 April. Agencies The Reserve Bank of India has decided to hold policy rates in its bi-monthly monetary policy meeting held from 5-7 April. The central bank kept the policy repo rate unchanged at 4.00% and reverse repo rate at 3.35% in the April policy meet. The RBI has also decided to continue with its accommodative stance. "The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met on 5th, 6...

Overnight, liquid debt funds offer 3% returns in 1 year; reversal on cards, say experts Overnight funds and liquid funds, which delivered average returns of 6.97 per cent and 6.46 per cent in 2018 and 2019 respectively, offered meager returns of around 3.8 per cent in 2020 Interest on a savings account in excess of Rs 10,000 per year (deduction under Section 80TTA) is taxable as per the tax slab of an investor Bonds markets have been highly volatility in the last few months. The returns of debt...

Gold prices down 22%; is it time to revisit your gold allocation? Industry experts believe the weakening of gold prices may be short-lived. A weakening dollar, growing inflationary pressure, debt accumulation and monetary expansion are all drivers for positive gold price Gold prices in India have fallen relatively more Gold prices have fallen to almost 11-month low to Rs 44,600 per 10 gramme. From the highs of Rs 57,000 per 10 gramme in August last year, the yellow metal price has come down by ...

Gold prices have corrected 16% from their peak. Should you buy? There is also the possibility of the yellow metal prices falling furtherPremium 3 min read Share Via Read Full Story NEW DELHI: Gold, which was the top-performing asset in 2020, has corrected around 16% since 7 August, 2020, when it had closed at a high of ₹55,922 on the MCX. Investors, who bought the asset in the last leg of the rally, could be wondering if they should exit. Prices of the yellow metal are falling further, as it...

Gold prices hit eight-month low - Should you invest now? Most industry experts expect a further fall in the gold price. With yields rising and technical levels under fire, the fall in gold prices may continue, they say. Some even expect the prices to fall to Rs 43,000 levels Representative Image After a huge rally last year, gold prices have softened to Rs 45,980 per 10 gram on Friday, to hit its eight-month low. The prices of the yellow metal have fallen by over Rs 10,000 or 18% from the highs...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget speech announced Rs 12 lakh crore of central governments gross borrowing in FY22 and an additional Rs 80,000 crore in rest of FY21