Sovereign Bonds

Traders across Asian markets are bracing themselves for volatility as Nov. 5 nears. Wall Street banks are telling their clients to expect a decline in China's currency amid rising tariff risks

Global funds last week sold Rs 870 crore ($104 million) of the so-called Fully Accessible Route bonds

China's mega banks have been under growing pressure from regulators to shore up the struggling economy by offering cheaper loans to risky borrowers

The nation will allow the trading of sovereign green debt from its newest finance hub in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat by March

U.S. Treasury yields sank on Thursday, with the 10-year yields hitting a fresh six-month low in Asian hours on Friday

The largest share has been submitted by the ministry of new and renewable energy which would finance the PM Kusum scheme

Most foreign portfolio investors use foreign banks based in India as custodians for their investment operations

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In a report published Thursday, the Paris-based organization estimated that total government debt issued by its 38 member countries will rise by $2 trillion to a record of $56 trillion this year

New Delhi will likely announce a gross borrowing of Rs 15.2 trillion ($183 billion) for the year starting April 1, marginally lower than the record Rs 15.43 trillion set for the current year

PIF is the chosen vehicle of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, to drive the country's ambitious plan to wean itself off oil as it diversifies Saudi economy

The proposal under discussion by senior policymakers would involve the sale of ultra-long sovereign bonds to fund projects related to food, energy, supply chains and urbanization

"The rating agency's understanding of how the Chinese economy works and how the Chinese government functions is not deep enough and does not reflect the reality," Feng added

Moody's lowered its outlook to negative from stable while retaining a long-term rating of A1 on the nation's sovereign bonds, according to a statement

The yield on the 5-year government bond closed the day at 7.27 per cent.

The 10-year benchmark bond yield closed at 7.3769%, after ending at 7.3626% in the previous session

Fitch estimated that inclusion in the GBI-EM indexes could facilitate approximately $24 billion in passive inflows into government bonds between June 2024 and March 2025

India has in recent years come close to opening its $1 trillion government debt market to more global funds before pulling back from meeting the requirements for index inclusions

Govt is already finalising projects and may issue a few such bonds in H1FY24

Analysts say a New Delhi plan to tax high-value insurance policies will reduce demand, leading the industry to cut back on bond investments