G-sec Yields

RBI-ESMA logjam: Banks turn to EU, UK regulators over trade impact concerns

Banks expressed concerns about trade impact, disruptions seen in OIS, bond markets

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States' borrowing cost remains high at 7.86% despite fall in G-secs yield

The borrowing cost for states continues to remain elevated, sniffing at the 7.9-per cent mark for the fourth consecutive week despite the average cut-off slipping marginally by 2 bps to 7.86 per cent

Investors fear sustained rate hikes, switch to liquid and overnight funds

G-sec yield has remained under pressure in the past few days due to the concerns over rising inflation and crude oil prices

RBI rejects 10-year bids, leaving short sellers scrambling for cover

Brings down yield to 6.08%, down 4 bps from last close

Bond yields, US air strike: What dragged the Sensex 1,939 pts lower today

A rise in commodity prices has fanned inflation risks, pushing bond yields higher. That apart, the US launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, which further dented global mood

Yield on 10-yr state govt bonds eases by 26 bps after RBI's intervention

The weighted average cut-off for the 10-year SDLs eased by a sharper 26 bps to 6.63 per cent on October 13, 2020 over the previous weekly auction

Performance of MPC 1.0 between 2016 and now explained in three charts

The economy and the affairs between RBI and govt were tumultuous in the four years to 2020. Business Standard takes a look at MPC's performance and its consonance with major macroeconomic indicators

Rising bond yield could alter risk-reward play, scupper stock market rally

The "risk-free" yield on 10-yr g-sec is a threshold for investors. If its softens, investors get into riskier assets like equities. If it hardens, they settle for attractive risk-free rate on offer

Coronavirus impact: Centre's borrowing won't be cheap this time

Wary of supply, bond dealers asked for sharp increase in rates from state governments during Wednesday's auction.

RBI move to boost short duration funds, soften borrowing costs for firms

Experts say funds exposed to lower maturity debt papers to gain from long-term repo operations

Cooling of G-Sec yields to bring relief for states in this financial year

On Tuesday, three states held back issuing their bonds worth Rs 34 billion, of the Rs 88.5 billion planned by nine states

A yield problem

Sharp increase in G-sec yields throws up questions