Articles for Bond Markets

50 of the best funds and investment trusts: Our experts reveal their top ideas
5 months ago

50 of the best funds and investment trusts: Our experts reveal their top ideas

Daily Mail  

Funds and investment trusts allow savers to invest all around the world easily and at low cost but the wealth of choice can be baffling. Ongoing charges: 0.22% Our team of experts, clockwise from top left: FundCalibre's Darius McDermott, Bestinvest's Jason Hollands, Quilter Cheviot's Nick Wood, This is Money's Simon Lambert, Interactive Investor's Alex Watts and AJ Bell's Laith Khalaf, …

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Market shed almost 4% in 5 sessions: What should investors do now?
1 year, 1 month ago

Market shed almost 4% in 5 sessions: What should investors do now?

Live Mint  

Uncertainties from the Israel-Hamas conflict along with rising bond yields and crude oil prices, and continued foreign investor outflows, have continued to weigh on the Indian markets. Positive news like the decline in the US bond yields and weakening crude can help the market to revive but it may not sustain given the uncertainty surrounding the West Asian conflict. Technical …

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Why the sell-off in bond markets could impact you
1 year, 4 months ago

Why the sell-off in bond markets could impact you

NPR  

Why the sell-off in bond markets could impact you Enlarge this image toggle caption Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Government bonds may not get as much attention as stocks, but they are a critical part of the financial system. "Higher interest rates are slowing down economic activity from households, but also business spending and investment …

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Superannuation returns went backwards last year. Will they bounce back in 2023?
1 year, 10 months ago

Superannuation returns went backwards last year. Will they bounce back in 2023?

ABC  

Australian super fund members have benefited from positive returns for years, but in 2022 our pool of retirement savings shrunk for the first time in more than a decade. Key points: Average super returns fell 4.3 per cent in 2022, according to Rainmaker Information It followed record gains in 2021, which experts say will soften the blow to retirement savings …

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‘Slow-moving car crash.’ There’s no quick fix for the UK market mess
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Slow-moving car crash.’ There’s no quick fix for the UK market mess

CNN  

London CNN Business — The Bank of England is struggling to contain a crisis triggered by the UK government’s brash plans to borrow heavily to pay for tax cuts, feeding fears that the country’s financial markets could once again spin out of control. “The market’s turned around and said, “We need you to do more.’” Bank of England Governor Andrew …

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UK brings budget forward in another attempt to reassure markets
2 years, 2 months ago

UK brings budget forward in another attempt to reassure markets

CNN  

London CNN Business — UK Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng will try to avoid spooking investors a second time when he publishes details of plans to tackle ballooning government debt and kickstart economic growth on Halloween. Kwarteng announced the Oct. 31 date in a letter to the Treasury on Monday, pulling his midterm budget forward by more than three weeks in …

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RBI rate hike impact: What stock, bond market investors should know
2 years, 4 months ago

RBI rate hike impact: What stock, bond market investors should know

Live Mint  

Indian stock markets rose, the rupee strengthened and bond yields rose after the Reserve Bank of India hiked repo rate to pre-covid levels. The Reserve Bank of India raised the key policy repo rate by 50 basis points while Governor Shaktikanta Das remained optimistic about domestic growth. While the domestic inflationary pressures seem to be easing out gradually, the geopolitical …

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Investors bet one of the biggest trades on Wall Street will unwind
2 years, 6 months ago

Investors bet one of the biggest trades on Wall Street will unwind

Live Mint  

The rapid fall in the Japanese yen has been at the center of one of the biggest bets on Wall Street this year. The central bank’s governor, Haruhiko Kuroda, said Japan is likely to continue its ultra-easy monetary policy despite recent rises in prices in a parliamentary testimony in late May and speeches this month. The Bank of Japan bought …

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Russia-Ukraine war: After Russia avoids default, what is next?
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: After Russia avoids default, what is next?

Al Jazeera  

Russia’s $40bn in bonds and the chance of default are closely watched amid the country’s isolation over the Ukraine war. Russia may have averted default as it announced it had made several overdue payments in dollars on its overseas bonds, shifting the market’s focus to upcoming payments and whether it would stave off a historic default. With the end of …

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Australian shares erase gains after the Reserve Bank keeps rates on hold
3 years, 9 months ago

Australian shares erase gains after the Reserve Bank keeps rates on hold

ABC  

The Australian share market has reversed course and ended lower as the Reserve Bank offered no new stimulus for the improving Australian economy, despite turmoil in the bond markets that has pushed up interest rates. Key points: Australian market falls after RBA keeps rates on hold at 0.1pc ASX 200 down 0.4pc to 6,762, All Ordinaries down 0.5pc to 7,010 …

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Market Mayhem: Sensex Crashes Over 1,900 Points, Nifty Tanks 568 Points; ONGC Top Loser
3 years, 9 months ago

Market Mayhem: Sensex Crashes Over 1,900 Points, Nifty Tanks 568 Points; ONGC Top Loser

News 18  

The BSE benchmark Sensex nosedived about 1,940 points to settle just above the 49,000-level on Friday, tracking massive sell-offs in world equities after a rout in global bond markets spooked investors. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty plunged 568.20 points or 3.76 per cent to close the session at 14,529.15. ONGC was the top loser, shedding around 6.50 per cent, followed …

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RBI policy is pre-Diwali Dhamaka for bond markets, says Kotak’s Lakshmi Iyer
4 years, 2 months ago

RBI policy is pre-Diwali Dhamaka for bond markets, says Kotak’s Lakshmi Iyer

Live Mint  

All in all a policy for bond markets. RBI's announcement of doubled OMOs of ₹20,000 crore next week, first time OMOs of state development loans and On Tap TLTROs were amongst the major announcements to bring cheer to the bond markets. Here's what the bond market experts have to say about the announcements in RBI Policy: Lakshmi Iyer, Chief Investment …

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Bond yields fall sharply: ’RBI comes in as Santa for bond markets’
4 years, 2 months ago

Bond yields fall sharply: ’RBI comes in as Santa for bond markets’

Live Mint  

In a slew of measures for easing of financing conditions and the provision of adequate liquidity, RBI has cheered the bond market investors. RBI's commitment to conduct adequate OMOs, first time OMOs of state development loans and On Tap TLTROs were amongst the major announcements to bring cheer to the bond markets. RBI came in as a Santa for the …

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