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Source: Live Mint (Bloomberg) — Australia’s debt manager is considering scaling back its issuance of ultra-long bonds as rising yields make funding more expensive. The Australian Office of Financial Management plans to issue around A$150 billion ($99 billion) worth of bonds this year as funding officials navigate one of the steepest yield curves in developed…
Source: Live Mint The yield gap between India’s 10-year government bond and the US 10-year Treasury note has narrowed significantly, falling to just around 1.88% — a far cry from the 6.35% spread seen in 2014. The development comes amid a steady drop in Indian bond yields driven by easing inflation, a dovish monetary policy…
Source: Live Mint The long-awaited policy rate easing by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is finally here. With inflation cooling from recent peaks, GDP growth dipping marginally, and global central banks shifting to accommodative policies, expectations were high ahead of the latest monetary policy review. The announcement did not disappoint—RBI has cut the repo…
Source: Live Mint New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): Indian equity markets continue to offer an attractive investment opportunity, with the Nifty 50 expected to witness strong earnings growth over the next few years, according to a report by Aditya Birla Capital. The report projected that the Nifty 50’s earnings per share (EPS) will grow…
Source: Live Mint The big day is here! FM Sitharaman will deliver her 8th Budget speech at 11 a.m. Even though it’s a Saturday, stock markets (BSE and NSE) will remain open. This will be her second full Budget under Modi 3.0 and her eighth overall, including six annual and two interim Budgets during the…
Source: Live Mint PSU banks, oil refining, Infrastructure EPC and power are among the key sectors to watch out for amid the current geopolitical and macroeconomic environment, according to Hemant Majethia, CEO & Co-Founder of Ventura Securities. In an interview with Livemint, Majethia shares his insights on Budget 2025 expectations, market valuations, and investment opportunities…
Source: Live Mint Budget 2025: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to present the Union Budget for FY26 on February 1, 2025. Preparing the Union Budget is a delicate balancing act for the government, as it must navigate the challenging task of maintaining fiscal discipline while addressing the aspirations of millions of citizens and businesses…
Source: Live Mint (Bloomberg) — Brazil’s central bank conducted its biggest dollar auction in the spot market since the first weeks of the pandemic on Monday as it fights to regain control over inflation expectations amid a soaring fiscal deficit. The currency briefly rebounded after the bank sold $1.63 billion Monday, before falling once again,…
Source: Live Mint With Donald Trump poised to make a comeback to the White House, two specific areas of policy making require careful observation—trade policy and fiscal policy, according to a report from brokerage firm Nuvama Institutional Equities. Following Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris in the tightly contested 2024 US Presidential Election, Nuvama also…
Source: Live Mint Indian stock market: The domestic equity market indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open on a cautious note on Tuesday following mixed cues from global peers after hawkish comments from the US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Asian markets traded mixed, while the US stock market ended higher with the…
