The surge in India’s banking liquidity has opened up an arbitrage opportunity for lenders, enabling them to borrow cheaply and park the money with the central bank at a higher rate.
The surge in India’s banking liquidity has opened up an arbitrage opportunity for lenders, enabling them to borrow cheaply and park the money with the central bank at a higher rate.
Large cash infusions by India’s central bank are delivering what some analysts describe as stealth policy easing, pushing a key overnight borrowing gauge well below the benchmark rate.
Large cash infusions by India’s central bank are delivering what some analysts describe as stealth policy easing, pushing a key overnight borrowing gauge well below the benchmark rate.
Indian lenders asked the Reserve Bank of India to change the way state government bonds are valued on their books, saying current rules result in accounting losses and discourage further investment, according to people familiar with the matter.
Indian lenders asked the Reserve Bank of India to change the way state government bonds are valued on their books, saying current rules result in accounting losses and discourage further investment, according to people familiar with the matter.
India’s largest insurer is preparing to buy zero-coupon sovereign bonds for the first time, according to people familiar with the matter, in the latest sign that the country’s financialization is pushing asset managers into new products to boost returns.
India’s largest insurer is preparing to buy zero-coupon sovereign bonds for the first time, according to people familiar with the matter, in the latest sign that the country’s financialization is pushing asset managers into new products to boost returns.
Pilgrims set up their sleeping arrangements in front of a Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) office as some other pilgrims walk by during Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. Billed as the largest gathering on Earth, Maha Kumbh Mela is also effectively one of the world’s biggest marketing opportunities.
Indian lenders asked the central bank to relax a number of liquidity rules to allow them unlock more funds for growth, according to people familiar with the matter, as demand for loans grows faster than deposits.
Indian lenders asked the central bank to relax a number of liquidity rules to allow them unlock more funds for growth, according to people familiar with the matter, as demand for loans grows faster than deposits.
Indian assets rallied after the US sharply cut tariffs on the country’s goods, lifting the rupee and stocks as investors reassessed a long-soured outlook.
Indian assets rallied after the US sharply cut tariffs on the country’s goods, lifting the rupee and stocks as investors reassessed a long-soured outlook.
Indian assets rallied after the US sharply cut tariffs on the country’s goods, lifting the rupee and stocks as investors reassessed a long-soured outlook.
Indian assets rallied after the US sharply cut tariffs on the country’s goods, lifting the rupee and stocks as investors reassessed a long-soured outlook.
Indian assets rallied after the US sharply cut tariffs on the country’s goods, lifting the rupee and stocks as investors reassessed a long-soured outlook.
Indian assets rallied after the US sharply cut tariffs on the country’s goods, lifting the rupee and stocks as investors reassessed a long-soured outlook.
India’s benchmark bond yields climbed to the highest in more than a year after the government unveiled a record debt-sale plan that exceeded analysts’ expectations.
India’s benchmark bond yields climbed to the highest in more than a year after the government unveiled a record debt-sale plan that exceeded analysts’ expectations.
India’s plan to allow lending and borrowing of sovereign bonds remains stalled by uncertainty on how taxes will be applied, despite infrastructure being in place for more than 18 months, according to people familiar with the matter, complicating an effort to deepen the nation’s $1.3 trillion debt market.
India’s plan to allow lending and borrowing of sovereign bonds remains stalled by uncertainty on how taxes will be applied, despite infrastructure being in place for more than 18 months, according to people familiar with the matter, complicating an effort to deepen the nation’s $1.3 trillion debt market.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) headquarters building in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the country contributes more to global growth than the US, responding to President Donald Trump’s recent remark dismissing the South Asian nation as a “dead” economy.
India is in a neutral interest-rate environment now and the central bank will decide its next move after assessing growth and inflation trends, Governor Sanjay Malhotra said on Tuesday.
India is in a neutral interest-rate environment now and the central bank will decide its next move after assessing growth and inflation trends, Governor Sanjay Malhotra said on Tuesday.
Singapore Exchange Ltd. held multiple calls with treasury officials from global banks about introducing futures tied to some Asian government bond markets, according to people familiar with the matter.
Singapore Exchange Ltd. held multiple calls with treasury officials from global banks about introducing futures tied to some Asian government bond markets, according to people familiar with the matter.
The Singapore Exchange Ltd. stock exchange headquarters in Singapore, on Monday, July 14, 2025. Singapore’s biggest initial public offering in eight years is offering hope that the country’s stock exchange is finally attractive for new listings.
Emerging-market assets gained Monday in a session marked by a weaker dollar and a revival of the “Sell America” trade, after the US Justice Department threatened the Federal Reserve with a criminal indictment.
Emerging-market assets gained Monday in a session marked by a weaker dollar and a revival of the “Sell America” trade, after the US Justice Department threatened the Federal Reserve with a criminal indictment.
Indian bonds have limited scope to rally as a shift in household savings to equities and changes to banks’ investment rules dampen demand for long-term debt, according to a senior executive at ICICI Bank Ltd.
Indian bonds have limited scope to rally as a shift in household savings to equities and changes to banks’ investment rules dampen demand for long-term debt, according to a senior executive at ICICI Bank Ltd.
Indian sovereign bonds eligible for inclusion in global indexes are on track for a record monthly outflow, as a weaker rupee and signs the central bank is nearing the end of its interest-rate cut cycle weigh on sentiment.
Indian sovereign bonds eligible for inclusion in global indexes are on track for a record monthly outflow, as a weaker rupee and signs the central bank is nearing the end of its interest-rate cut cycle weigh on sentiment.
Some of Asia’s strongest currency trends are starting to unravel in the final trading days of the year, with the South Korean won and the Thai baht leading the reversals.
Some of Asia’s strongest currency trends are starting to unravel in the final trading days of the year, with the South Korean won and the Thai baht leading the reversals.
Indian bonds rallied the most in nearly nine months on Wednesday after the central bank announced fresh measures to boost banking-system liquidity, including government bond purchases and a foreign-exchange swap.
Indian bonds rallied the most in nearly nine months on Wednesday after the central bank announced fresh measures to boost banking-system liquidity, including government bond purchases and a foreign-exchange swap.
India must find ways to reduce borrowings by its provinces as a record issuance by them will weigh on bonds and keep interest rates high, according to a veteran trader at Bank of America Corp.
India must find ways to reduce borrowings by its provinces as a record issuance by them will weigh on bonds and keep interest rates high, according to a veteran trader at Bank of America Corp.
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