Lockdowns unlock bond market fears again, sending yields higher

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Mumbai: Local lockdowns have started hurting the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) weeks-long effort to keep government borrowing costs down. Apprehensions about the economic cost of lockdowns, especially the fear that governments may borrow more to compensate for lower tax revenues, sent yields higher. However, Mint Road, the government of India’s (GoI) merchant banker, again … Read more

RBI finds no takers for Rs 25,000 cr G-secs; yields rise 11 bps

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MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) could not find takers for about Rs 25,000 crore of government bonds at reasonable rates as bidders demanded higher yields, pointing to the challenges North Block’s principal money manager faces in preventing a spiral in debt costs. The benchmark yield surged 11 basis points Thursday, mimicking the recent … Read more