Offering exposure to the fixed-income market, the iShares National Muni Bond ETF (NYSEMKT:MUB) and iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IEI) both have a strong portfolio of government bonds. This comparison highlights how each fund stacks up on cost, yield, performance, and risk. Metric MUB IEI Issuer iShares IShares Expense ratio 0.05% 0.15% 1-yr return […]
Indian government bonds retreated on Tuesday, after Bloomberg Index Services Ltd. held off including them in its global bond index, saying they will keep the review open and ongoing. Goldman Sachs had estimated the inclusion of India government bonds into the Bloomberg Global Bond Index could bring $10 to $20 billion of inflows into the […]
Bond carry trades, which seek to profit from the gap between low funding costs and high bond yields, are growing ever more popular in India and market watchers expect the strategy to remain in vogue next year. RBI is projecting only a gradual rise in inflation toward its 4% target, fueling expectations that interest rates […]
Indian bonds rallied the most in four months on Wednesday after the central bank announced fresh measures to boost banking-system liquidity, including government bond purchases and a foreign-exchange swap. The liquidity infusion is expected to offset cash drain from the RBI’s dollar sales to support the rupee, Asia’s worst-performing currency this year. (Mint) The Reserve […]
The days when fixed deposits were relegated to conservative investors are long gone. Today’s savvy investors are rediscovering fixed income, not as a reluctant concession to age, but as strategic investments for thoughtful wealth creation. The fixed income instruments like fixed deposits and bonds hold an investment portfolio in times of market turbulence. (Shutterstock) This […]
Japan’s two-year government bond auction drew solid demand on speculation the Bank of Japan isn’t rushing into the next interest rate increase. The auction comes 24 hours after the Bank of Japan’s first monetary policy decision under new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who is seen as an advocate of relatively low rates. (AFP) The bid-to-cover […]