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Building India’s green finance ecosystem

Live Mint 20 Jun 2018

All stakeholders—the government, companies/ banks, individuals—must collectively own the responsibility to conserve the environment for our future generations. According to the World Bank, 70% of the global greenhouse gas emissions comes from infrastructure development, construction, power plants and transport system operations ... Banks and other traditional lenders primarily focus on fossil fuel-based energy projects....

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German bond yields pull back from 2-1/2 week lows as risk appetite returns

This is Money 20 Jun 2018

LONDON, June 20 (Reuters) - German bond yields pulled away from 2-1/2 week lows on Wednesday as world stock markets put aside trade war fears and rallied, taking the shine off safe-haven bond markets. An escalation in trade tensions between the United States and China, plus dovish rhetoric from the European Central Bank that has boosted confidence a rate hike remains some way off, have pushed down bond yields in recent days....

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Brazil, India corporate debt most vulnerable to rate hikes: McKinsey

Dawn 20 Jun 2018

Following a decade of loose monetary policy and historically low interest rates aimed at boosting economic growth after the 2008-9 financial crisis, central banks, including the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, are either raising rates or signalling an end to accommodative policies. That is pushing many central banks in the developing world into raising rates as well....

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China's bond issuance increases in May

China Daily 20 Jun 2018

Treasury bond issuance stood at 315.1 billion yuan, while local government bond issuance was 355.3 billion yuan, according to the People's Bank of China (PBOC) ... China has the world's third largest bond ......

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ECB needs big shock to reverse decision to end bond buys - Lane

RTE 20 Jun 2018

It would take a sizable economic shock for the European Central Bank to reverse its decision to end bond purchases by the close of the year, Central Bank Governor Philip Lane has said.  ... "It would take a sizable shock to the world economy to change our decision to end net purchases," Professor Lane ......

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CEE MARKETS-Hungary's bonds get some respite after central bank pledge, forint pares gains

This is Money 20 Jun 2018

By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST, June 20 (Reuters) - Hungary's forint pared some of its gains in early trade on Wednesday posted a day after the central bank flagged an end to its ultra loose monetary policy, which has helped stabilise bond yields after recent big rises ... A bond trader in Budapest said for now the central bank's pledge has helped put a ......

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Bond yields fall after RBI bond purchase announcement

Live Mint 20 Jun 2018

The 10-year bond yields fall to 7.786% from its Tuesday’s close of 7.865% after RBI announces an open market purchase of bonds ... Yields on the 10-year government bonds dropped 6 basis points on Wednesday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced an open market purchase of bonds ... the bond yields fell....

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U.S. government bond yields retreat as trade tensions take a back seat

Market Watch 20 Jun 2018

However, risky assets across the globe signaled that tariff-spooked markets were resizing the threat of a trade-war materializing between the world’s largest economies. The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, +0.41% retreated by 3.2 basis points to 2.894%, while the 30-year bond yield TMUBMUSD30Y, +0.11% fell 3.1 basis points to 3.023% ... Bond prices move in the opposite direction of yields....

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Top one-year deal for fixed-rate bonds at 2.05% with Atom Bank - but you must open and run account through an app

This is Money 20 Jun 2018

Atom Bank has burst through the 2 per cent barrier on one-year fixed-rate bonds ... bonds....

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EMERGING MARKETS-Stocks pull out of five-day dive, lira lays low

This is Money 20 Jun 2018

China's yuan was helped away from a 5-month low by a firmer-than-expected central bank fixing, having posted its biggest fall in 1-1/2 years in the previous session ... Most of Ankara's dollar-denominated bonds covering the next 20 years were testing record lows too ... Both the forint and Budapest's bonds have been pummelled in recent months as the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) has failed to halt a rise in bond market costs....

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Rupee takes U-turn, jumps 30 paise to 68.08 a dollar

The Hindu 20 Jun 2018

The beaten-down rupee today staged a good comeback, recuperating by a sharp 30 paise to end at 68.08 against the US currency on heavy bouts of dollar selling by banks and exporters with equities gaining ground ... Meanwhile, bond markets continued its recovery momentum ahead of the minutes of the Reserve Bank of India’s June policy meeting due later in the day ... The 10-year benchmark bond yield fell sharply to end at 7.83% from 7.86%....

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Brexit impact on primary dealers a major concern - Irish and Finnish debt agencies

RTE 20 Jun 2018

The UK's withdrawal from the European Union and its impact on primary dealers in government bond markets is a big concern for euro zone governments ... The numbers of primary dealers - banks that are appointed by governments to buy their debt at auctions and sell them on to investors - have fallen in recent years. Regulatory pressures have forced banks to re-examine their involvement in various sectors including this one. ....

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Why Do Cities Want Their Own Cryptocurrencies?

CityLab 20 Jun 2018

But it’s small potatoes compared to some other municipal efforts to wade into the world of digital financial systems ... It’s a cheaper and easier system than traditional municipal bonds, and less volatile than traditional cryptocurrencies ... “If it’s valuable to live in the city, then the currency would be valuable,” said Khan, who has previously been a consultant for the World Bank....

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