Government bond yields increased on Tuesday following central bank bond sales. Retail inflation reached a twenty-month high, fueling rate hike expectations. The ten-year benchmark bond yield rose seven basis points to seven point zero seven percent. Global bond yields also hardened, with the ten-year US Treasury moving above five point zero two percent. Pressure on yields is expected to continue ahead of the US Federal Open Market Committee meeting.
Indian diaspora deposits boost capital account to $33.5 billion surplus in July, RBI data shows
Overseas deposits from the Indian diaspora significantly boosted the country’s capital account surplus. This inflow helped offset the overall current account deficit recorded for July.