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Financial market round-up – Jul’25

Truemind Capital

We saw some important factors coming together to weigh on the market sentiment during this time. Ahead of elections, the government reduced spending, and the RBI tightened liquidity by Rs 3–4 lakh crore to support the rupee. The post Financial market round-up – Jul’25 appeared first on Investment Blog.

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MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

Calculated Risk

Mortgage rates decreased last week, driven by financial market volatility caused by current geopolitical conflict and ongoing tariff uncertainties. Added Kan, “Refinance activity declined for both conventional and government borrowers. The 30-year fixed rate decreased to 6.84

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Central Banks are Flying Blind on Hedge Fund Leverage

Advisor Perspectives

Global central bankers have ducked a chance to push for tight borrowing constraints on the biggest hedge funds, whose importance to core government bond and other financial markets has grown enormously in the past decade.

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Are Bonds Safe During a Recession or Market Crash?

Darrow Wealth Management

Swings in the financial markets also highlight the benefitsand limitationsof diversification. During times of economic, financial, and political uncertainty, investors often wonder where to invest or what changes to make to their portfolio.

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Understanding credit spreads—the canary in the financial coal mine

Nationwide Financial

Credit spreads are one of the more reliable indicators—and one that has historically been a proverbial “canary in a coal mine” for signs of future trouble in the financial markets. government backing them. The “spread” is the difference in yields between two types of bonds. Usually, the yield on U.S.

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Transcript: Sonal Desai, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income CIO

The Big Picture

And if you really didn’t want to do either of those, you could work for the government. It is the fact that when financial markets started moving out along the yield curve, out along the risk spectrum, I’ve even seen the IMF talk about, oh, well markets need to price risk correctly. So I did economics.

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Will NSE’s ₹1,388 Cr Payment to SEBI Finally Clear the Path for Its IPO?

Trade Brains

SEBI has also raised broader concerns about NSE’s tech infrastructure and governance, all of which must be resolved before its IPO can move forward Financial Highlights NSE reported a revenue of Rs 19,177 crores in FY25, up by 17 percent from its FY24 revenue of Rs 16,434 crores. NSE paid Rs 643 crore in 2023.