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Oversupply of India bonds to drive yields to 8%: StanChart

  Bloomberg A supply glut is set to hit India’s government bond market, and drive benchmark yields towards 8% by year-end, according to Standard Chartered Plc. The lender estimates that excess supply of sovereign and state debt may total as much as 6.3 trillion rupees ($81 billion) this fiscal year. That’s likely to further upset a market that’s struggling to ...

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Indonesia’s central bank holds interest rate at record low

  Bloomberg Indonesia’s central bank held its benchmark interest rate at a record low again, saying inflation remains manageable as it cemented its place as an outlier on monetary policy. Bank Indonesia left the seven-day reverse repurchase rate unchanged at 3.5%, as predicted by 24 of 33 economists surveyed by Bloomberg. The rest expected policy makers to kick off the ...

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Buy-now-pay-later lenders to get tighter regulation in UK

  Bloomberg The UK government is tightening rules on buy now, pay later loans to try to prevent borrowers from taking on unaffordable debts. After months of consultations, the Treasury confirmed that lenders will be required to carry out affordability checks on customers and ensure advertisements are fair. Providers will need to be approved by the Financial Conduct Authority and ...

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