Inflation Indexed Bonds

Govt to sell inflation-indexed bonds to retail investors via IDBI bank

How fiscal deficit killed Rajan's inflation indexed bonds

Inflation bonds will take off only when insurance commissions are brought in line with commissions on offer on other financial products, so that banks and investment advisers are interested in selling a product that is best for their customer rather than the product which offers the highest commission.

Inflation bonds will get you a measly 1.4% interest. So forget it

It may be worth giving the first inflation-indexed bonds a miss

The Inflation-Indexed Bond issue of 4 June may not be what the doctor ordered for the retail investors

Doubts on Inflation Index Bonds? RBI's FAQs out

The RBI has issued a set of FAQs about the soon to be launched Inflation Indexed Bonds. We bring you the major points from them.

Why you must wait for CPI-indexed inflation bonds

If retail investors want to invest in these bonds, it would be better for them to wait until CPI-linked ones are launched. As per the latest data, while CPI inflation was 9.8 percent, the WPI was a much lower 4.89 percent.

New bonds will insulate govt from inflation, not the poor

By launching bonds that are keyed to the WPI inflation, the government is actually saving itself from inflation by robbing the poor.

Why IIBs are the best thing Chidu ever did for savers

Warts and all, IIBs are the best thing P Chidambaram has ever done for savers. So go for it - now or later.

RBI may issue Inflation indexed bonds in a month

The Reserve Bank is expected to launch within a month the inflation-indexed bonds (IIBs), with 7-15 years maturity, which will help investors hedge their savings against inflation.

FinMin sub-committee to discuss inflation-linked bonds tomorrow

The sub-committee of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) is likely to discuss the modalities of inflation indexed bonds at its meeting tomorrow in Mumbai.