The global financial watchdog has urged regulators to cast a closer eye over the ways in which leveraged trades in the short-term repo market could amplify financial stability risks worldwide.

The repo market is the heartbeat of bond markets. Like a real heartbeat, when all is well, there is nothing more boring. But when things go wrong … watch out. So it is worth paying attention to a new ...

Leverage, liquidity issues and concentration risk within the global repo markets have the potential to create stress in the financial system, according to a new report – Vulnerabilities in Government ...

In a move that brings some relief to borrowers, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.25%. This means home loan EMIs are unlikely to rise for now, giving ...