Rising Bond Yields: What Is Driving the Increase and What It Means for Investors?

Bond yields have recently faced pressure as investors look again at inflation interest rates, crude oil prices and how the world is borrowing money. In India the main 10-year government bond yield has gotten close to the key 7% mark. This increase is important because bond yields affect returns, for fixed-income investments the cost of borrowing how stock prices are valued and the whole financial situation.