Out of favour – The Hindu Mar 29, 2018

More people are losing their love for Indian bonds. Foreign investors have been net sellers of over $1 billion in Indian debt this month, almost cancelling out inflows since the beginning of the year. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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1. out of favour (phrase) – unpopular.
2. bond rout (noun) – a period when markets have deteriorated/suffered significantly on the back of the worst sell-off in sovereign bonds, with a sharp increase in outflows and a burst of volatility in stock markets.
3. ramp up (phrasal verb) – increase, rise, make larger/add to.
4. capital inflow (noun) – a steady movement of capital (amount) into a place, economy, activity etc.
5. Capital outflow (noun) – money/assets flowing out of (or leaving) a particular country’s economy.
6. spook  (verb) – frighten, appal, shock.
7. fiscal deficit (noun) – the difference between total expenditure and total income of the government.
8. desert (verb) – leave, give up, abandon.
9. tap (verb) – use, utilize, draw a supply from  (a resource).
10. lacklustre (adjective) – dull; uninspired, uninteresting.
11. sovereign bonds (noun) – sovereign bonds issued by the government. They can be either local-currency-denominated or denominated in a foreign currency.  they are generally with a promise to pay periodic interest payments and to repay the face value on the maturity date.
12. inflation (noun) – increase of price level of goods & services & vice versa decrease of currency value.
13. wary (noun) – cautious, careful, circumspect.
14. portfolio (noun) –  investments, shares, holdings; a range of products or services.
15. tailwinds (noun) – (in business) it describes a situation or condition that will move growth, revenues, or profits higher.
16. Headwinds (noun) – (in business) situations or conditions that make growth harder/difficult.
17. lucrative (adjective) – profitable; productive; successful.
18. rally (noun) – recovery, upturn, improvement/rebound.
19. dip into (verb) – use, make use of, spend from  (one’s financial resources).
20. profligacy (noun) – wastefulness/expenditure (of resources).

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