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Japanese government bond yields are climbing. Investors are selling bonds as the Bank of Japan prepares for a potential interest rate increase. This move follows global trends of rising yields due to inflation concerns. The benchmark 10-year JGB yield has seen a significant rise. Market watchers anticipate a 25 basis point hike at the upcoming central bank meeting.

India has unveiled a package aimed at supporting the rupee without resorting to capital controls, a move seen as more market-friendly than during the 2013 currency crisis when overseas remittance limits were tightened. Instead, authorities are encouraging state-owned firms and banks to raise dollars abroad and bring them back to India, while offering concessions on hedging costs.

In a communique to banks on Friday evening, the Department of Financial Services sought data on value and quantity of gold metal loans (GMLs), number of customers, international gold suppliers as well as portfolio size, quantum of collateral and numbers of borrowers, two persons told ET.