{
  "id": 2493813,
  "title": "ETMarkets Smart Talk | Bonds aren’t boring: Where Devang Shah sees the best fixed-income opportunities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/etmarkets-smart-talk-bonds-arent-boring-where-devang-shah-sees-the",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-22T03:59:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Top News",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-top-news",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/bonds/etmarkets-smart-talk-bonds-arent-boring-where-devang-shah-sees-the-best-fixed-income-opportunities/articleshow/133416948.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the latest RBI policy meeting, the repo rate was maintained at 5.25% and a neutral stance was adopted, leaving investors wondering about the fixed-income market's future. Devang Shah, Head of Fixed Income at Axis AMC, remains confident in the attractiveness of the bond market, but advises a shift from aggressive duration bets to focusing on quality and carry. He recommends the 3-5 year segment, particularly high-quality corporate bonds and certain state development loans (SDLs). Shah emphasizes the importance of focusing on current risk-reward, rather than attempting to time interest rate movements.",
  "summary": "At the same time, the RBI remains watchful of risks from geopolitics, crude oil prices and global monetary policy developments.",
  "key_points": [
    "RBI maintains repo rate at 5.25%, adopts neutral stance",
    "Devang Shah, Axis AMC Head of Fixed Income, confident in bonds",
    "Recommends 3-5 year segment, high-quality corporate bonds, SDLs"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Investors should rebalance their fixed-income portfolios to prioritize quality and steady returns over aggressive duration plays, with a focus on 3-5 year high-grade corporate bonds and select state development loans.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times - Top News",
        "title": "ETMarkets Smart Talk | India’s diverse earnings story could bring FIIs back: Bandhan Life’s Avinash Agarwal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/etmarkets-smart-talk-indias-diverse-earnings-story-could-bring-fiis",
        "published": "2026-08-22T04:03:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}