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The Supreme Court on Monday referred to a five-judge Constitution bench a batch of pleas challenging the government's Electoral Bond scheme which allows for anonymous funding to political parties. Read further on Dynamite news:

Supreme Court refers to 5-judge Bench pleas challenging validity of electoral bond scheme for political funding. CJI Chandrachud and Justices Pardiwala & Misra receive application for urgent hearing. PILs allege ₹12,000 cr paid to parties, 2/3 to one major party.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed Senate Bill 326 (SB 326) and Assembly Bill 531 (AB 531), which would make changes to the state’s Mental Health Services Act and issue $6.4 billion in bonds, on Oct. 12. Voters will decide on the legislation as Proposition 1 on March 5, 2024. 

Rather than being vetoed by bond markets, policymakers are seeking higher rates–and getting what they want.

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In Virginia, voters in seven counties will decide on nine local ballot measures alongside state legislative elections on Nov. 7. The local ballot measures range in topic, including government structure and elections, gambling expansion, general obligation bonds for school facilities and capital improvement projects. 

Supreme Court to hear petitions challenging electoral bonds scheme on Oct. 31; two issues concerning violation of Articles 19, 14 & 21 of Constitution to be focused on; AG agrees to early hearing; CJ asks if cash can be used to purchase bonds; petitioners argue scheme legalises anonymous donations and…

The Fed Funds Rate’s rise from zero percent in March 2022 to 5.375% in October 2023 and quantitative tightening to reduce the central bank’s swollen balance sheet have put upward pressure on interest rates, causing bonds to fall. In early October, the U.S. long bond futures fell to the lowest…

It’s been more than a year since the UK economy was thrown into crisis after then-prime minister Liz Truss suggested making a wealth of unfunded tax cuts in her September 2022 mini-budget. But a recent bond market sell-off has now sent borrowing costs rocketing again, pushing the bond market even…

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