Page 2 - Liquidity Crisis

More liquidity needed, states should come forward with Rs 20 trn: Gadkari

Efforts are on to develop vaccine for the coronavirus, Gadkari said, adding "we will have to learn the art of living with coronavirus"

Make reforms work

Govt has to find a way to remove the stumbling blocks

Relief to SBI on the cards; investors should await clarity on asset quality

Relaxation in the two segments is positive of asset quality recovery, but investors should await clarity from post-results commentary

Stimulus 2.0 won't change outlook for business

The second package focuses mostly on support to businesses, especially MSMEs

RBI guv Das chastises banks not doing enough on lending, NBFC liquidity

Relaxation likely on branch audit as Guv meets bankers

Amidst the gloom and doom, the market's exuberance is confounding

For the sake of context, the financial crisis of 2008 had seen the S&P 500 fall by more than 50 per cent from its peak

Working on Rs 1 trn fund for MSMEs to provide liquidity: Nitin Gadkari

Move may see Govt tap into Rs. 80,000 crore worth of ESIC funds

Forward premia slide as markets see dollar crunch despite crude oil mayhem

The forward premium comes down when the demand for the spot is more than the future dollar

NBFCs may fall by the wayside without a major forbearance package

Even after the Reserve Bank of India 'permitted' banks to offer a three-month moratorium to borrowers (of all hues), NBFCs continue to run from regulatory pillar to post to avail of it

Brookfield's equity infusion crucial for Indostar Capital in Q1 FY21: CARE

Besides challenges faced by wholesale NBFC in particular, the credit costs (amount to be provided for stressed assets), are likely increase post outbreak of COVID 19

RBI may cap reverse repo rate to ensure liquidity translates into credit

Lenders to face central bank's censure; board meet in May seen leading to fresh measures

Debt market friction

A slow recovery will increase credit risk

Mutual funds likely to get Sebi lifeline to tide over liquidity woes

Market regulator likely to relax 20% cap on MF borrowing

Top headlines: How RBI's MPC panel scrambled to help the economy

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The liquidity gush

RBI's steps will help in smooth functioning of financial markets

Lack of liquidity in the debt markets hurts MF investors in debt categories

Experts say there has been heavy selling of shorter-tenure bonds in the markets, and given the lockdown, their buying capacity has shrunk significantly

To maintain liquidity, RBI to purchase Rs 10,000-crore govt bonds via OMO

The central bank will conduct open market operations (OMO) on March through a multi-security auction

Coronavirus impact: RBI offers $2-bn swaps to deal with currency swings

In a statement on its website, the RBI said it was doing the swaps in view of the intense selling pressure witnessed worldwide on 'extreme risk aversion due to the spread of COVID-19 infections'

YES Bank to transform into a retail bank: Administrator Prashant Kumar

Hopeful that moratorium on withdrawal will be lifted by Friday, says bank administrator

Challenges galore for financial institutions amid liquidity crunch: Fitch

The rating agency expects the real GDP growth to slow to 4.6 per cent in 2019-20 from 6.8 per cent in 2018-19, led by a squeeze in credit availability from non-banking financial institutions