Bank deposits rose Rs 1.69 trillion to Rs 173.70 trillion in the two weeks to Nov 4
The central government had no outstanding loans in the week earlier as well
The RBI said it bought $23.27 billion and sold $33.62 billion in the spot market
With headline inflation beginning to show signs of easing, the domestic macroeconomic outlook appears to be resilient though it is still sensitive to global headwinds, an RBI article said on Friday. The article published in the latest RBI bulletin also said the outlook for the global economy remains clouded with downside risks. Global financial conditions have been tightening and deteriorating market liquidity is amplifying financial price movements. Markets are now pricing in moderate increases in policy rates and risk-on appetite has returned. In India, supply responses in the economy are gaining strength, it noted. "With headline inflation beginning to show signs of easing, the domestic macroeconomic outlook can best be characterised as resilient but sensitive to formidable global headwinds," the article said. Urban demand appears robust, while rural demand is muted but more recently picking up traction, it added. The article has been prepared by a team led by RBI Deputy Govern
Data for the July-September quarter will be released at the end of this month
'The withdrawal of the legal tender character of the specified bank notes was one of the critical steps in the series of transformational economic policy steps'
Concerned over deposit growth lagging high credit offtake; seeks views on collection, IT infra, DBUs
Das made these remarks during a review meeting with Chairpersons of public sector banks and some private sector banks, which was also attended by other senior officials of the RBI
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The Deputy Governor flagged instances of wild swings in sovereign bond yields in response to factors such as the announcement of the government's borrowing programme and interest rate changes
As liquidity shrinks, lenders' reliance on short-term funding routes increases
Like to discuss issues related to growth, interest rates
As many as nine special vostro accounts have been opened with two Indian banks after permission from the Reserve Bank of India to facilitate overseas trade in rupee, a top government official said on Tuesday. Sberbank and VTB Bank -- the largest and second-largest banks of Russia, respectively -- are the first foreign lenders to receive the approval after the RBI announced the guidelines on overseas trade in the rupee in July. Another Russian bank Gazprom - which does not have its bank in India - has also opened this account with Kolkata-based Uco Bank. "Nine accounts have been opened. One in Uco Bank, one in Sber, one in VTB and 6 with IndusInd Bank. These six are different Russian banks," Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal told reporters here. The move to open the special vostro account clears the deck for settlement of payments in rupee for trade between India and Russia, enabling cross-border trade in the Indian currency, which the RBI is keen to promote. The RBI has allowed th
The government may avoid incremental borrowing via the bills and only borrow to meet its previous repayment needs in the next quarter
The RBI has already raised rates by 190 bps since May, to 5.90%, as it battles to reign in inflation that has stayed above its 2%-6% tolerance band for ten straight months now.
Rupee likely at 81.68 by December-end, largely stable at 81.75 by March-end
The bank regulator has fined two banks each from Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat, and one bank each from Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Jharkhand
Export invoicing in INR is already allowed but the payment must come through Vostro Accounts maintained by foreign banks with a bank in India
The new norms succinctly sum up the RBI's view on how some of the ARCs have been run
Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Saturday exuded confidence that India will continue to be the fastest growing major economy with a likely growth rate of 7 per cent in 2022-23 on the back of strong macroeconomic fundamentals and financial sector stability. Speaking at the HT Leadership Summit 2022, Das emphasised that the country's economy remains resilient, supported by the banking and non-banking sectors. Das said the entire world has withstood multiple shocks. "I call it triple shocks of COVID-19 pandemic, then the war in Ukraine, and now the financial market turmoil." The Governor said the financial market turmoil is mainly emanating from the synchronised monetary policy tightening across the world by central banks, especially those in advanced countries, led by the US Fed, and the spillovers are being felt by the emerging market economies, including India. He further said in this kind of successive turmoils, European Union is facing a recession situation, but there are