Page 9 - Repo Rate

How long will the RBI continue with its extreme accommodative stance?

Status quo expected on Wednesday, but guidance will hold the key for bond market

The repo in corporate bonds is slowly picking up pace, shows data

Rates offered at par or lower than RBI's repo rate

Policy normalisation path

RBI will need to do a tough balancing act

Monetary policy: RBI to roll back CRR cut in phases, assures liquidity

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 4%, pegs FY22 GDP growth at 10.5%

Monetary policy: RBI doing exactly what AQR does, though unofficially

The Economic Survey, last week, had suggested that there should be one more round of AQR of banks after the Covid-related forbearance is over

Monetary policy to stay accommodative in near term, but exit is near

Despite the fiscal activism in the Budget, the MPC stated that the recovery was yet to gain firm traction and needed continued policy support

MPC in 2 minutes: Here're the key development and regulatory steps

The six-member MPC kept interest rates on hold, but said it will keep its stance accommodative to support the government's huge borrowing programme

RBI monetary policy: Govt told to cut fuel taxes to ease inflation concerns

GDP projection revised upwards, but lower than Eco Survey's

Monetary policy: Retail interest in G-secs may be limited, say experts

HNI participation may be gradual; mutual funds see little impact on fund flows

RBI's monetary and Centre's fiscal policy are moving hand-in-glove

RBI has done exceptionally well in managing government's extended borrowing this year when fiscal deficit has shot-up to 9.5 per cent of GDP

RBI monetary policy announcements: Highlights and key takeaways

This is the fourth time in a row that MPC has decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 4%. The central bank had slashed the repo rate by 115 basis points since late March 2020 to support growth

Inflation worries play on RBI's mind, dampen mood of bond market

Higher inflation projection rules out any rate cut possibility in the first half of FY22; bond yield jumps

Inflation, Budget and its implications: RBI's two guiding forces on rates

The other signals expected from the policy related to the rollback of measures announced during the pandemic

RBI MPC highlights: Rates, stance unchanged, CRR to be restored, and more

Projection for CPI-based inflation revised to 5.2% for Q4 of FY21, for H1 of FY22 at 5% to 5.2%, and for Q3 of FY22 at 4.3%

RBI maintains status quo for fourth time, keeps policy rate unchanged at 4%

The reverse repo rate will also continue to earn 3.35 per cent for banks for their deposits kept with the RBI

BS Policy poll: Pause for sure, liquidity to be back in focus at RBI

The apex bank would still like to drain out some liquidity while managing yields through OMO or operation twist, to fend off inflation, especially when rate hikes seem distant

Thoughts on Budget and monetary policy

Beyond hype, if the Budget creates a platform for growth, the RBI will have to change the policy's stance, but that won't happen - now or even in April

A no-action monetary policy buys time for growth

The job of breaking the back of inflation is left to the government's proactive supply management strategies, for now

Beyond the rate decision

RBI will have to address the excess liquidity issue

Very little room for more rate cuts: Amandeep Chopra, UTI Asset Management

He says, the rate cycle seems to have bottomed out but RBI may not change its accommodative stance anytime soon