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Rate cut not enough to revive investments

BS jury

The stance of the annual credit and monetary policy is calibrated. The economic growth is coming from services: Pratip Chaudhuri

RBI cuts rate, but banks won't budge

Repo rate down 25 bps to 7.25%; cash reserve ratio unchanged; central bank sees little room to ease policy furthe

RBI doesn't want India Inc to bet on forex rates

Experts see unhedged forex exposure by India Inc as speculative and support RBI stance

More positive signals ahead: Shyam Srinivasan

With expectations of a normal monsoon, the pressure on consumer price index may come down

RBI would have to cut rates further: Sunil Godhwani

The cautious policy might have reiterated its statement that there was little room for further rate cuts

Policy focusing on macroeconomic stability: S S Mundra

The policy has proposed several other measures to promote financial stability and credit discipline in the banking industry

'Cut in SLR under held-to-maturity bucket is a positive'

A reduction of at least 50 basis points would be carried out every quarter, beginning with the quarter ending June

Borrowing to get costly with tight dynamic loan loss provisions

Risks from unhedged foreign exchange exposures will also make borrowing expensive

There will be three more rate cuts: Taimur Baig

RBI is expected to remain vigilant about the outlook, but at the same time finds itself compelled to cut rates

It's back to the government: R Shankar Raman

Considering the current dynamics, a 25-bp rate cut and a clear mention of limited monetary space reflect an appropriate policy stance

Lending rate cuts key to recovery: Indranil Sengupta

Monetary tightening has become counter-productive - hurting growth rather than taming inflation

Focus on bank consolidation

Discussion paper on banking structure rejig by June-end

RBI to hold OMO purchase of govt bonds on Tuesday

Move to comfort liquidity scenario and bond market sentiments

Draft wealth management norms to be issued by June-end

Does RBI really want rates to fall?

Without simultaneous increase in money supply, transmission of rate cuts is unlikely

Banks slow in monetary policy transmission

In 2012-13, the central bank reduced repo by 50 basis points and CRR by 75 bps

RBI's repo rate cut won't bring your EMIs down

The central bank can't do much when it comes to lowering interest rates or in turn your EMIs

RBI focus on consolidation, niche licence

Discussion paper on banking structure rejig by June-end

A policy of intent: Action awaited...

The RBI governor has set tight deadlines to bring out a slew of proposals on gold, real estate and other areas. Expect a lot of action the next few months