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Rupee recovers by 8 paise against dollar in early trade

Fresh selling of the US currency by banks and exporters amid a higher opening of the domestic equity market helped the rupee

Following RBI's liquidity push, onus now on banks to deliver

Bankers and economists agree rates will soften, though the quantum would depend on banks' asset-liability profile

RBI cuts rates, eases liquidity

Repo rate reduced by 25 bps to 6.5%, lowest since 2011; minimum daily CRR limit lowered to 90% from 95%; repo, reverse repo corridor narrowed to 50 bps

Rate cut on anticipated lines, liquidity concerns addressed: BS Jury

The battle we are really fighting today is for credibility: Raghuram Rajan

Interview with Governor, Reserve Bank of India

How much can RBI cut? Hopefully, 25 bps: Saugata Bhattacharya

Says only worry is inflation projections look a little optimistic, even factoring in a late and staggered phase-in of the 7th Pay Commission award

Rate cut on expected lines: M S Unnikrishnan

Transmissions of rate cuts by banks is the biggest challenge

Addressing market concerns: A Balasubramanian

This policy has also brought down the differential between the repo and marginal standing facility rates

Liquidity management change to ease pressure

Rajan says RBI underestimated excess cash in the system due to elections

RBI is on right track, but India Inc calls for more

CEOs say the RBI could have been bolder given that inflation was within target

Rajan says RBI probing Panama Papers

Says having foreign accounts is not an offence per se

Front-loaded rate cut not accommodative: Saurabh Mukherjea

Believes there will be limited rate cuts in FY17, due to probability of fiscal slippage and risks to inflation

Developers expect demand to go up after RBI's rate cut

President of real estate association Credai, said home buyers would get at least a 50 basis point cut in home loan rates

Easy stance on liquidity: Gaurav Kapur

Room for further cuts is significantly constrained

Lower rates can boost housing: Rajeev Talwar

Banks should bring down their lending rates significantly

RBI rate cut will prompt banks to follow, will provide sitmulus:FinMin

Finance Minister for State Jayant Sinha said the govt would work with RBI to amplify both fiscal initiative and monetary initiative that are now in the pipeline

Reserve Bank to redefine branch banking and its outreach

To regulate peer-to-peer lending space

Gates to open for niche banks

The regulator has already issued licences to 11 payments banks and 10 small finance banks last year

To what extent will RBI liquidity easing help?

Further cut in repo rate will be good, but a few other issues need to be resolved for better results

Dollar slides to 17-month low vs yen as stocks, oil fall

The dollar fell 0.8% against the yen and last traded at 110.37 yen