Liquidity Injection
RBI's ₹1 trn OMO purchase to add liquidity: What is it and why it matters
RBI will inject durable liquidity through a ₹1 trillion OMO purchase and a $5 billion dollar-rupee swap. Here is what OMOs are, how they work, and why they matter as the rupee weakens
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Banks park ₹90,931 cr at RBI's 4-day VRR auction, against notified ₹1 trn
A VRR auction is a monetary tool used by the central bank to inject short-term liquidity into the banking system, offering funds to banks at rates determined by market demand
 "Banks park ₹90,931 cr at RBI's 4-day VRR auction, against notified ₹1 trn")
RBI's decision on cash infusion fuels demand for India's short-term bonds
Reserve Bank of India's unexpected move to release ₹2.5 trillion ($29 billion) starting September may prompt lenders to favour shorter-tenor securities over longer-dated ones
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RBI monetary policy: Laser-focused on supporting economic growth
To give context to the significant turnaround in liquidity conditions, the RBI has purchased government bonds worth ₹5.23 trillion spread-over December 2024-end to May 2025
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RBI's new liquidity norm to free up $35 bn, likely boosting credit growth
India's banking system, which has an estimated HQLA of almost ₹45 trillion to ₹50 trillion, could have an additional ₹2.7 trillion to ₹3 trillion in lendable resources
 "RBI's new liquidity norm to free up $35 bn, likely boosting credit growth")
RBI's liquidity infusion plan pushes govt bonds to over 3-year highs
Reserve Bank of India will buy bonds worth ₹40,000 crore ($4.67 billion) and will also conduct 43-day repo for ₹1.50 trillion on Thursday
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Govt's cash deficit eases after RBI takes aggressive liquidity measures
The cash injection has also led to a decline in the weighted average call rate, which represents banks' overnight borrowing costs
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RBI announces slew of measures to inject liquidity to banking system
The central bank will conduct Open Market Operation purchase auctions of government securities worth Rs 600 bn ($6.96 bn) in three tranches and hold a 56-day variable rate repo auction for Rs 500 bn
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World Anaesthesia Day 2024: Date, history, theme, significance and more
World Anaesthesia Day is celebrated every year on Oct 16. It celebrates the importance of anaesthesia and efforts of anaesthesiologists in guaranteeing a positive patient experience
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RBI to conduct 7-day VRR to inject up to Rs 1.25 trn into banking system
Banks submitted bids worth Rs 1.6 trillion, around 3.2 times against the notified amount of Rs. 50,000 crore, at the two-day VRR auction conducted by the RBI
 "RBI to conduct 7-day VRR to inject up to Rs 1.25 trn into banking system")
US Fed's loans to provide $2 trn of liquidity in banking system: JP Morgan
The Bank Term Funding Program should be able to inject enough reserves into the banking system to reduce reserve scarcity and reverse the tightening that has taken place over the past year
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Liquidity slips into deficit; RBI cash injections at over one-month high
Tax outflows drive tightness; banks face pressure to raise deposit rates
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With the flu season here, should you ask for an influenza vaccine?
Demand for flu vaccine weak in India; US facing worst season in a decade
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Top Headlines: RBI's liquidity infusion; Google fined Rs 936 crore by CCI
Walmart Inc-backed Flipkart is considering raising $2 billion to $3 billion at a valuation of more than $40 billion to expand its product range in India and challenge rivals
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RBI's liquidity infusion largest since April 2019 as surplus cash dries up
Lack of repo suggests RBI tolerance of higher money mkt rates: Analysts
 "RBI's liquidity infusion largest since April 2019 as surplus cash dries up")
No more liquidity support: Advice from Raghuram Rajan and Viral Acharya
Their paper makes the point that creation of huge amounts of money by a central bank need not necessarily galvanise output.
Bank of Japan offers huge cash injection to combat rising short-term rates
The central bank on Tuesday made two offers, including one to buy bonds worth 2 trillion yen ($17.6 billion) for immediate fund provision
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Liquidity support, bond yield management: Key takeaways from RBI Policy
RBI monetary policy 2021: The recent surge in Covid-19 infections, however, imparts greater uncertainty to the outlook, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said today
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Flush with funds, banks show little interest in RBI's repo operations
The cut-off yield was 4 per cent, which is at par with the policy repo rate
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Make reforms work
Govt has to find a way to remove the stumbling blocks
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