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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

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 keeps policy rate unchanged fourth time, maintains accommodative stance

The central bank had slashed the repo rate by 115 basis points since late March 2020 to support growth

Monetary Policy statement by Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das

Bi-monthly Monetary Policy statement by Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das.

Monetary policy: Rising yields a worry and RBI should act, say bond dealers

Rise in interest rates could hit corporate earnings, hinder economic recovery

Monetary policy will continue to have role in supporting fiscal stimulus

The MPC will keep the policy repo rate on hold, unanimously, despite the prospect of a drop in CPI inflation to 5 per cent in Q4 and then likely to average 4.5 per cent in FY22

Expect RBI to keep accommodative stance at least till first half of FY22

We think the MPC could express its willingness to maintain the accommodative monetary stance at least till H1FY22, which should help sentiments

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

RBI may not tinker with key rate, will keep accommodative stance: Experts

The six-member MPC headed by RBI Governor is scheduled to meet for three days starting February 3. The resolution meeting would be announced on February 5

Fed remains in crisis-fighting mode as recovery appears to moderate

Monetary policy likely on hold for foreseeable future; Fed chief Powell says vaccination program key to economy

Short-term interest rates increase 25-30 basis points, shows data

The reason why short-term rates have spiked is liquidity normalisation

RBI indicates slow departure from ultra-loose liquidity policy

RBI to restore liquidity operations timing to normal hours in a phased manner, to start with variable rate reverse repo window from Jan 15

Flexible inflation targeting: Fix the underlying first - it is broken

The RBI must push the government to put the periodical rebasing of the CPI into the inflation targeting agreement

Ultra-low interest rates to stay: A 2021 guide for global central banks

China, India, Russia and Mexico are among those predicted to cut their benchmarks even further. Only Argentina and Nigeria are forecast to raise rates

RBI launches household surveys to get inputs for its monetary policy

The cities include, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, and Thiruvananthapuram

Yes, it's not broken

Govt and RBI should fix potential policy risks to inflation

If it ain't broke, don't fix it: RBI working paper on 4% inflation target

Working papers don't necessarily reflect RBI's views, but invariably end up doing just that. This paper, by H K Behera and Michael Patra, could be one such

Maintaining 4 per cent inflation appropriate for India: RBI paper

Maintaining 4 per cent inflation is appropriate for India as targeting a lower rate could impart deflationary bias to the monetary policy, said a Reserve Bank paper.

Don't tweak inflation target range: Economists tell FM in pre-Budget talks

The current range of 2-6 per cent is valid till this fiscal year-end