Page 24 - Monetary Policy

Slowdown blues: RBI rate cuts not effective anymore, say analysts

Analysts want RBI to look at 'unconventional' monetary policy measures for a revival nudge

Looking beyond the rate cut

Credit guarantees from government, deficit financing by the RBI and an HTM hike for banks are the only solutions that can get the wheel of credit and investment rolling

RBI buttresses earlier position forcefully; economic forecasts conservative

The central bank cut the repo rate by 40 bps to 4% and the reverse repo rate was brought down to 3.35%

How to bring banks back to the credit market

Concerted efforts are required from the central bank and the government

Best of BS Opinion: Monetary policy framework, Covid-19 outbreak, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces of the day

Policy credibility

Monetary policy framework should not be undermined

In a sea of red ink

A lot of uncertainties remain on how, when, and at what total economic and social cost, this pandemic will be tamed

Coping with the lockdown

Given the scale of demand contraction, we need a fiscal package of at least 3-4 per cent of GDP

Debt market friction

A slow recovery will increase credit risk

Can rate cut force banks to lend?

Credit guarantee by the government for banks' fresh loans to certain segments might do the trick at a small fiscal cost

140 bps rate cut in a little over a fortnight

This has been done to stop lazy banking. Banks are being encouraged to lend instead of parking their resources with the RBI and earn risk-free interest income

Carry forward structural economic reforms

Tackling Covid-19 should open the door for urgent economy-wide reforms

Coronavirus impact: Credit growth likely to remain modest, says RBI

MPC report says better transmission of rates would remain priority

PSBs rescue pvt peers as states pull out deposits after RBI cut rates

Treasury heads say private banks are floating CDs of nearly Rs 5,000- 8,000 crore a day since the RBI lowered the repo and reverse repo rate last week

Cheap index valuation isn't inspiring

Cloudy earnings outlook in the coming quarters is likely to play spoilsport

Covid-19 relief: RBI cuts repo 75 bps; defers term-loan EMIs for 3 months

Repo down to 4.4%; reverse repo reduced by 90 basis to 4%; CRR lowered by a percentage point to 3%; inflation and growth forecast not given as they would depend on the extent of the coronavirus crisis

A quick look at RBI's measures to arrest Covid-19 slowdown

The RBI has reduced the repo rate by 75 basis points (bps) to 4.4 per cent, and the reverse repo rate by 90 bps which now stands at 4 per cent

RBI's rate cut provides the much-needed balm to revive the economy

The repo rate has come down by 75 basis points to 4.4 per cent, while the reverse repo rate has been lowered by 90 basis points to 4 per cent now

RBI needs to ease asset quality norms, cut repo rate: HDFC Bank's Puri

RBI doesn't have a choice but to provide some relaxation on the asset classification norms, says Aditya Puri

RBI may slash rates by 0.75% before next policy review on April 3: BofA

Amid talk of a review of the flexible inflation targeting framework, it said the revised contracts will introduce growth and financial stability as co-objectives of monetary policy along with price st