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RBI gives exporters, importers liquidity and more time amid Covid-19 crisis

RBI took cognizance of the difficult situation amid the global coronavirus crisis and announced a number of measures for the export and import sector

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%

Monetary Policy: Reserve Bank picked a heck of a time to slow things down

If Reserve Bank's rate cut pause has shocked you, blame it on inflation

As banks turn immune to monetary policy, QE may save the day for RBI

If the central bank views asset purchases as a way to influence the waning quantity of money, then it should act now. Doing so may well save the day

Time to formally link rates to repo, says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

Shaktikanta Das likely to initiate required steps in coming weeks

RBI monetary policy review: Signalling only via rate cuts is not enough

Past evidence has proven that transmission works best when there is positive banking system liquidity during rate cuts and tight liquidity during rate hikes

Surprise element

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) while not tinkering with the key policy repo rate