The RBI policy statement of status quo has a clear distinction between policy strategy and policy stance and can coexist simultaneously
Bond yields, which shot up significantly after the Union Budget announced a larger-than-expected borrowing, got some relief after the central bank delivered an extremely dovish policy
Monetary policy will not drive growth
RBI's additional measures for MSMEs, contact-intensive sectors and digital transactions augurs well for the overall economic health, financial market participants said on Thursday.
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The new timings for the fixed rate reverse repo operations and MSF operations will be from 1730 hrs to 2359 hrs, said RBI in a statement
The rates represent a particular stance with regard to the monetary policy and the committee decided to continue with the accommodative stance, said RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das
Rupee opened at 74.90 against the American dollar, and later witnessed an intra-day high of 74.88 and a low of 75.05 against the greenback
Repo rate was left unchanged at 4 per cent and the reverse repo rate at 3.35 per cent
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The RBI left key rates - repo and reverse repo unmoved at 4 per cent and 3.35 per cent, respectively.
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The RBI's dovish stance has also provided comfort to the unnerved bond and equity markets.
Liquidity tightness has led to some short-term market rates rising above the Repo Rate. This nervousness in the bond markets could make Shaktikanta Das's task more challenging. Let's see how
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The gap, which is 25 basis points (bps) during normal times, has widened to 65 bps since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic
The 30-pack index was lifted by Tata Steel (up 3 per cent), RIL (up 2 per cent), Bajaj twins, and Asian Paints
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Their paper makes the point that creation of huge amounts of money by a central bank need not necessarily galvanise output.