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Are Indian stock markets already pricing in the outcome of the RBI policy?

The Reserve Bank of India's three-day monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting ends on Friday. How will the markets react to the RBI Policy meet? What's priced in and what's not? Let's find out

A policy hold and a hawkish commentary

Fiscal interventions are needed to boost demand and induce durable growth

Call it economic recovery or not, most indicators are trending upwards

The government's critics and loyalists are both wrong in the way they view economic data.

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MPC may opt for cut in liquidity, no rate hike: BS monetary policy poll

The RBI accepts overnight excess liquidity from banks at 3.35 per cent, its reverse repo rate

Status quo on stance but liquidity sugar rush may end

Withdrawal of excess liquidity is akin to taking away the training wheels from a kid's bike. They help a kid maintain balance but don't teach how to ride

RBI monetary policy preview: Reverse repo hike not seen; G-SAP taper likely

Analysts keen to see if more members of the six-strong monetary policy committee call for changing the stance to neutral: like Jayanth Varma did in August.

RBI's communication style leaves room for debate

Now the issue is whether the repo rate in isolation is adequate in the absence of the corridor

Real test of monetary policy is in time of supply shocks: MPC 1.0 member

'Our collective decision was to record our views through the MPC minutes and not elsewhere,' says Chetan Ghate.

The liquidity conundrum

Only credit growth can help banks to get out of this liquidity drag. That can happen when growth is secured (and not through loan melas). But if it takes longer, risk of higher inflation becomes real

Maintain credibility

MPC should not ignore inflation risks

It's 'extremely critical' for MPC to maintain credibility: Jayanth Varma

Central bank is risking making inflation entrenched with its easy money policy, says dissenting member of Monetary Policy Committee.

MPC minutes: Economy struggling to regain momentum of H2FY21, says Das

The need of the hour is twofold: first, continue the monetary policy support to the economy; and second, remain watchful of any durable inflationary pressures, says RBI Governor

Monetary policy review: RBI holds rates steady, ups inflation forecast

The RBI governor defended his protracted rate pause and lengthy accommodative stance as a compulsion brought by the pandemic

Spreading disinflation over 2-3 years to reduce output loss, says RBI

'There is no blanket ban on opening of current accounts', said M Rajeshwar Rao

Whatever it takes: But for how long?

The Governor clearly stated that the RBI remains in 'whatever it takes' mode, referring to the desire to support the fledgling recovery

RBI's model on India's digital currency could come out by 2021-end

In an interview with Business Standard, RBI governor, Shaktikanta Das, had said that CBDC is something that has implications on monetary and overall savings

RBI's inflation projections jump, growth numbers dip as recovery wobbles

While it termed current inflation as transitory, MPC also expects it to edge up to near-6% levels towards 2021-22 end, highlighting stickiness of inflation in uneven economic recovery

MPC in 2 minutes: Here're the key development and regulatory steps

RBI extended the on-tap targeted long term repo operations (TLTRO) scheme till December 31

Recast loans worth Rs 70,000 crore get extra time to meet norms

Bankers said this move comes as a support to stressed firms from sectors like tourism, real estate, hospitality and others hit badly by second wave