Rbi Policy Review

Retail Direct: RBI gives retail investors direct access to G-sec market

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to give retail investors direct access to the government securities market. The major structural reform was announced by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday. According to Das, India will join a select group of countries offering such facility to investors. The new arrangement, Retail Direct, will allow direct access to retail investors via the RBI. This will allow such investors to open Gilt account with the apex bank.

RBI Monetary Policy: Resident individuals can make remittances to IFCs

RBI Monetary Policy: The Reserve Bank has announced that resident individuals can make remittances to international finance centres for purposes of investing in securities issued by non-resident companies. Watch the video.

HTM limits would be restored in a phased manner from quarter ending June 2023: RBI

SLR holdings in HTM category: The RBI said in order to provide certainty to the market participants in the context of the borrowing programme of the centre and states for 2021-22, it has now been decided to extend the dispensation of enhanced HTM of 22 percent up to March 31, 2023, to include securities acquired between April 1, 2021 and March 31, 2022.

RBI cuts repo rate by 25 bps to 5.15%, maintains accommodative stance

Most analysts had expected the RBI to cut interest rates, although they were unsure of the quantum following an unconventional 35 basis-point easing last time.

In policy making, you have to take a call beyond numbers: Shaktikanta Das

Numbers are paramount, what our assessment of the incoming data is, and how we see the incoming data, Das said

Consumers turn gloomy about economic situation, employment: RBI survey

Perceptions on the general situation and employment softened, finds survey

Mutual funds can be part of inter-creditor agreement, clarifies RBI

Reserve Bank of India underlines importance of looking at liabilities of stressed assets comprehensively

RBI policy review: SBI cuts loan rates by 15 bps, others likely to follow

SBI reduced its marginal cost of funds-based lending rate from 8.4% to 8.25%

RBI policy review: Rate cut, adequate liquidity needed to support growth

Guidance on systemic liquidity conditions will be crucial, as the pace of transmission of policy rates depends to a large extent on the level of liquidity

Hat-trick on rate hike almost certain, but will the RBI change its stance?

In the last policy meet, the RBI hiked repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.50 per cent, for the second time in a row.

RBI monetary policy: New norms on NPA little help for small units

The RBI said on Wednesday it would allow all MSMEs to pay their dues to banks and NBFCs up to 180 days after the due date without these being classified as bad loans

RBI policy: Extra haircut on rated bonds to put poorly run states in a spot

Move to value state bonds at market price will wipe out valuation gains of banks used to hide treasury losses

Monetary policy review: No takers for RBI's move on small finance banks

The move is largely being perceived as a move to destabilise the cooperative sector

RBI monetary policy: Finance Ministry says MTM losses for banks will rise

Banks will have to register more losses on their books in the first three quarters of the financial year due to the regulator's move to allow spreading of MTM losses over four quarters

Repo rate hike and neutral policy stance not conflicting: Urjit Patel

The RBI's monetary policy is determined by the nominal anchor that has been given by a legislative process, which is the consumer price index, the RBI Governor said

RBI increases repo rate by 25 bps to 6.25%; maintains neutral stance

The central bank's April policy tone was dovish and it had actually lowered inflation forecasts for the first and second half of 2018-19

RBI monetary policy review: States may need to get their loans rated

If the state development loans (SDL) are rated, the margin requirement would be set at 1 per cent lower than other SDLs for the same maturity buckets

RBI policy review: Banks have more bad debt covered on higher provisioning

High defaults on small home loans a matter of worry, says RBI

RBI may keep repo rate unchanged at 6% in today's policy review: BS Poll

But surprisingly, there is a narrow chance that the central bank may cut rates in the future: BS Poll

Expect MPC to remain vigilant on potential upside risks in Apr 4-5 meet

A wait-and-watch stance by the MPC will also support the government bonds market