Digital or physical, cash is not king for reserve ratio

Digital or physical, cash is not king for reserve ratio

Mumbai: India’s central bank digital currency pilots in wholesale and retail segments have largely met with success since last year, but some banks have recently hit a bump as statutes do not permit the money to be used for meeting the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) requirement. A person aware of the development told ET that … Read more

MPC communication loses lustre. Is a 75 bps hike next?

MPC communication loses lustre. Is a 75 bps hike next?

Central bank actions usually calm nerves. But the Reserve Bank of India‘s unexpected 40 basis points increase in policy rates has rather rattled the market. An interest rate increase per se wouldn’t have been shocking given the price pressures that have been building up and the actions of other central bankers in the past few … Read more

RBI | inflation: Reserve Bank of India to be on a long-pause in rates on sticky non-food inflation: Report

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MUMBAI: The non-food component in the price basket will continue to keep inflation at a high level and result in a “long pause” in interest rates, a foreign bank said on Wednesday. The central bank is likely to pare the pandemic-driven emergency response as well, the report by Singaporean lender DBS said. It can be … Read more