RBI could defer OMO sales with liquidity deficit at over 4-year highs

RBI could defer OMO sales with liquidity deficit at over 4-year highs

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) could defer its declared open market bond sale as currency leakage from the banking system during the festival season and its own steps to shield the rupee from excess volatility have pushed liquidity deficit to its highest in more than four years, according to analysts. With net liquidity … Read more

Do not change asset allocation on the basis of market movements: Axis MF

Do not change asset allocation on the basis of market movements: Axis MF

There is a lot of value in the longer end of the curve as these situations normalise, says R Sivakumar, Head Fixed Income. Bond yields have corrected below that 6% level post RBI’s Operation Twist and the HTM limit relaxation as well. What is it that your outlook is on some of these measures and … Read more

Growth will turn positive in Q4: Pranjul Bhandari

Growth will turn positive in Q4:  Pranjul Bhandari

We cannot rely on consumption but we should set the stage so that investment can come back at least in the next couple of years, says Chief Economist – India, HSBC Securities. Would you reckon that the kind of economic damage that has been caused by the lockdown has been much worse in India as … Read more