Liquidity

Demonetisation: RBI introduces incremental CRR to manage excess liquidity

In order to absorb the surge in liquidity in banking system following demonetisation of high value notes, the Reserve Bank introduced an incremental Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) of 100 per cent for the fortnight beginning Saturday.

Nov 26, 2016, 18:49 PM IST

'Bank note reform to depress inflationary pressures in India'

India's bank note reform has pushed up deposit growth and boosted liquidity that may in turn depress inflationary pressures, the Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) said Thursday.

Nov 17, 2016, 13:20 PM IST

Rate cut to boost liquidity, achieve near 8% growth: Finance Ministry

The Finance Ministry on Tuesday said the 0.25 percent rate cut by the Reserve Bank will inject liquidity in the system and help achieve closer to 8 percent growth in the current fiscal.

Oct 04, 2016, 18:40 PM IST

RBI to inject liquidity of Rs 10,000 cr via OMOs on Wednesday

The Reserve Bank will purchase government securities for a total Rs 10,000 crore on Wednesday to inject liquidity into the market.

Jan 18, 2016, 22:56 PM IST

ECB cuts funding for Greek banks as liquidity improves

The European Central Bank cut emergency liquidity assistance (ELA) for Greek banks on Tuesday, in line with a request from Athens, several sources said, a positive sign that lenders are stabilising their operations and building cash reserves.

Aug 19, 2015, 00:18 AM IST

RBI prefers open market bond sales to suck liquidity: Rajan

RBI prefers sale of government bonds through open market operations (OMO) to suck out liquidity from the system, which is determined by market conditions, Governor Raghuram Rajan said Tuesday.

Aug 04, 2015, 22:00 PM IST

ECB will not increase liquidity lifeline to Greek banks: source

The European Central Bank`s governing council on Wednesday decided not to increase the liquidity lifeline to cash-strapped Greek banks, a Greek banking source said.

Jul 02, 2015, 03:45 AM IST

RBI sets MSS intervention ceiling at Rs 50,000 cr

The Reserve Bank (RBI) has fixed the quantum of intervention through the Market Stabilisation Scheme (MSS) at Rs 50,000 crore for the current fiscal to manage liquidity.

Apr 22, 2015, 00:29 AM IST

RBI to sell Rs 12,000 crore govt bonds via OMO

Reserve Bank Wednesday said it would sell Rs 12,000 crore government bonds through Open Market Operations (OMO) to mop up liquidity from the system.

Nov 26, 2014, 23:08 PM IST

FMC takes fresh measures to boost liquidity in commodity market

Forward Markets Commission has also directed bourses to disclose open position limits of top 10 trading clients including hedgers on their website.

Oct 24, 2014, 14:00 PM IST

China to inject $33 billion of 3-month loans into banks: Sources

The injection follows signs that Chinese investors are beginning to bet that the PBOC is going to reduce the official deposit rate, now fixed at 3 percent.

Oct 17, 2014, 23:42 PM IST

Q1 liquidity position comfortable: FinMin report

The liquidity position during the April-June quarter has been comfortable, barring the period of advance tax outflow, according to a government report.

Aug 28, 2014, 22:29 PM IST

RBI issues final guidelines on liquidity coverage ratio

The Reserve Bank on Monday said the Basel III liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) will be introduced in a phased manner with a requirement of 60 percent from January 2015.

Jun 09, 2014, 23:16 PM IST