The apex bank hiked its repo, reverse repo (overnight lending and borrowing rates) to 5.25 per cent and 3.75 per cent, respectively, while the cash reserve ratio, or the portion of deposits banks park with RBI, to 6 per cent in line with analysts' expectations.
Hike in CRR to suck out Rs 12,500 crore from the banking system.
As the rupee depreciated to a new 32-month low against the US dollar, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said the Reserve Bank is monitoring the situation and will intervene in the forex market "as and when necessary".
The Reserve Bank of India on Friday said it will come out with its annual monetary policy for the next fiscal on April 20, amid expectations that the central bank will hike interest rates to tame the rising inflation
The reserves had touched a life-time high of $426.028 billion in the week to April 13, 2018.
Central banks in India, China and South Korea are closely monitoring the emerging inflationary pressures on their economies and hikes in interest rates could be expected across the Asia-Pacific region after Australia raised key interest rates.
The apex bank, however, may not aggressively tighten the monetary policy and is likely to resort to only a moderate 0.25 per cent hike in short-term borrowing rates and mandatory bank deposits with RBI, bankers said.
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, in a unanimous verdict, ruled that its 2014 verdict, which had struck down a provision of the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946 providing immunity to such officers in graft cases, will have retrospective effect.
The recent hike in the rates will hurt your finances further. Time to do some stock-taking.
The coins will be circular in shape and have a diameter of 23 millimetres.
Linking all new floating rate loans to an external benchmark won't impact existing borrowers, so customers who have taken long-term home loans recently should watch things carefully, say Joydeep Ghosh and Sanjay Kumar Singh.
The RBI in its monetary policy review in October has revised the inflation forecast to 6.5 per cent by March-end from 5 per cent earlier.
The apex bank has sent a communication in this regard to Indian Banks' Association and this is expected to be implemented shortly, IBA chairman K Ramakrishnan told PTI. Since April 1, RBI had declared third party ATM usage, including cash withdrawals and account enquiries, free for all customers and said that banks can charge Rs 18-20 per month from other banks in case of third party ATM transaction.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will consider whether the pleas challenging the validity of the electoral bond scheme for political funding of parties can be referred to a Constitution bench for an "authoritative pronouncement".
Though there is no formal agenda for the meeting, it is generally conducted to get bankers' views on the macro economic scenario and credit and deposit growth. The apex bank also point out its concerns, if any, on specific issues.
The Reserve Bank might hike the Cash Reserve Ratio (statutory cash balances banks maintain with the apex bank) by 0.50% in its credit policy if inflation remains high, feel Indian bankers. The RBI is scheduled to announce annual credit policy for fiscal 2008-09 on April 29. RBI is likely to tighten money supply in its forthcoming annual credit policy to suck out excess liquidity from the system. Growth has moderated in recent months.
The Reserve Bank may announce cut in policy rates up to 50 basis points soon as inflation has been on way downward for past three successive weeks, bankers said.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted the Securities and Exchange Board of India time till August 14 to complete its probe into the allegations of stock price manipulation by the Adani group. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud directed the SEBI to file an updated status report of the investigation.
The bank was rapped for not activating a debit card of a couple 'trapped in a foreign country'
The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday said the Greek debt crisis would not change its roadmap to exit from the accommodative stance, as the central bank has already factored in the impact of global uncertainties in its exit-policy.
Financial experts feel with inflation still not under control, RBI could raise rates in the future.
Amid reports of corporates making losses on hedging forex products other than dollar, the Reserve Bank may soon come out with guidelines on forex derivatives, which is widely expected to discourage banks from trading in foreign currencies other than in rupee-dollar. "We are working on the guidelines of forex derivatives," an RBI spokesperson told PTI.
Terming the timing of monetary tightening by the Reserve Bank as 'a bit of a surprise', country's largest bank SBI today said the apex bank may further hike its key rates in the annual monetary policy on April 20, if inflation remains high in March as well.
Former Reserve Bank Deputy Governor S S Tarapore on Thursday said that the apex bank should not lower its repo and cash reserve ratio rates in its forthcoming monetary policy review.
The appeal was mentioned before a vacation Bench headed by Justice Arijit Pasayat, which fixed June nine as the date for hearing the matter. The Bench allowed senior advocate P R Andhyrujina, who mentioned the matter, to file a special leave petition against the High Court order later in the day.
Central Information Commission has held that funding from RBI makes an institution is adequate to make it accountable under RTI.
As a result of the strike, cheques amounting to Rs 3000 crore (Rs 30 billion) were pending clearance. Inter-bank transaction through RTGS was also brought to a halt, the statement said.
Jewellers in India, the world's second largest gold consuming country after China, have started receiving more inquiries for purchase of gold or silver immediately after the Reserve Bank's announcement to withdraw Rs 2,000 notes from circulation. However, there is no panic buying of the precious metal unlike the situation witnessed in 2016 during demonetisation, jewellers body GJC said on Sunday. In fact in the last two days, the actual gold purchase has been less in exchange of Rs 2,000 notes due to strict Know your Customer (KYC) norms although sources said some jewellers have started charging a 5-10 per cent premium, taking the gold prices to Rs 66,000 per 10 grams level.
The Reserve Bank in its Mid-Term Review of Annual Policy Statement for 2008-09, the Reserve Bank has said that inflation continues to be a matter of concern.
The new rate will be effective from December 8. The primary liquidity made available to the system through these measures is worth over Rs 3,00,000 crore (Rs 3,000 billion), RBI Governor D Subbarao said in Mumbai.
After reproaching the International Monetary Fund for its attack on India's SEZ policy, Union Commerce Minister Kamal Nath has criticised the Reserve Bank for its 'inconsistent approach' towards special economic zones. \n
The Reserve Bank of India will soon appoint an external agency to assess the claims of complete financial inclusion in different states of the country.
Hinting at some tightening of the monetary policy on Friday, the Reserve Bank on Thursday said inflation is a major challenge and would address it without hurting the growth.
Subrata Roy's parole, granted on humanitarian grounds following his mother's death.
Amid concerns raised by RBI over its autonomy, the central bank has for the first time sought the Finance Ministry's nod for wage revision in the apex bank.
Analysts feel the RBI should not opt for another hike in the calendar year.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi's) investigation into the Hindenburg allegations is making slow progress when it comes to obtaining information from overseas regulators, particularly around ultimate beneficial ownerships of certain foreign portfolio investors (FPIs), said people in the know. "Establishing ultimate beneficial ownerships for FPIs is a very complex exercise. "Several jurisdictions allow omnibus structures where the end beneficiaries are not required to be captured or are based in some other geographies.
The Reserve Bank on Friday eased money supply further by cutting key policy rates and ratios - decisions that would among other things infuse Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion) into the banking system.
Global rating agency Standard and Poor's Asia Pacific chief economist Subir Gokarn has been appointed as RBI deputy governor in place of Rakesh Mohan who quit months ahead of his retirement.
Earlier, the apex bank had projected inflation at 5.5 per cent by March 2011 and the latest higher estimate is on account of high food, fuel prices high and persistent demand pressures building up in the economy.
