RBI
RBI cuts banks’ CRR by 75 bps to 4.75 per cent
09 Mar 2012
The reduction will inject around Rs48,000 crore into the banking system
CRR cut likely, but SLR level to stay: RBI
06 Mar 2012
RBI hikes bank rate to 9.5 per cent, aligns it with repo rate
14 Feb 2012
RBI has been using the reverse repo rate and the repo rate under the LAF to signal monetary policy stance since 3 May 2011 and the 3.5 percentage point hike, the first in nine years, will align bank rate with the current policy rates
RBI cuts CRR by 0.5%; leaves other rates unchanged
24 Jan 2012
The new CRR rate will be effective from 28 January 2012 and is expected to infuse Rs32,000 crore into the system, easing the tight liquidity in the markets
RBI unlikely to raise key interest rates
23 Jan 2012
RBI signals policy easing
02 Jan 2012
RBI allows non-residents to hedge currency risk
29 Dec 2011
RBI leaves policy rates unchanged; hints at cuts
16 Dec 2011
After 13 successive hikes since March 2010, RBI has kept its benchmark interest rates unchanged, and hinted at cuts in the near future
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