Surplus funds in SDF go-to option for 24X7 banking despite 'loss'Bankers seem to prefer the Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) because the window operates beyond market hours, between 5:30 PM and 11:59 PM, w...
15 Apr, 2025, 06.04 AM IST
Rouble drops to 3-week low on low liquid interbank market after MOEX sanctionsAmidst new U.S. sanctions on Russia, the rouble plummeted to a three-week low against the dollar on the interbank market, triggering specul...
13 Jun, 2024, 12.36 PM IST
Fall in call market volume raises concerns over pricing of MIBOR, other instrumentsThe MIBOR, in turn, is used as a benchmark or reference for derivative products such as interest rate swaps, forward rate agreements and te...
25 Apr, 2024, 05.39 AM IST
Role of central bank in maintaining funding liquidityIt has been observed that the liquidity controlled by monetary policy affects the returns in bond and equity markets.
16 Feb, 2024, 11.02 AM IST
Banks request RBI to advance time for reporting CRR status"Banks want the CRR cut-off timing to be advanced. Under the current system, banks must maintain a satisfactory buffer until midnight to en...
11 Oct, 2023, 11.54 PM IST
Indexed swaps are hinting at a possible 25-40 bps rate hikeWhile a surge in US bond yields has exerted upward pressure on OIS rates over the past month, market participants said that the heightened ...
09 Oct, 2023, 05.42 AM IST
RBI doesn't want surplus money from banks but that can go to fellow peersThe head of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has urged banks to lend their surplus funds to their peers rather than depositing them at a cen...
06 Oct, 2023, 12.04 PM IST
RBI lets banks decide call borrowing limitsPrior to this, existing guidelines prescribed prudential limits for outstanding borrowing in call and notice money markets for scheduled co...
09 Jun, 2023, 12.29 AM IST
RBI relaxing borrowing limit in interbank call market no 'game changer': TradersThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed banks greater flexibility to set their own limits to borrow from the interbank call money marke...
08 Jun, 2023, 01.32 PM IST
Financial conditions improve to highest level since May: ICICI SecuritiesThe improvement in money market conditions was driven by sharp increase in interbank liquidity and commensurate fall in money market rates,...
08 Dec, 2020, 01.20 PM IST
RBI may go bond shopping ahead of festive seasonOn October 24, the banking system was running a deficit of Rs 14,900 crore, according to India Ratings citing RBI data.
26 Oct, 2016, 08.22 AM IST
Interbank market shrunk over 6% last year: RBI ReportFund based exposure in the interbank market displayed an increasing trend over the last three years with a share of nearly 82 per cent in M...
28 Jun, 2016, 05.39 PM IST
- Money markets recover to early 2008 levels: BIS
The financial markets are showing signs of normalising, with interbank money markets recovering to levels not seen since early 2008, the wo...
14 Sep, 2009, 12.48 AM IST
- Eurozone banks still stocking cash: Analyst
The European Central Bank saw strong demand for its weekly loans on Monday, with 600 commercial banks snapping up more than 216 bn euros (3...
05 Jan, 2009, 06.22 PM IST
- ECB pumps 50 bn dollars back into money markets
The European Central Bank on Tuesday pumped 50 billion dollars (37 billion euros) back into interbank money markets on Tuesday, but banks s...
07 Oct, 2008, 03.33 PM IST
- Bank lending costs up sharply despite US bailout hopes
Key short-term interest rates on European interbank markets rose Wednesday as banks continued reluctant to lend to one another despite rene...
01 Oct, 2008, 06.23 PM IST
- Emerging markets get credit for expanding banking: BIS
The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) on Monday said that new credit to Asian, African and Middle Eastern emerging markets expanded t...
10 Jun, 2008, 12.07 AM IST