RBI MPC Meeting 2026: Sanjay Malhotra & Co hold rates steady at 5.25% as oil shock, weak rupee & West Asia war cloud outlookRBI Monetary Policy Meeting 2026: The Reserve Bank of India maintained the repo rate at 5.25%, balancing inflation risks from rising crude ...
05 Jun, 2026, 10.41 AM IST
RBI books ₹1.69 lakh crore forex gains amid record dollar salesThe Reserve Bank of India earned ₹1.69 lakh crore from foreign exchange transactions in FY26, up 52% from the previous year, as it sold a r...
29 May, 2026, 06.46 PM IST
Loan EMIs set to increase: Canara Bank raises lending rates by 5 bps on these tenures; Bank of Baroda MCLRs remain unchangedCanara Bank has revised its lending rates. The bank increased its Marginal Cost of Funds Based Lending Rate by 5 basis points for all loan ...
12 May, 2026, 01.31 PM IST
RBI monetary policy: Call below repo to comfort banks"Our attempt, of course, is to keep the WACR as near as possible to the policy rate. However, in times like this when there is so much unce...
09 Apr, 2026, 01.34 AM IST
RBI MPC Highlights: What Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced todayThe Reserve Bank of India has maintained its key repo rate at 5.25 percent. This decision reflects a neutral stance. India's economy shows ...
08 Apr, 2026, 12.31 PM IST
RBI MPC at a glance: Your one-stop guide for all key decisionsThe Reserve Bank of India has maintained the repo rate at 5.25%. India's economy shows strong growth driven by domestic demand. Inflation i...
08 Apr, 2026, 11.20 AM IST
Fed repo borrowing jumps as quarter-end pressure stirs money marketUsage of the US Federal Reserve’s standing repo facility rose sharply to nearly $26 billion, signalling increased demand for short-term liq...
30 Dec, 2025, 10.14 AM IST
Big cash crunch? Banks tap $26 billion Fed Repo lifeline — second-highest since 2020 crashU.S. banks tapped the Fed’s Standing Repo Facility for $26 billion, the second-highest since 2020, as liquidity tightened across money mark...
03 Dec, 2025, 10.23 PM IST
Banks tap Fed Standing Repo Facility in record numbers amid month-end pressuresThe Federal Reserve's Standing Repo Facility loaned a record $50.35 billion on Friday to address month-end liquidity pressures in short-ter...
01 Nov, 2025, 09.36 AM IST
Banks rush for VRR amid call rate spikeBanks rushed to borrow from the RBI's VRR auction as overnight money market rates exceeded the policy repo rate. This spike, driven by GST ...
24 Jul, 2025, 12.32 AM IST
View: Will RBI squeeze banks with an open market operation?The dense drama has laid open RBI’s dilemma and the confusion of the bond brigade. The protagonists are an affable governor who wants to ta...
15 Oct, 2023, 11.12 PM IST
Interbank call money rate surges over RBI’s corridorDespite a liquidity surplus, the interbank call money rate in India has climbed above the upper band of the central bank's interest rate co...
29 Apr, 2023, 10.12 AM IST
Repo, reverse repo rates still relevant?A non-collateralised band around the repo rate provides a damping effect, and its imposition was delayed by the pandemic. The repo and reve...
12 Apr, 2022, 09.40 AM IST
Fed establishes standing repo facilities to support money marketsThrough the facility for foreign and international monetary authorities, known as the FIMA repo facility, the US central bank will enter in...
29 Jul, 2021, 08.13 AM IST
RBI shifts its focus to liquidity managementThe central bank also promised to have a more effective liquidity management tool in a new instrument called a standing deposit facility (S...
06 Apr, 2017, 10.39 PM IST
Beyond the jargon: Here's what RBI meant by MSF, LAF and repo rate measuresMarginal standing facility is a window for banks to borrow from Reserve Bank of India in emergency situation when inter-bank liquidity drie...
20 Sep, 2013, 03.55 PM IST
- ET in the Classroom: Marginal standing facility
Marginal standing facility enables banks to borrow funds from RBI at 8.25%, or 1% above the LAF-repo rate against pledging gilts.
24 May, 2011, 06.46 AM IST