RBI's panel for continuation of Weighted Average Call Rate as operating target of monetary policyReserve Bank of India panel suggests keeping overnight Weighted Average Call Rate as monetary policy's operating target. Variable rate repo...
06 Aug, 2025, 06.34 PM IST
RBI to conduct Rs 1 lakh-crore VRRR today to align market ratesThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will conduct a ₹1 lakh crore variable rate reverse repo (VRRR) operation to manage liquidity. This move aim...
09 Jul, 2025, 05.55 AM IST
Surplus liquidity pushes WACR to 6.16%, 9 bps lower than repo rateIndia's overnight borrowing costs for banks, indicated by the weighted average call rate (WACR), dipped to 6.16% on Monday, falling below t...
07 Apr, 2025, 09.32 PM IST
RBI governor urges banks to boost call money market tradingRBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra urged banks to actively trade in the uncollateralized call money market instead of passively parking funds wit...
07 Feb, 2025, 08.17 PM IST
WACR rises to 6.68% amid liquidity deficit; 10-year G-Sec yield steady at 6.84%The weighted average call rate, which indicates banks' overnight cost of borrowing, closed at 6.68% on Wednesday, 18 basis points higher th...
27 Nov, 2024, 09.00 PM IST
RBI steps keep average call rates in checkThe Reserve Bank of India has been managing surplus liquidity in the banking system. The goal is to align the weighted average call rate wi...
05 Nov, 2024, 11.22 PM IST
WACR 18 bps higher than repo rate despite surplus liquidityOn Monday, the weighted average call rate rose to 6.68%, exceeding the Reserve Bank of India's 6.50% repo rate, due to uneven liquidity dis...
01 Oct, 2024, 12.19 AM IST
WACR rises to 6.71% as liquidity tightens ahead of RBI meetingThe weighted average call rate, reflecting banks' overnight borrowing costs, rose to 6.71%, surpassing the Reserve Bank of India's repo rat...
25 Sep, 2024, 10.28 PM IST
WACR climbs to 6.69% amid banking system liquidity deficitThe weighted average call rate, reflecting banks' overnight borrowing costs, rose to 6.69%, surpassing the Reserve Bank of India's repo rat...
24 Sep, 2024, 10.40 PM IST
Weighted average call rate holds at 6.50% despite surplus liquidity conditionsThe weighted average call rate, which indicates banks' overnight cost of borrowing, closed at 6.50% on Thursday, in line with the Reserve B...
10 Sep, 2024, 07.48 PM IST
RBI Policy Rate: No tango with repo, yet RBI moves ease ratesThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has indirectly eased policy rates through consistent liquidity injections, leading to a decline in the weig...
26 Mar, 2024, 08.58 AM IST
Liquidity measures widen market-repo rate disconnectThe Reserve Bank of India aims to align market rates with the repo rate, but liquidity conditions have caused a disconnect. The weighted av...
11 Feb, 2024, 11.37 PM IST
RBI's nimble and flexible in managing liquidity: GuvSince April 2022, the RBI has adopted a stance of focusing on withdrawal of accommodation to tackle inflation. Liquidity in the banking sys...
09 Feb, 2024, 05.34 AM IST
Effective rates now largely higher than repo rateAn analysis of the weighted average call rate (WACR) shows that the key overnight market rate has been much higher than the repo rate was d...
06 Feb, 2024, 05.39 AM IST
RBI seen using fund injections to lower money market rates"Banks have individually communicated with the RBI after the liquidity deficit widened significantly at the end of December. The money mark...
08 Jan, 2024, 05.31 AM IST
Banks flag high overnight rates, liquidity termsIndian banks have urged the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to find a more even-handed way to distribute liquidity and narrow the gap between o...
17 May, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
RBI delivers ‘stealth easing’ while holding repo rate steadyIf concerns regarding global growth increase, rate cut expectations may become stronger in 2Q itself
07 Feb, 2020, 01.05 PM IST