Page 5 - Open Market Operations

RBI announces special OMOs to buy, sell G-Secs worth Rs 10,000 cr each

On October 1, the RBI would purchase three securities totalling Rs 10,000 crore and selling two securities of the same amount

RBI rejects bids worth Rs 664.73 bn at first open market bond buy in FY21

Central bank had planned to buy up to Rs 100 billion ($1.35 billion) worth of six-year to 11-year papers at an open market operation.

Govt's total liabilities rise to Rs 101.3 trn in Q1: Finmin report

Public debt accounted for 91.1 per cent of total outstanding liabilities at end-June 2020, the quarterly report on public debt management released on Friday said

RBI gets more elbow room for bond purchases as banks return borrowed money

The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday said it would buy 100 billion rupees ($1.4 billion) of bonds from the secondary market on Sept. 24

RBI announces OMO for sale, purchase of govt securities of Rs 10,000 cr

RBI will conduct simultaneous purchase and sale of government securities under the Open Market Operation (OMO) for Rs 10,000 crore each on September 10, the central bank said on Monday

RBI steps in with measures to boost demand for bonds, cool down yields

Says it is comfortable with a rising rupee, which helps bring down import-led inflation, adds that it remains "committed to ensuring comfortable liquidity and financing conditions in the economy"

RBI announces OMO for sale, purchase of govt securities worth Rs 10k cr

The RBI had announced, on August 25, simultaneous purchase and sale of government securities under OMO for an aggregate amount of Rs 20,000 crore in two tranches of Rs 10,000 crore each

RBI steps into bond market with Operation Twist to cool down yields

Under the mechanism, the apex bank buys long-term bonds and sells short-term bonds. This cools down long-term yields, raises short-term yields, but keeps liquidity neutral

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Reserve Bank announces OMOs worth Rs 20,000 crore to maintain liquidity

The two tranches will be worth Rs 10,000 crore each on multi-security auction using multiple price method, the central bank said in a statement

Monetary policy: RBI measures preserved financial stability, says Das

The RBI's monetary policy committee has kept the repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent, amid rising inflationary pressure and a grim economic outlook

Govt's total liabilities rise by 0.8% to Rs 94.62 trillion in Q4FY20

During January-March 2020, the government raised Rs 2.3 trillion through the issuance of Cash Management Bills

RBI to do buy-sell OMO of Rs 10,000 cr keeping in mind liquidity in banks

Such bond buy and sell operations soften long-term yields that help govt borrow cheap; they also give apex bank enough long-term bonds to support its liquidity operations

Monetising fiscal deficit via secondary OMOs right way: Uday Kotak

If we keep subsidising or protecting businesses that are not able to compete, we have an issue. I would expect the market to be able to sort things out, says Uday Kotak

Looking beyond the rate cut

Credit guarantees from government, deficit financing by the RBI and an HTM hike for banks are the only solutions that can get the wheel of credit and investment rolling

How to bring banks back to the credit market

Concerted efforts are required from the central bank and the government

The Indian version of quantitative easing

By resorting to the two-step OMOs, the RBI is managing the yield at both the shorter as well as the longer end

RBI considers standing deposit facility to manage extra liquidity

No firm decision has been reached on this, said sources. The SDF, when introduced, will become the lower bound of the corridor for the liquidity management window.

Coronavirus impact: Centre's borrowing won't be cheap this time

Wary of supply, bond dealers asked for sharp increase in rates from state governments during Wednesday's auction.

Cash-starved and desperate, states borrow at steep rate in lockdown

According to the schedule, 19 states had lined up to borrow up to Rs 37,500 crore, but they managed to raise Rs 32,560 crore.