What is RBI liquidity?
Liquidity is a bank’s capacity to fund increase in assets and meet both expected and unexpected cash and collateral obligations at a reasonable cost. Liquidity risk is the inability of a bank to meet such obligations as they become due, without adversely affecting the bank’s financial condition.
What is the reverse repo rate of RBI?
3.35 percent
A reverse repo is a rate at which RBI takes money from banks. As of now, RBI pays 3.35 percent in the fixed-rate repo window, but it takes only a maximum of Rs 2 lakh crore in that window. The balance excess liquidity can be lent by banks to RBI at its variable rate reverse repo (VRRR) auctions.
How does RBI reduce liquidity in the banking system?
The RBI can use the liquidity adjustment facility to manage high levels of inflation. It does so by increasing the repo rate, which raises the cost of servicing debt. This, in turn, reduces investment and money supply in India’s economy.
How does RBI controls liquidity in the market through its monetary tools?
It controls the flow of money through repo rates and reverse repo rates. And the reverse repo rate is the rate at which the RBI parks its funds with the commercial banks for short time periods. So the RBI constantly changes these rates to control the flow of money in the market according to the economic situations.
How does RBI manage money supply and liquidity?
In order to control money supply, the RBI buys and sells government securities in the open market. These operations conducted by the Central Bank in the open market are referred to as Open Market Operations.
What are RBI tools for monetary control?
Here’s a look at the tools RBI uses to manage monetary policy.
- REPO AND REVERSE REPO RATE.
- CASH RESERVE RATIO (CRR)
- OPEN MARKET OPERATIONS.
- STATUTORY LIQUIDITY RATIO.
- BANK RATE.