Short-term yields rising: What s in it for you?
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“The liquidity surplus has reduced with the CRR (cash reserve ratio) rollback and likely rising government cash balances, said Anand Bagri, Head - domestic markets at RBL Bank. “This has put some pressure on short term rates that are seen rising sporadically.
Interest rates at the short end of the yield curve are rising in India due to a reduction in surplus system liquidity as the freedom over impounded cash pools, given to banks at the peak of the crisis last year, is withdrawn in phases.
“The liquidity surplus has reduced with the CRR (cash reserve ratio) rollback and likely rising government cash balances, said Anand Bagri, Head - domestic markets at RBL Bank. “This has put some pressure on
“The liquidity surplus has reduced with the CRR (cash reserve ratio) rollback and likely rising government cash balances," said Anand Bagri, Head - domestic markets at RBL Bank. “This has put some pressure on short term rates that are seen rising sporadically."
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Subhadip Sircar
, Bloomberg
India’s key money-market rates and yields on short-term debt rose after the central bank took its first small step toward unwinding emergency pandemic measures.
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India’s key money-market rates and yields on short-term debt rose after the central bank took its first small step toward unwinding emergency pandemic measures.
The interbank call rate rose to as much as 3.50% as against Friday’s weighted average of 3.18% while the yield on a five-year bond was up 10 basis points after the Reserve Bank of India said late Friday it plans to drain liquidity via a reverse repo operation.