Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Short-term interest rates to stay firm

...........On August 23, the RBI had conducted an open market operation of government securities of Rs 8,000 crore as part of its plan to prevent the hardening of long-term yields which had recently hit a five-year high. Interest rates at the shorter end have remained firm because of the liquidity tightening steps taken by the RBI. For instance, the inter-bank call money rate (at which banks borrow from each other) continues to remain above 10.25 per cent...........

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