RBI MONETARY POLICY AUGUST 2020 ANNOUNCEMENT
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The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Shaktikanta Das, will announce the Monetary Strategy Panel’s course of action at 11:45 am on Thursday. A departure from the normal schedule due to the storm. What is also unique this time around is that the MPC people have completed their long-term cycle since its inception on September 29, 2016. Here are the 5 things to look out for
Rate Action
Much of the financiers and economists expect the MPC to keep its powder dry and, after three days of reflection, to announce a business-as-usual approach. A Mint review had shown that six out of ten investors surveyed believe that RBI should keep the strategy repo rate at 4%, while the rest expect a cut of 25 basis points.
This is in contrast to a Bloomberg poll of 44 economists who found the road remains separate. 22 economists expect a cut of 25 basis points, one dares a move of 50 basis points and the rest sees no change. Many expecting an interruption also accept that the space for additional rate cuts is limited as the RBI is close to the rate cut cycle.
From now on, they accept that it would be prudent for the RBI to act at the October meeting when they have clearer clarity on both development and swelling. However, the lion’s share of those surveyed by Mint also assumes that the RBI should cut interest rates by 50 basis points before the end of the budget year.
Growth and inflation outlook
Since the last surprise MPC meeting in June, growth prospects have deteriorated and inflationary pressures have increased. The fund minister said Tuesday that the prospects of a rebound in the Indian currency remained “delicate” due to the surge in Covid-19 cases and successive lockdowns.
The rating agency Icra had estimated that Indian GDP would decline by 9.5% from its previous forecast of 5% narrowing. Consumer value inflation (CPI), which rebounded from 5.8% in March 2020 to 7.2% in April 2020, declined to 6.1% in June 2020 when the lockdown was lifted.
While inflation is expected to rise in July due to limited lockouts and new supply disruptions, it is likely to ease in the second half of the year. Economists assume that inflation will fall to 4.5% in the second half of the financial year.
Loan Growth and Interest Transfer
While the transfer of policy was evident, the financial line of credit has yet to be increased. With the repo falling by 115 basis points from February, the banks have already sent customers 72 basis points for new advances, the fastest transfer of key rates in India.
Huge banks have already transferred 85 basic focuses. In any case, non-food loan growth declined to 6.7% year over year in June, compared to 6.5% in May and 7.2% in April. Hence, the MPC could shed some light on the pace of the transmission of rate cuts.
Unconventional measures
Financiers and business analysts also expect the RBI to announce unconventional measures such as raising the Held-to-Maturity-Limit (HTM) for banks, open market tasks and the practice of profit-board apparatus like “Activity Contort”.
This year’s massive government program has pushed the RBI to get the OMOs to forestall a sharp surge in long-haul yields. With framework liquidity currently in excess of £ 6bn, a leading set of OMOs could be tested. In this way, The Street expects the RBI to increase the HTM limits for banks. This opens up the possibility for banks to pick up some of the graceful bonds and reduce the required OMOs.
Create a new bundle
The market also expects the RBI to announce a rebuilding package with an exceptional focus on certain areas affected by the pandemic. The banks have mentioned the RBI to allow for a one-off recast of resource-oriented resources following the Covid-19 pandemic and the ruin it inflicted on small and huge organizations.
An extension of the ban on advance payments is ruled out anyway after industry leaders such as HDFC’s Deepak Parekh and SBI manager Rajnish Kumar asked RBI not to extend the ban.