RBI Monetary Policy: Shaktikanta Das Addresses Media
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das says, “…The Reserve Bank undertook six fine-tuning variable rate reverse repo auctions, that is, VRRR auctions from February 2 to February 7, 2024 to absorb surplus liquidity. Financial market segments have adjusted to the evolving liquidity conditions to varying degrees. While the short-term rates have fluctuated. Long-term rates have remained relatively stable, reflecting better anchoring of inflation expectations, as indicated in the softening of the term spread in the government securities market. In the credit market, however, monetary transmission remains incomplete…Our policy stance is in terms of interest rate, which is the principal tool of monetary policy in the current framework. Our stance of withdrawal of accommodation should be seen in the context of incomplete transmission and inflation ruling above the target of 4% and our efforts to bring it back to the target on a durable basis. So far liquidity conditions are concerned these are being driven by exogenous factors which are likely to correct in the foreseeable future, aided by our market operations…”