So I don't see any more efficiency then in previous system with regards to transmission of
RBIs rate changes.
If RBI really wanted instant effective transmission of its policy rates... then why not keep it simple
RBI rate + bank spread.
In fact a majority of the section of loans will not see the transmission of
RBI rates until their period of reset is completed.
What does
RBI rate cut means to you and me?
Dear Pradeep, We can't say there is «no need» to reduce the base rate, because the difference of basis points between
the RBI rate cuts & banks lending rate cuts is surely in the rage of 50 to 60 basis points.
Not exact matches
The
RBI is set to announce its monetary policy decision later Tuesday, with the market forecasting a 25 basis points cut in policy
rates.
In Asia, the Reserve Bank of India (
RBI) cut its key repo
rate by 25 basis points to 7.75 percent on January 15, more than two weeks before its scheduled meeting, catching markets by surprise.
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At that level, with the Repo
Rate at 6.0 %, it would still be +1.5 % positive Real
Rate and thus the
RBI will sound hawkish but not hike the Repo
Rate.
Since we do not expect
RBI to cut interest
rates, in this scenario, returns from liquid funds might improve over the last year and it could become a better surrogate to fixed deposits for short term savers.
In a latest move to bring in more transparency in costs for home loan borrowers,
RBI has introduced an Indian Banks Base
Rate (IBBR) which is now used as a new benchmark for floating rate produ
Rate (IBBR) which is now used as a new benchmark for floating
rate produ
rate products.
If
RBI hikes interest
rates, what is the impact on your home loans, fixed deposits, debt mutual funds etc.,?
So, what is the link between the
RBI's key policy
rates and Deposit / Lending
rates?
So, if the
RBI hikes interest
rates (like Repo
rate) due to the factors discussed above, an increased repo
rate leads to higher cost of short - term money.
To control inflation and the growth,
RBI uses certain tools like CASH RESERVE RATIO, STATUTORY LIQUIDITY RATIO, REPO
RATE, REVERSE REPO RATE etc., (Related Article: «What is CRR, SLR, Repo Rate & Reverse Repo R
RATE, REVERSE REPO
RATE etc., (Related Article: «What is CRR, SLR, Repo Rate & Reverse Repo R
RATE etc., (Related Article: «What is CRR, SLR, Repo
Rate & Reverse Repo R
Rate & Reverse Repo
RateRate?
The
RBI's
rate cuts does not necessarily mean that the borrowers benefit immediately.
while I see at the end of article below update: «Latest News (04 - October - 2016):
RBI cuts Repo
Rate by 25 basis points to 6.25 % and keeps CRR unchanged.
If
RBI increases
rates by say 100 basis points, banks increase their benchmark
rates by say 50 basis points.
What is the impact of
RBI's
rate cut on home loan and other loan EMIs (Equated Monthly Installments)?
I would think with these thin spread the banks would have to really pass on the
rates from
RBI more quickly then in past though never instant.
2 — Budget rules &
RBI's policy review in Feb etc have to be tracked and see if there is any impact on lending
rates..
As the inflation softens (mostly YES) we can expect
RBI to cut other key policy
rates too.
An increase in reverse repo
rate means that commercial banks will get more incentives to park their funds with the
RBI, thereby decreasing the supply of money in the market.
They are also telling that for newly sanctioned Home Loans the interest
rate is
RBI MCLR
rate plus Spread
rate of 0.40 % with one year reset (MCLR - 8.90 % + Spread
rate - 0.40 % = 9.30 %) where MCLR is floating and Spread
rate is constant.
Same way, banks borrow money from
RBI by paying interest
rate, when
RBI reduces this interest
rate (payable by banks to
RBI), banks will have to pay lesser interest amount on their borrowings.
You might have observed that
RBI has cut interest
rates to the tune of 125 basis points in this fiscal year.
Latest News (05 - April - 2016):
RBI cuts Repo
Rate & SLR by 25 basis points.
RBI governor has cut Repo
Rate only and has kept other key policy
rates (CRR & SLR) unchanged.
Dear Onkar, As mentioned in the article, though
RBI cuts key policy
rates, banks may not immediately pass the benefits to its customers.
The question is with new MCLR system is Base
Rate likely to become fixed rate given that Bank may have motivation to change it with RBI focusing on M
Rate likely to become fixed
rate given that Bank may have motivation to change it with RBI focusing on M
rate given that Bank may have motivation to change it with
RBI focusing on MCLR.
Base
rate system was introduced by
RBI in July 2010 to ensure that banks can not lend below a certain benchmark.
Even though
RBI in June 2012 had mandated Banks not charge pre-payment penalties on floating
rate home loans, it is better to verify the same with the lenders.
To meet statutory requirements (like CRR / SLR) banks have to keep certain reserves with
RBI, so when percentage of reserves that banks have to keep with
RBI comes down, banks may have more monies to do business, this may lead to lower loan
rates.
So, any cut or increase in
rates (especially key
rate like Repo Rate) by the RBI is not getting transmitted to the bank customers immediat
rate like Repo
Rate) by the RBI is not getting transmitted to the bank customers immediat
Rate) by the
RBI is not getting transmitted to the bank customers immediately.
RBI keeps the key interest
rates unchanged.
The next day all major Newspapers carried an important headline and that is about «
RBI cuts key interest
rate.
Banks have the final say in deciding their interest
rates, not
RBI.
A cut in Repo and Reverse Repo
rates basically reduces the bank's cost of borrowing from the
RBI to add to its reserves.
While now the MCLR should factor in the repo
rate, but how much really the weightage is of this cost of borrowing from
RBI for the bank as against rest of the marginal costs.
Anyways with frequent regime change from prime lending
rate, base
rates and now MCLR
RBIs any ways is not able to control their
rates.
Dear Mukesh, When
RBI cuts Repo
rates (or) Key policy
rates, banks will generally (may not be immediately) cut the lending
rates too.
The
rate at which banks borrow money from the RBI by selling their surplus government securities to the central bank (RBI) is known as «Repo Rate.&raq
rate at which banks borrow money from the
RBI by selling their surplus government securities to the central bank (
RBI) is known as «Repo
Rate.&raq
Rate.»)
So the chances of base
rates coming down looks slim as does
RBI reducing repo
rates in Feb..
Dear GP, MCLR is more transparent, but your banker may or may not reset the
rate immediately after an interest
rate change by the
RBI.
If
RBI keeps the
rates unchanged in its next review, that means there is a difference of around 60 basis points which needs to be transmitted.
At present, the banks are slightly slow to change their interest
rate in accordance with Repo Rate change by the
rate in accordance with Repo
Rate change by the
Rate change by the
RBI.
The
rate of Interest on these
RBI Bonds has been fixed at 8 %.
«
RBI (Reserve Bank of India) has cut interest
rates.»