Tag Monetary policy

India’s Monetary Policy Autonomy from Rich World Crises lies in limiting Portfolio Inflows

Insights, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Economy and Infrastructure

Tanking stock markets may not be the best background in which to discuss curbing portfolio inflows into India. But to insulate Indian policymaking from the fickle twists and turns of the US Fed and regain monetary autonomy, India must impose capital controls on short-term portfolio flows.

IMPRI
March 18, 2023

Bank of England’s experience, a message for RBI

Insights

The Bank of England is of the view that further sharp increases in policy rates could do more damage than good. The RBI’s MPC will do well to bear this in mind.

Satyam Tripathi
November 6, 2022

Rising inflation: Central Banks to be blamed?

Insights

TK Arun The pandemic, supply disruptions, the Ukraine war, inflation and monetary tightening are hurting a lot of businesses. One cottage industry that deserves to go under but seems to thrive in these conditions is crafting polished wooden crosses on…

Zubiya Moin
June 10, 2022

Monetary Policy says bye to easy money

Insights

By replacing the reverse repo rate with the Standing Deposit Facility rate, the RBI has managed to raise the base lending rate in the economy, while seeming to hold policy rates static

IMPRI
April 10, 2022

Is RBI Monetary Policy Committee is justified in staying Dovish?

Insights

TK Arun The MPC’s decision to keep repo rates unchanged reflects the RBI’s belief that its ongoing normalization of liquidity and sale of dollars that adds to the removal of surplus liquidity pumped in to insulate the economy during the…

IMPRI
February 10, 2022

Monetary and Fiscal Policy Responses to the Pandemic and the State of Gender Inequality

Event Reports

Simi Mehta, Anshula Mehta The “Employer of Last Resort” (ELR) policy by the government is crucial for a sustained recovery process.” “Extraordinary times require extraordinary macro policy responses. We are facing a dual crisis – the public health crisis and…

Ritika Gupta
February 11, 2021