Monetary Policy Flashcards

1
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What are parts of MP?

A

Interest Rate determination
Regulate Money Supply
Control Inflation

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2
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Objectives of MP

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Price Stability
Exchange rate stability
Financial Stability
Growth, Investment, Savings, Employment

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3
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What is credit Policy

A

how much and at what rate money should be lent

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4
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Types of Monetary Policy

A

Expansionary

Contractionary

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5
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What is contractionary MP

A

Dear Money, reduce Money supply

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6
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What is Expansionary MP

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Cheap Money and increases Money Supply

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7
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Earlier system of MP?

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Announced twice.
One Slack Season - Apr - Sept
One Busy Season - Oct - Mar

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8
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Recommendations of Urjit Patel Committee?

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Inflation targeting +-2
MPC
MP atleast 4 times a year

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9
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What is Liquidation Adjustment Facility

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Intro by RBI in 2000
Adjust liquidity and Money supply in market
By using G-Sec as collateral
Its instruments are - Repo rate and Reverse repo rate

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10
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What are the instruments of LAF

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Repo rate and Reverse Repo rate

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11
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What is Repo Rate

A

Banks meet daily shortage by borrowing from RBI.

They borrow at Repo rate

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12
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What is Reverse Repo Rate

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RBI absorb excess liquidity by borrowing from banks at RRR

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13
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Relation between RR and RRR

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RRR is 25% or 25bp less than RR

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14
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Are RRB, Commercial banks, Primary dealers eligible for LAF?

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Commercial banks - Yes
RRB - No
Primary Dealers - Yes

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15
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Payments Banks established and licensed under?

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Established - Companies Act

License - BRA

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16
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Who are primary dealers

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Financial firms that help RBI in buying and selling of G-Secs

17
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Ready Forward Contract Repos

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Banks borrow from RBI at Repo rate.

They agree to sell and repurchase the security at a future date at agreed price

18
Q

LAF that is repo rate and RRR dealt using

A

Only RBI approved - T Bill, SG CG bonds