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India Makes Steepest Cut in Bank Reserve Ratio Since 2001

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Given there is absolute panic almost everywhere else, it's high time for India to get in on the act. And tonight they did. Bloomberg is reporting India Makes Steepest Cut in Cash Ratio Since 2001.
India made the steepest cut since 2001 in the amount of cash lenders need to set aside as reserves to cushion the economy from a global slowdown, after the rupee slumped to a record low and overnight lending rates doubled.

The Reserve Bank of India lowered the cash reserve ratio to 7.5 percent from 9 percent effective tomorrow. The measure will release 600 billion rupees ($12.2 billion) into the financial system, the bank said in a statement in Mumbai.

"This move is aimed at addressing the sharp decline in liquidity in capital and money markets," said N. Bhanumurthy, an economist at the Institute of Economic Growth in New Delhi. "A cut in interest rates runs the risk of a further weakening of the currency."

"We have identified that the main problem is liquidity," Finance Secretary Arun Ramanathan said in New Delhi. "We have assured the people that we will respond swiftly and take steps to infuse more liquidity according to the needs of the situation."
With that statement by Finance Secretary Arun Ramanathan, India joins the grown ranks of governmental fools that have no freaking idea what the problem even is.

The problem is solvency, not liquidity, and the root cause is fractional reserve lending. So what does India do? Lower reserve requirements of course, in a foolish attempt to stimulate lending when there is clearly insufficient capital to lend.

Mike "Mish" Shedlock
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