Marginal standing facility rate
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The marginal standing facility rate is an overnight borrowing rate at which the Reserve Bank of India lends funds to commercial banks, serving as a tool to manage short-term liquidity and signal the upper bound of the interest rate corridor in its monetary policy framework.
All labels observed (1)
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| Marginal standing facility rate canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Marginal standing facility rate Context triple: [Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India, usesInstrument, Marginal standing facility rate]
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Bank Rate
Bank Rate is the United Kingdom’s official policy interest rate set by the Bank of England to influence borrowing costs, inflation, and overall economic activity.
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Regulation Q
Regulation Q was a former Federal Reserve regulation that prohibited banks from paying interest on demand deposits and capped interest rates on other deposit accounts, significantly shaping U.S. banking practices until its repeal.
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Exchange Rate Mechanism
The Exchange Rate Mechanism was a European monetary system designed to reduce exchange rate variability and achieve monetary stability in preparation for the Economic and Monetary Union and the eventual adoption of the euro.
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Contingent Reserve Arrangement
The Contingent Reserve Arrangement is a financial safety net established by BRICS countries to provide mutual support and liquidity during balance-of-payments and currency crises.
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3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marginal standing facility rate Target entity description: The marginal standing facility rate is an overnight borrowing rate at which the Reserve Bank of India lends funds to commercial banks, serving as a tool to manage short-term liquidity and signal the upper bound of the interest rate corridor in its monetary policy framework.
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A.
Bank Rate
Bank Rate is the United Kingdom’s official policy interest rate set by the Bank of England to influence borrowing costs, inflation, and overall economic activity.
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B.
Regulation Q
Regulation Q was a former Federal Reserve regulation that prohibited banks from paying interest on demand deposits and capped interest rates on other deposit accounts, significantly shaping U.S. banking practices until its repeal.
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C.
Exchange Rate Mechanism
The Exchange Rate Mechanism was a European monetary system designed to reduce exchange rate variability and achieve monetary stability in preparation for the Economic and Monetary Union and the eventual adoption of the euro.
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D.
Contingent Reserve Arrangement
The Contingent Reserve Arrangement is a financial safety net established by BRICS countries to provide mutual support and liquidity during balance-of-payments and currency crises.
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E.
3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR
3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR is a benchmark interest rate indicating the average rate at which major global banks are willing to lend U.S. dollars to one another for a three-month term in the London interbank market.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Monetary policy instrument
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Policy interest rate ⓘ |
| accessCondition | Available against excess statutory liquidity ratio securities ⓘ |
| accessType | Standing facility ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Reserve Bank of India ⓘ |
| affects | Cost of marginal overnight funds for banks ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Scheduled commercial banks ⓘ |
| borrowerType |
Commercial banks
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Scheduled commercial banks excluding regional rural banks ⓘ |
| collateralType |
Approved securities
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Government securities ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| currency | Indian rupee ⓘ |
| determinedBy | Monetary Policy Committee recommendations and RBI decisions ⓘ |
| domain | Monetary policy ⓘ |
| function |
Acts as a safety valve against unanticipated liquidity shocks
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Provides a backstop borrowing option for banks ⓘ |
| influences |
Call money market rates
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Short-term interest rate structure in India ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Reserve Bank of India ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 2011 ⓘ |
| introducedUnder | Monetary policy operating procedure reforms of 2011 ⓘ |
| legalBasis | RBI Act and associated monetary policy regulations ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Policy repo rate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Liquidity adjustment facility framework of the Reserve Bank of India
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linked to:
Monetary policy of India
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| policyRole |
Helps transmit monetary policy stance to the banking system
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Influences short-term money market interest rates ⓘ |
| purpose |
Manage short-term liquidity in the banking system
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Provide overnight liquidity to banks ⓘ Signal the upper bound of the policy interest rate corridor ⓘ |
| rateType | Fixed interest rate ⓘ |
| regulator | Reserve Bank of India ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Liquidity adjustment facility
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Repo rate ⓘ Standing deposit facility rate ⓘ |
| roleInFramework | Defines the ceiling of the RBI’s interest rate corridor ⓘ |
| sector | Banking ⓘ |
| tenor | Overnight ⓘ |
| typicalPosition | Above the policy repo rate ⓘ |
| upperBoundOf | Interest rate corridor of the RBI ⓘ |
| usedFor | Meeting overnight liquidity mismatches by banks ⓘ |
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Subject: Marginal standing facility rate Description of subject: The marginal standing facility rate is an overnight borrowing rate at which the Reserve Bank of India lends funds to commercial banks, serving as a tool to manage short-term liquidity and signal the upper bound of the interest rate corridor in its monetary policy framework.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India
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usesInstrument
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Marginal standing facility rate
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