Indian Banks Discover Money Costs Money, Offer 8% to Prove It
- Who
- Indian public-sector banks and the Reserve Bank of India
- What
- One-year certificate of deposit rates exceed 8% while the 364-day Treasury bill yield climbs to 6.69%
- When
- October 28, 2026
- Where
- India
Reserve Bank of India auction data show the 364-day Treasury bill cutoff yield rose to 6.6900% on October 28 from 6.4891% on October 14. The Economic Times reports that one-year certificate of deposit rates at Indian public-sector banks have subsequently topped 8%.
Our analysts note the elegant symmetry of a system where the state borrows at 6.69% and its own banks pay depositors 8% to fund the spread.
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