That used up the traditional interest-rate channel of monetary policy, but not the more direct channel of money supply growth.

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Indeed, an important element of the monetary transmission mechanism works through the asset price channel.

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"I think there are actions (that need) to be taken by the monetary authority in conjunction with any announcement or change in the policy rate, " he said on television channel CNBC TV18.

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