Operation Twist

▪️Is the RBI's simultaneous selling of short-term securities and buying of long term securities through Open Market Operations (OMO) in order to bring down long-term interest rates and bolster short-term rates.

▪️Operation Twist was first used in 1961 by the US Federal Reserve (central bank) as a way to strengthen the U.S. dollar and stimulate cash flow into the economy.

▪️Under this mechanism, the short-term securities are transitioned into long-term securities.

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