Reserve Bank of India

India forex regulator criticises banks’ rupee arbitrage trades

The regulator rebuke banks for transferring arbitrage trades from their books to corporate clients

The RBI’s six-member monetary policy committee voted to keep the repo rate steady at 5.25 per cent.

India’s central bank holds rates as Iran war upends economic outlook

[MUMBAI] The Reserve Bank of India kept its key policy rate unchanged on Wednesday (Apr 8) as it awaits clearer evidence of the impact from the Iran war on the South Asian nation’s economy.

The Reserve Bank of India will announce its monetary policy decision on Apr 8, with most economists expecting it to hold rates.

India FX cap softens pressure on rupee even as offshore influence lingers: Axis Bank director

The RBI has ‘effectively broken’ the direct link between the onshore and offshore markets, says Neeraj Gambhir

The RBI's defence of a record-low rupee has constrained its ability to inject liquidity, tightening financial conditions that are likely to weigh on banks over the coming quarters.

Indian bank stocks’ US$95 billion rout may deepen on macro risks

At stake is the outlook for the country’s US$4.5 trillion stock market, given banks account for nearly a third of the benchmark index

Every one rupee move in the local currency versus the US dollar could lead to a one-time loss of 30 billion to 40 billion rupees for banks.

India’s boldest currency move in years brings brief rupee relief

RBI flexibility falls as FX reserves drop in March to defend the rupee following the Iran conflict

India’s US$710 billion of foreign exchange reserves, strong growth, and sound macroeconomic fundamentals give the country strength.

India’s economy strong enough to face external shocks, RBI says

The capacity and resilience of the Indian economy to absorb external shocks have strengthened over time

The Reserve Bank of India has been selling US dollars largely via short-dated contracts, typically maturing within weeks to a month.

India’s central bank ramps up key tool to defend falling rupee

The build-up comes as emerging markets face renewed pressure from a resurgent US dollar

Smoke rises following an explosion, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran on Mar 7.

Iran conflict forces central banks into sharp policy rethink

IMF urges policymakers to ‘think of the unthinkable’

The RBI’s heavy intervention comes against the backdrop of India’s foreign-exchange reserves which, at over US$723 billion, are among the largest in the world.

India’s central bank deploys US$12 billion to defend rupee as Iran war jolts markets

The scale of the intervention underscores the challenge it faces in containing volatility triggered by the conflict

The Reserve Bank of India is intervening in small amounts to support the Indian rupee, traders in Mumbai have said.

Indonesia, India intervene to support currencies amid Iran war

The war is sparking a rally in oil prices, which will increase import costs and inflationary pressures for most Asian economies