Homegrown polymer science firm Uflex, in partnership with the US-based Spectra Systems, has submitted bids for the proposed polymer banknote programme as the RBI evaluates potential suppliers to manufacture polymer-based currency substrate, sources said. The …
There is no mention of a common BRICS currency or a formal call for replacement of the US dollar. Instead, the document sticks to the more incremental, technocratic language the bloc has used since Rio and Kazan: interoperable payment systems, local-currency …
India must now choose among currency appreciation, inflation, bank losses, indirect public exposure and an expensive sterilisation programme


The Indian rupee held steady as easing U.S.-Iran tensions lowered oil prices, boosting sentiment. However, anticipation of potential U.S. Federal Reserve rate hikes kept traders watchful. Importer demand also capped rupee gains. Despite a roadmap for a U.S.-…
The Indian rupee maintained steady ground against the dollar last Friday, closing almost flat. The day’s trading featured some ups and downs, yet the rupee celebrated its best weekly performance in eleven weeks, thanks to a surge in foreign investments into I…

The rupee appreciates 20 paise to 94.20 against the US dollar, boosted by positive trade negotiations and foreign inflows.
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Despite RBI's efforts to boost rupee usage in international trade, including Special Rupee Vostro Accounts, its adoption for invoicing and settlement saw only modest growth over the past two fiscal years. This highlights the significant ground India must cove…


The RBI also reported a 6.7 per cent rise in overall surplus to Rs 2.86 lakh crore, while the value of its gold holdings surged due to rising gold prices and rupee depreciation against the US dollar

The dollar is supposed to be dying. We've heard that argument for the better part of a decade, and it's getting louder, not quieter. The narrative goes that BRICS countries are building an alternative, that China is dumping Treasuries, that gold is replacing …


At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.77 against the US dollar, then gained ground and touched 95.53 in early trade, up 5 paise from its previous close

Asian central banks are turning to ever more aggressive interest-rate hikes to shore up currencies, though there are few signs of success.

The Reserve Bank of India likely intervened in the foreign exchange market to shore up the rupee ahead of the local spot market open on Friday, five traders told Reuters.
Markets await the Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy as fixed-income investors look for stable rates and range-bound yields amid inflation risks, currency pressures and cautious policy guidance.


The rupee was down 0.1% at 95.7675 per dollar, with trading in Asia thinned out by a clutch of regional holidays


Rupee stabilizes at 95.69 amidst easing geopolitical tensions and lower crude prices, with key resistance at 95 and support at 96.25.
RBI's FX swap auction attracted nearly $10 billion in bids, underscoring strong demand amid a weakening rupee.