India ramps up support for faltering rupee after holding fire on rates Published 05 Jun, 2026 11:27pm The measures include scrapping capital gains tax for foreign holders of government bonds
India's measures to protect Indian rupee seen drawing about $40 billion, analysts say Published 05 Jun, 2026 06:00pm New Delhi has exempted overseas investors and the BIS from capital gains tax on interest or gains from sale of government bonds
India ramps up defence of faltering rupee after holding fire on rates Published 05 Jun, 2026 04:56pm RBI’s rate panel votes unanimously to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25%
Indian central bank's heavy FX swaps drag premiums to 2-month low ahead of policy Published 04 Jun, 2026 08:28pm One-year hedging costs have dropped from the mid-May peak of 3.50% to 2.92%
Indian central bank rebuts media report it sold gold reserves Published 03 Jun, 2026 06:25pm The country's foreign exchange reserves fall to a more than one-year low of $681.4 billion in the week ended May 22
India tightens checks on overseas flows as currency pressure mounts, sources say Published 03 Jun, 2026 05:55pm India’s capital account is only partially open. Companies can invest abroad through the overseas direct investment route
Indian central bank's FX trading gains surge 52% to $17.7 billion in FY26, boosting income Published 29 May, 2026 06:58pm Reserve Bank of India’s balance sheet expands by 20.61% to 91.97 trillion Indian rupees as of March 31, 2026
India's RBI plans expansion of digital rupee through welfare schemes, cross border payments Published 29 May, 2026 06:10pm The move comes as India seeks to broaden the use of the digital Indian rupee and explore its role in cross-border payments
India's forex reserves fall to over one-year low as central bank mounts Indian rupee defence Published 29 May, 2026 05:39pm The $7.5 billion decline is largely due to a $4.5 billion fall in the value of the central bank’s gold holdings
Indian banks seek hedging cost subsidy from RBI to raise dollar funding, sources say Published 25 May, 2026 04:32pm 'The RBI is comfortable at bearing 150 basis points of the hedging cost, which should make the dollar borrowing cheaper than local fundraise'
Jakarta stocks jitters, rupiah near historic lows Published 23 May, 2026 05:43am BENGALURU: Indonesia’s rupiah stayed near historic lows and Jakarta equities were headed for their steepest weekly...
India's central bank sold net $9.8 billion in March as Iran war battered Indian rupee, bulletin shows Published 22 May, 2026 06:00pm RBI’s net outstanding forward dollar sales stood at $103.06 billion as of end-March
India's central bank approves 2.87 trillion Indian rupee surplus transfer to government Published 22 May, 2026 04:21pm Surplus transfer is higher than last year’s record 2.69 trillion Indian rupees
Indonesian markets slip on policy jitters Published 22 May, 2026 06:05am BENGALURU: Indonesian markets were under pressure on Thursday as policy concerns surrounding the government’s...
India to conduct $5 billion dollar/rupee swap as FX pain persists Published 20 May, 2026 10:01pm RBI has sold dollars at an estimated pace of $1 billion per day in recent sessions
India central bank's daily $1 billion FX defence struggles to turn Indian rupee tide, bankers say Published 20 May, 2026 03:54pm Bankers estimate the RBI's daily dollar sales in the spot market to be between $800 million to $2 billion in recent days
Indian firms turn to floating-rate debt as interest rate hikes loom Published 18 May, 2026 11:26pm MUMBAI: Some Indian firms are turning to floating-rate bonds to attract investors and manage borrowing costs at a...
Why India's Tata Sons is facing pressure to list Published 15 May, 2026 10:20pm MUMBAI: Tata Sons, the holding company of 31 group companies including TCS, Tata Motors and Tata Steel, is facing...
India central bank governor says may need to act if inflation pressures deepen Published 13 May, 2026 12:53pm The government may need to hike fuel prices if the conflict in the Middle East drags on
Indian central bank likely selling dollars to limit Indian rupee's slide, traders say Published 12 May, 2026 11:09am The Indian rupee fell to a record low of 95.6250 per dollar
India explores steps to mobilise dollar inflows as rupee slides, sources say Published 05 May, 2026 01:13am MUMBAI: India’s central bank is studying ways to mobilise dollar inflows to bolster its foreign exchange buffers and...
India considers stronger safeguards as online fraud surges Published 30 Apr, 2026 06:43pm NEW DELHI: India’s central bank is seeking recommendations to tackle a surge in online fraud as scammers siphon off...
India central bank's FX forward book balloons to over $100 billion as Iran war pummels Indian rupee Published 30 Apr, 2026 06:30pm The RBI’s short-dollar forward book expanded by $26.5 billion month-on-month
Indian refiners limit use of special FX credit line, sources say, spelling more rupee strain Published 29 Apr, 2026 07:24pm India in mid-April offered state-run oil refiners a special FX credit line through State Bank of India
Indian shares fall as banks drag; oil tops USD110 Published 29 Apr, 2026 05:57am MUMBAI: Indian shares declined on Tuesday, as higher crude prices hurt sentiment and banking stocks came under...
India central bank says expected credit loss rules for banks to be effective April 1, 2027 Published 27 Apr, 2026 07:57pm The rules introduce a 'staging framework' for asset classification under the Expected Credit Loss approach
India widens banks' disclosure of offshore Indian rupee trades Published 27 Apr, 2026 07:51pm Banks must report both deliverable and non-deliverable contracts; trades below $1 million will be exempted
Large US-based fund manager stays bullish on India debt, says rate-hike fears overblown Published 27 Apr, 2026 04:17pm There is value in the three- to seven-year segment of India’s government bond yield curve
India's central bank cancels Paytm Payments Bank licence Published 24 Apr, 2026 07:36pm The RBI says it would make an application for winding up of the bank before the high court
India's central bank net bought $7.41 billion in February, bulletin shows Published 23 Apr, 2026 06:59pm RBI’s net outstanding forward dollar sales stood at $77.67 billion as of end-February