US President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff measures against China, Mexico, and Canada, along with the recent threat against Europe, sparked worries of a global trade war, sending the rupee plunging to a new record low and the benchmark indices closing down on Monday. The rupee made its first foray below the 87/$ threshold. At 87.195/$,…
According to currency analysts, the rupee, which has been under pressure for the past several months, is predicted to weaken due to a strong dollar and slower-than-expected economic development. Given a stronger US economy and an underlying bullish tendency in the dollar, the USD INR is predicted to move higher. Over the next few months,…
Since the Reserve Bank of India intervened to stop speculative trading, the once-thriving currency derivatives markets are in terminal decline, with volumes falling by about 98% in less than six months and the majority of dealers moving to offshore exchanges. The average daily turnover for currency futures and options on the National Stock Exchange (NSE)…
On Monday, the yen gained ground against the dollar as indications that the Bank of Japan will remove negative interest rates during its policy meeting the following week diverged from forecasts that the Federal Reserve will lower rates in June. The dollar index, which compares the dollar value to that of the yen and five…
Due to the small depreciation of the US dollar and the increasing tensions in the Middle East, gold prices surged to almost one-week highs on Monday. As of 03:35 , spot gold was up 0.4% at $2,021.09 an ounce, reaching a peak not seen since February 13. Additionally, U.S. gold futures increased 0.4% to $2,032.40…
India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by USD 1.153 billion to USD 585.895 billion in the week ending October 13, following many weeks of declines, as per RBI statistics. Overall reserves fell by USD 2.166 billion to USD 584.742 billion in the preceding reporting week. The nation’s foreign exchange reserves hit an all-time high of USD…
Following the weakness of the U.S. dollar in the international market, the rupee nudged up 2 paise to close at 81.78 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Thursday. Significant inflows of foreign capital, according to forex traders, as well as crude oil prices trading below USD 75 per barrel, strengthened the local currency. The local…
Sunil Barthwal, India’s secretary of commerce, stated on Friday that his country is willing to conduct business in dollars with nations who are having problems with their currencies or are short of dollars. The secretary also stated that the government is concentrating on improving the rupee payment system after the announcement of the Foreign Trade…
According to the finance minister, the amount of money in circulation increased from Rs 13 lakh crore in 2014 to Rs 31.33 lakh crore in March 2022. As of March 25, 2022, the currency in circulation which includes banknotes and coins—to GDP ratio was 13.7%, up from 11.6% in March 2014. The amount of money…
As central banks from India to the Czech Republic intervene to defend their currencies, global foreign-currency reserves are plummeting at the quickest rate on record. This year, reserves have fallen by almost $1 trillion, or 7.8%, to $12 trillion, the largest loss since Bloomberg began compiling data in 2003. Part of the slump can be…
