Anjali Kumari

Banks likely to see 15-20 basis points rise in FCNR(B) deposit costs

Rise due to hedging costs on interest, not absorbed by RBI

RBI may take until Q2FY28 to absorb ₹4 trn durable liquidity surplus

Economists expect the central bank to use OMO sales, sell-buy swaps and other liquidity-management tools to gradually absorb the durable surplus

Record $44.9 bn surge in a week makes India 4th-largest Fx holder

Gold reserves, by contrast, declined by $2.59 billion to $113.81 billion during the week as gold prices fell 0.56 per cent to $4,429 an ounce

RBI bites the durable liquidity bullet with ₹1 trillion bond sales

10-year bond yield hits 7% after three months

RBI plans to drain ₹5 trillion through 26-day liquidity mopup bid

Central bank will conduct a 26-day VRRR auction on Friday to absorb surplus banking-system liquidity; funds placed in the auction will be reversed on October 7

PFRDA forms panel to work on guaranteed pension product for non-govt sector

Regulator is working on multiple products leading to a guaranteed offering; guidelines for innovative bonds and the Swasthya scheme are expected in the coming days

Canara Bank to raise up to ₹4,500 crore via AT1 bonds next Wednesday

The Basel III-compliant perpetual bonds will have a call option after five years, while the coupon rate is expected to be in the range of 7.85-7.90 per cent

L&T, IIFL Finance follow REC into India's emerging tokenised bond market

L&T raised Rs 500 crore and IIFL Finance Rs 25 crore through tokenised bonds, following REC's debut issue as issuers test the new blockchain-based settlement framework

Oil tops $100, rupee breaches 95/$ as stocks reel on US-Iran tensions

The rupee touched a low of 95.23 against the dollar before settling at 95.11 as Brent crude topped $100 a barrel; dealers cited RBI intervention in spot and swap markets

Rupee sees worst day in eight weeks as elevated crude renews pressure

Rupee settles at 94.83 per dollar against 94.49 previously as rising crude oil prices, importer hedging and persistent risk-off sentiment boost dollar demand

Banks show little appetite for Reserve Bank of India's 30-day VRRR bid

Bids worth ₹2.59 trn received against ₹7 trn notified

PFRDA moots guaranteed pension plans, in talks with finance ministry

In talks with finance ministry; access to derivatives is key

RBI's 30-day VRRR auction raises odds of rate hike in October policy

Fx reserves swell to nearly $741 bn, driven by rush of swap dollars

RBI's dollar sales, robust swap inflows lift rupee to 10-week high

Liquidity surplus at record high of ₹9.7 trn; call rate drops below 5%

Sebi's Demat 2.0 to debut next week with REC's tokenised bond pilot

Sebi is set to launch Demat 2.0 next week, with REC expected to issue India's first tokenised bond using CBDC-based settlement

GIFT-IFSC banks sanction $54 billion under RBI's FCNR(B) swap facility

Twenty international banking units sanctioned $54.02 billion and disbursed $52.82 billion under the facility by August-end, according to IFSCA data

Liquidity surplus tops ₹7.75 trillion on strong FCNR (B) mobilisation

Liquidity surplus tops ₹7.75 trillion as FCNR(B) swap inflows continue; weighted average call rate drops to 5.02 per cent from 5.16 per cent

FCNR (B) haul soars to $127 bn on final sprint exceeding mkt expectations

Banks mobilised $127.2 billion through the FCNR(B) swap window by August 31, taking total forex inflows under the RBI facility to $136.4 billion

Strong FCNR(B) flows drive excess liquidity to 4-year high of ₹6.65 trn

Muted response to fresh ₹10 trn VRRR auctions; rupee appreciates to two-month high

India's current account deficit widens to $4.2 bn in Q1 as trade gap grows

Balance of payments recorded a deficit of $8.1 billion in Q1FY27 as portfolio outflows weighed, compared with a surplus of $4.5 billion in the year-ago quarter