Page 14 - Currency

Rupee sheds 40 paise against US dollar on aggressive Fed hike fears

The domestic currency closed at 79.65 per US dollar against 79.25 per dollar at previous close

Rupee falls as strong US jobs data rekindles fear of aggressive Fed hikes

The Federal Reserve has already raised interest rates by 225 basis points since March 2020

Rupee strength unsustainable; bet on chemicals, OMCs in near-term: Analysts

Whether the recent strength in the currency will sustain or not depends on the monetary policy trajectory of the Reserve Bank of India, foreign flows, and crude oil prices, experts said.

When $640 billion is not enough

To be fair, the RBI has broadly done well in terms of managing the currency since the outbreak of the pandemic

Pakistani rupee reaches new low against US dollar, closes at 232.93

Pakistani rupee (PKR) reached a new low against the US dollar on Tuesday, closing at Rs 232.93 in the interbank market

Rupee closes shy of 80/$ as RBI shields currency, exporters sell dollars

The rupee settled at 79.99 per dollar on Wednesday - a fresh closing low for the Indian unit versus the greenback

Rupee at 80: The Indian tradition of political involvement in exchange rate

Despite the Sangh Parivar's belief that a strong rupee is good, the govt has seen the wisdom of letting it depreciate gradually

Rupee at 80: Little relief on the cards from high trade deficit

Due to global risk aversion on the back of geo-political tensions and aggressive policy tightening by the Fed, the dollar has appreciated against most currencies, including the rupee

Rupee at 80: Neutral impact for India's pharma industry, say experts

India's pharma sector exported drugs worth Rs 1.8 trillion in 2021-22, while APIs worth Rs 30,000 crore were imported

Rupee at 80: How have other currencies performed in the last six months

The Sri Lankan rupee has fallen over 66 per cent against the rupee in the last six months. It was trading at 2.7 per INR on January 19 and has fallen to 4.5 on July 19

Going on eighty: Rupee continues to test new lows against US dollar

It's too early to say if the central bank's recent measures will offer relief any time soon

Rupee falls to new low vs US dollar with 100-bp Fed rate hike on cards

Rupee which had closed at 79.64/$ at its previous close, slipped to a low of 79.92/$ intraday

Rupee hits lifetime low for fourth straight day on broad dollar rally

The Indian rupee weakened in opening trade to hit record lows against the greenback for a fourth straight session after data showed US inflation, already at four-decade highs, accelerated even further

Bonanza for Indian euro loan borrowers as currency slides against dollar

Companies will have to buy fewer dollars to repay euro debt

How the RBI is creating conditions for foreign flows to come back to India

The RBI announced five measures on July 6 to further liberalise foreign exchange. The measures are aimed at creating a more enabling environment to attract dollars through banking deposits, ECB, FPI

At $1.00005, euro draws closer to parity as US dollar runs rampant

The dollar index gained 0.3% to as high as 108.56, while sterling hit another two-year low and the yen was not far off its weakest in more than two decades

Asian countries in talks for settling trade in domestic currencies

Countries to accept trading partners' currency; move aimed at reducing dollar dependence

SBI, ICICI Bank up interest rates on certain foreign currency bank deposits

According to SBI's website, the interest rate on US dollar category deposits with maturities up to 2 and 3 years are up by 85 basis points to 2.85 per cent and 3 per cent

Rupee falls to a fresh low, just 40 paise away from 80 per dollar

The rupee settled at 79.60 per US dollar, as against 79.44 per US dollar at its previous close

Rupee at record low as US dollar surges globally, domestic markets fall

Fears of a global recession weigh on the unit despite RBI measures to boost dollar inflow