Exchange Rates

Sending money abroad: Choose platform that discloses exchange rates, fees

For the same amount remitted, compare how much the recipient will get across different service providers

Low interest rate in India is coming at the cost of rupee exchange rate

There is high negative correlation between the India 10-year and US 10-year bond yield spread and rupee-dollar exchange rate

Buying forex: Compare exchange price offered by seller with interbank rate

One way to assess how much you paid is to compare the amount sent with the amount received

Rupee strengthens for third consecutive day as dollar continues to weaken

Traders now eye the US Federal Reserve meeting outcome for further cues on dollar movement, said dealers

IMF keeps India's 'stabilised' exchange rate classification through 2024

The IMF had first moved to the "stabilised" classification for India from "floating" in December 2023

Weighted moves: RBI's shock therapy restores stability to the forex market

The Indian currency's rapid fall from 85 to 86 in just 16 days, and from 86 to 87 in another 15 days, highlights the volatility in the foreign-exchange market during those months

Why did RBI replace flexible exchange rate with de facto peg against dollar

The RBI must come out with an official explanation, but until it does, we can only guess. But there are a few reasonable hypotheses

Is foreign exchange rate stability desirable? Not really, data shows

RBI showing greater tolerance for exchange rate under Governor Malhotra

Stop-start in currency volatility: Markets deliver consistent daily shifts

Policymakers can get export growth for some time through subsidies, whether a production-linked incentive or a falsified exchange rate

Rupee's Real Effective Exchange Rate climbs to 108.14 in Nov: RBI report

REER represents the inflation-adjusted, trade-weighted average value of a currency against its trading partners

Rupee defence strategy: Why RBI should embrace currency flexibility

India now holds about $650 billion in reserves, enough to finance nearly a year of imports. The problem is that global financial markets have even more firepower

Exports not adversely impacted by rupee exchange rate policy: RBI Bulletin

Rupee's 40-currency real effective exchange rate (REER) - a measure of its competitiveness - shows the currency was overvalued by 7.21 per cent at the end of October, close to highest in 6 years

Explained: Has India's exchange rate regime changed for the worse?

Ever since the liberalisation in 1991, the RBI has pursued a flexible exchange rate policy

Why exchange rate volatility is essential for economic flexibility

While some people view exchange rate fluctuation as detrimental to the economy, it is, in fact, a crucial element of economic flexibility

Rupee has been among the least volatile currencies since 2023: RBI governor

Our stated policy is to prevent excessive volatility of the rupee, said Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das

Lost a shock absorber

The economy would be more stable if the exchange rate fluctuated more

Yen's avoidable slide to 1990 level

The yen fell due to the prevailing blunt interest rate policy. But there is an alternative policy

Zimbabwe lets currency free-fall, working on exchange rate backed by gold

The country's local dollar has weakened against the US dollar every day in 2024, sending the price of a single loaf of bread from Z$6,105 to Z$19,357 in a mere 11 weeks

Fed pivot will dominate year of rate cuts in turn of global cycle

'Central banks are looking forward to a victory lap as inflation tracks back to target with only a modest blow to growth'

CBIC may soon introduce system to publish exchange rates of 22 currencies

The CBIC is likely to soon introduce a system of publishing daily currency exchange rates on the integrated customs portal, replacing the existing system of notifying rates fortnightly. The move would help capture daily exchange rate fluctuations and help importers and exporters to precisely calculate customs duties based on daily exchange rate. Currently, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) manually notifies exchange rates of 22 currencies every fortnight -- 1st and 3rd Thursday of a month -- based of rates obtained from the State Bank of India (SBI). The rate notified comes into effect from midnight of the following day. An official said the entire process would be automated, beginning with forwarding of exchange rate data by SBI to ICEGATE. The exchange rates received from SBI every day shall be adjusted to the nearest five paise and integrated with Indian Customs EDI System (ICES) and published on Indian Customs National Trade Portal (ICEGATE) by 6:00 pm. "In or