Factoring in only domestic inflation could lead to a shortfall
When seen historically, India's exchange rate arrangement, both de-facto and de-jure, was floating from 1999 to 2022 (independent, managed, and floating)
RBI deputy governor Poonam Gupta says the IMF's 'crawl-like' label is a sub-classification based on recent volatility data, and does not change India's managed-float exchange rate regime
For the same amount remitted, compare how much the recipient will get across different service providers
There is high negative correlation between the India 10-year and US 10-year bond yield spread and rupee-dollar exchange rate
One way to assess how much you paid is to compare the amount sent with the amount received
Traders now eye the US Federal Reserve meeting outcome for further cues on dollar movement, said dealers
The IMF had first moved to the "stabilised" classification for India from "floating" in December 2023
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
The RBI must come out with an official explanation, but until it does, we can only guess. But there are a few reasonable hypotheses
RBI showing greater tolerance for exchange rate under Governor Malhotra
Policymakers can get export growth for some time through subsidies, whether a production-linked incentive or a falsified exchange rate
REER represents the inflation-adjusted, trade-weighted average value of a currency against its trading partners
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
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
Ever since the liberalisation in 1991, the RBI has pursued a flexible exchange rate policy
While some people view exchange rate fluctuation as detrimental to the economy, it is, in fact, a crucial element of economic flexibility
Our stated policy is to prevent excessive volatility of the rupee, said Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das
The economy would be more stable if the exchange rate fluctuated more
The yen fell due to the prevailing blunt interest rate policy. But there is an alternative policy