Page 9 - Foreign Exchange Reserves

Foreign exchange reserves cross $600 billion mark for first time

Forex reserves rose by $6.842 billion in the week ended June 4

Forex reserves rise by $1.444 billion to $589.465 billion: RBI data

The country's foreign exchange reserves increased by $1.444 billion to $589.465 billion in the week ended May 7, 2021, shows RBI data

India's reserves adequacy improved to 18.6 months in December 2020

As at end-March 2021, RBI held 695.31 tonnes of gold--403.01 tonnes overseas with the Bank of England and Bank of International Settlements, and 292.30 tonnes domestically

India's public finances and private sector at taper tantrum risk

India is the third most indebted country among major emerging markets, behind Argentina and Brazil.

India FX reserves surpass Russia's to become world's 4th biggest

Reserves for both countries have mostly flattened out this year

India's forex reserves fall by $4.255 bn to $580.299 bn: RBI data

The country's foreign exchange reserves declined by USD 4.255 billion to USD 580.299 billion in the week ended March 5, according to RBI data

Forex reserves jump $4.85 bn to touch lifetime high of $590.18 bn

In the previous week ended January 22, the reserves rose by $1.09 billion to $585.33 billion

US puts India on currency watch list, labels Switzerland as manipulator

Others on the list include China, Japan, Korea, Germany, Italy, Singapore and Malaysia

Forex reserves surge $7.78 bn to lifetime high of $568.494 bn: RBI data

The country's reserve position with the IMF also increased by $40 million to $4.676 billion

Forex reserves up by $3.378 bn to lifetime high of $545.038 bn: RBI

Gold reserves were down by $580 million in the reporting week to $37.440 billion

67% of foreign deals in August were asset sales, shows analysis

Large flows pose a challenge to managing rupee appreciation

Forex reserves climb to record $541.431 bn, gold reserves down by $64 mn

In the reporting week, the forex kitty rose mainly on the back of a jump in foreign currency assets (FCAs), a major component of the overall reserves

RBI's core income growth takes a hit as global interest rates decline

The central bank's core earnings or interest income from its rupee and forex assets were up just 2.3% year-on-year in FY20 despite 30% rise in its assets during the year

RBI balance sheet expands 30% to Rs 533 trn on growth in forex reserves

Central bank's balance sheet saw a larger-than-normal size due to policy actions and liquidity infusion measures adopted to mitigate shock of Covid-19 outbreak

RBI balance sheet expands by 30 per cent in FY20 to Rs 533.27 trillion

On June 30, 2019 (FY19), the size of the bank's balance sheet was Rs 410.29 trillion

Foreign exchange reserves up by $64.9 bn in FY20; FDI inflow at $43 bn: RBI

The valuation gain, reflecting increase in gold prices, amounted to $5.4 billion during 2019-20 as against a loss of $8.3 billion during 2018-19

India's foreign exchange reserves cross $500 bn for the first time

Currency dealers say there were dollar inflows on account of Reliance Jio and Airtel deals, which the central bank absorbed

Reserve Bank makes $21-billion cut to US treasury holdings in March

Central bank does huge OMO silently to control domestic bond yields

Foreign exchange reserves decline $902 million to $474 billion: RBI data

The gold reserve also declined by $340 million to $30.55 billion in the reporting week, the RBI data showed

Rising forex reserves

Large inflows can increase policy challenges