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RBI appoints Suman Ray as executive director with effect from September 1

Ray, who was serving as regional director for Maharashtra before his elevation, will look after the DICGC and Premises Department as executive director

Bank holidays in September 2026: Check the complete list for this month

In September 2026, banks in India will mark holidays for regional celebrations, as per the RBI calendar. Customers must confirm local bank timetables before visiting

₹10 trillion VRRR draws tepid response amid ₹5 trillion liquidity flush

Banks parked Rs 3.84 trillion against the Rs 10 trillion notified in Monday's VRRR auctions, while the benchmark 10-year government bond yield rose to 6.95 per cent

RBI FX forward book hits record $136.7 billion on surging overseas deposits

Through July 31, FCNR(B) deposits had accounted for $36.7 billion of the total $40.8 billion in foreign exchange inflows mobilised under the measures.

Mutual funds' overseas equity holdings rose 37.5% in FY26: RBI data

Growth was largely driven by mark-to-market gains amid a rally in key global markets and rising investor interest in overseas schemes as domestic markets underperformed

RBI's net short dollar position in forwards hits record $136.77 billion

RBI's net short dollar position rose from $103.33 billion at June-end as the central bank remained active in the forward market amid depreciation pressure on the rupee

Industry credit growth accelerates to 20% in July; gold loans moderate

Industrial credit growth accelerated from 6.5 per cent a year earlier, while loans against gold jewellery grew 88.1 per cent, down from 136.4 per cent

From BoP crisis to record reserves, RBI's forex strategy pays dividends

That swing has been made possible by a shift in forex management policy that was forged in the fire of the balance-of-payments crisis of 1991

RBI steps in again to support rupee as oil prices, Fed rate hike bets rise

The rupee recovered after briefly falling to 95.60 as RBI intervention offset pressure from higher oil prices and growing expectations of a US interest-rate hike

Kaizad Bharucha seen as strong contender for HDFC Bank's MD & CEO post

HDFC Bank's CEO succession race is heating up, with Kaizad Bharucha emerging as a strong internal contender alongside senior bankers from ICICI, Tata Capital and CSB Bank

NBFC body urges RBI to ease proposed curbs on revolving credit products

The industry body said forcing borrowers to take a full-term loan in advance could result in higher interest costs

Bank deposits shrink as lenders cut high-cost bulk funds amid FCNR inflows

Aggregate deposits decline by ₹6,534 crore and bank credit by ₹70,639 crore in the fortnight ended August 15; credit-deposit ratio moderates to 81.72 per cent

Vodafone Idea closer to SBI loan; RBI may tighten liquidity; commercial funding doubles & more

Vodafone Idea is believed to have moved closer to securing funding for its capital expenditure plan, with SBI agreeing to sanction its share of the loan. The telecom operator agreed to provide guarant

Ex-RBI chief Raghuram Rajan urges Fed to hike rates, relaxed on rupee

Markets expect Fed will boost borrowing costs in December as inflation remains elevated, while a sharp rise in bond yields indicates that investors are also pricing in some chance of a September move

Govt to buy back ₹30,000 cr securities on Sep 3 amid surplus liquidity

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday announced the buyback of government securities worth Rs 30,000 crore on September 3. The auction will take place on September 3, between 10:30 AM and 11:30 AM on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber), the RBI said in a notification. The government will buy back securities such as 7.33 per cent GS 2026, 5.74 per cent GS 2026, 8.15 per cent GS 2026, and 8.24 per cent GS 2027, the notification said. The central bank has not notified any amount for the individual securities within the aggregate ceiling of Rs 30,000 crore. Auction for securities will be conducted using multiple price methods, the RBI said. This comes at a time when the liquidity in the banking system is in huge surplus and the central bank has been conducting variable rate reverse repo (VRRR) auctions to remove excess surplus liquidity from the system. The central bank, so far in August, has conducted 21 VRRR auctions to remove excess surplus liquidity from

RBI relaxes weekly access rule for FCNR(B) swaps above $100 million

Banks can now access the concessional dollar-rupee swap facility for transactions above $100 million without waiting for their designated weekly window

Datanomics: Corporation earnings may have depressed GDP growth

Even at seven per cent, the GDP growth rate in the first quarter would be a four-quarter low, though higher than 6.8 per cent in the year-ago period.

RBI receives ₹1.42 trillion bids against ₹2 trillion in overnight VRRR

Central bank will conduct a three-day VRRR auction on Friday to absorb ₹3 trillion from the banking system; surplus liquidity stood at ₹3.75 trillion on Wednesday

Bond traders expect RBI to drain surplus liquidity as rate hikes loom

India's banking-system liquidity surplus has averaged more than 3.4 trillion rupees ($36 billion) so far in August and is expected to expand further

RBI may tighten liquidity via iCRR before resorting to repo rate hike

The RBI may use an incremental CRR to absorb rising surplus liquidity before raising the repo rate, as core liquidity could approach ₹10 trillion in coming weeks