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Why RBI's forex cap direction has not worked to ease rupee pressure

Cap on banks' forex positions offers only short-lived relief as oil prices, capital outflows and structural imbalances continue to weigh on the rupee

Rupee slips past 95 per dollar; benchmark bond yield exceeds 7%

The rupee eventually settled at 94.81 per dollar on the final trading day of the 2025-26 financial year, little changed from Friday's close

RBI defers acquisition financing, capital market norms to July 1

Central bank extends deadline by three months after industry flags operational and interpretational issues; also clarifies rules on acquisition finance and capital market exposure

RBI holds 2 VRR auctions in a day amid strong demand for funds from banks

Central bank holds additional ₹50,000 crore VRR auction as banks face year-end liquidity pressures, with demand exceeding notified amounts due to balance sheet adjustments

RBI mandates 7-day timeline for ECB filings, revises late fee norms

Banks must submit certified ECB returns within seven days as RBI tightens compliance norms and revises late submission fee rules to streamline reporting

SBI Research backs RBI forex window for OMCs to ease rupee volatility

Report suggests ring-fencing OMCs' $75-80 billion annual forex demand via special RBI window to improve visibility, ease volatility and stabilise rupee dynamics

CoinDCX sets up ₹100 crore fund for customer education after arrest

Crypto exchange launches Digital Suraksha Network to boost fraud awareness, investor education and law enforcement support after co-founders' wrongful arrest

Banks' gold loan portfolio surges 128% in February, shows RBI data

Gold loans drive retail credit growth, with bank lending against jewellery doubling year-on-year in February, sharply outpacing overall retail loan expansion

RBI injects ₹84,582 crore in banking system in two variable repo rate

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday injected Rs 84,582 crore of transient liquidity into the banking system through two variable rate repo (VRR) auctions. The central bank injected Rs 50,001 crore through first three-day VRR auction early in the day at cut-off rate of 5.34 per cent and weighted average rate of 5.44 per cent, the central bank said in a release. The RBI injected another Rs 34,581 crore at 5.26 per cent cut-off and 5.30 per cent weighted average rate at an auction later during the day. In the first auction, the central bank received bids of Rs 57,287 crore as against the notified amount of Rs 50,000 crore and accepted bids worth Rs 50,001 crore. However, for the second auction, bids received were lower than the notified amount. Currently, liquidity in the banking system is estimated to be in surplus of about Rs 1.27 lakh crore as on March 27. In the last few days, the central bank infused transient liquidity of Rs 2,73,530 crore in to the banking system through

Bank credit to industry rises 13.5% in Feb on infra demand: RBI data

Bank credit to industry grew at faster pace of 13.5 per cent on the fortnight ending February 28, compared with 7.5 per cent in the year-ago period, according to the RBI data released on Monday. The buoyant growth is majorly driven by higher growth in 'infrastructure', 'all engineering', 'chemicals and chemical products', 'petroleum, coal products and nuclear fuels' and 'textiles', said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI has released data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for February 2026, collected from 41 select scheduled commercial banks (SCBs), together accounting for about 95 per cent of the total non-food credit by all commercial banks. "On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, non-food bank credit grew by 14.3 per cent as on the fortnight ended February 28, 2026, compared to 11.1 per cent during the corresponding fortnight of the previous year (March 7, 2025)," the RBI said. Credit to industry recorded a year-on-year growth of 13.5 per cent, compared with 7.5 per cent in

Bank holidays in April 2026: Banks to stay shut for 14 days in these states

Banks will stay closed for about 14 days in April in various states according to the RBI holiday calendar. The holidays involve state-specific holidays, second and fourth Saturdays, and all Sundays

RBI's boldest currency move in years brings rupee only brief relief

The intervention underscores the RBI's shrinking flexibility, as foreign-exchange reserves have shrunk in the first three weeks of March amid efforts to defend the rupee following the Iran conflict

RBI forces banks to unwind rupee bets, squeezing short sellers amid crisis

Late Friday, the RBI announced new rules capping the open positions banks can hold in the onshore currency market at $100 million at the end of each trading day

First time in this rate cycle, RBI faces growth-inflation dilemma

The going was good until war in West Asia started. The inflation rate was low with growth staying robust

RBI curbs on rupee positions may force unwinding of arbitrage bets

The rupee has hit a string of all-time lows and is down about 4.2 per cent this month, its worst decline in over seven years, sliding to 94.84 versus the US dollar on Friday

RBI plans cross-border revamp, lighter rules for small payment firms

RBI's Payments Vision 2028 proposes reforms in cross-border payments and a lighter regulatory framework for small payment firms to boost innovation and efficiency

March sees $30 billion drop in India's foreign exchange reserves

Forex reserves declined for a third week, led by a sharp fall in gold holdings, while forward book positions and global factors continue to exert pressure on reserve adequacy

Rupee down over 4% since West Asia war began; bond yield near 2-year high

The rupee hit a record low and bond yields surged amid foreign outflows, elevated crude prices and fiscal concerns following excise duty cuts on fuel

Govt plans to borrow ₹8.2 trillion in H1FY27; yields seen softening

Government borrowing for H1FY27 is lower than market expectations, which may support bond prices and lead to a modest softening in yields in the near term

HDFC Bank probes chairman's resignation letter; RBI's CBDC push; Fino PB withdraws CEO reappointment

Bankers seek debt moratorium for MSMEs With the West Asia conflict nearing a month, bankers have urged the RBI and Centre to consider a time-bound moratorium on debt repayments for MSMEs