Oil surge drags Indian rupee to record low; importers scramble to hedgeThe Indian rupee fell to its all-time low on Wednesday, as mounting concerns of a prolonged conflict along a major oil-and-gas corridor in ...
04 Mar, 2026, 04.00 PM IST
Yuan’s gradual advance may offer boost to emerging currenciesChina's shift towards yuan appreciation is poised to boost emerging-market currencies, fueled by expectations of lower US interest rates. T...
15 Sep, 2025, 06.19 AM IST
Dollar set for more weakness as 'Brand USA' falls further out of favorThe U.S. dollar faces headwinds from trade uncertainties, rising fiscal debt, and waning confidence in U.S. exceptionalism, leading investo...
20 May, 2025, 07.25 AM IST
Euro is emerging as alternative safe havenThree out of four options contracts bought Friday were for more euro gains, according to data from the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporat...
15 Apr, 2025, 06.26 AM IST
Once engine of growth, is China now an 'alternative' investment?China's property bust and increasingly interventionist government, along with deepening geopolitical fissures with the United States, have ...
13 Feb, 2024, 05.40 AM IST
Improved forex reserve provided India's policymakers room for manoeuvre: BIS reportBIS is an international financial institution which is owned by member central banks with primary goal to foster international monetary and...
19 Oct, 2023, 10.59 PM IST
Investors cast doubt on global recovery as Delta dims outlookData from the United States and China, which account for more than half of world growth, suggests a slowdown in the recent blistering pace ...
21 Jul, 2021, 04.42 PM IST
China shares end lower on Sino-US tensions; Shanghai Composite Index slips marginallyThe blue-chip CSI300 index fell 0.2 per cent to 5,089.24, while the Shanghai Composite Index shed 0.2 per cent to 3,465.11.
22 Apr, 2021, 02.06 PM IST
China’s yield appeal catapults yuan to global FX big leagueIn London -- the world’s center of foreign exchange -- there’s more yuan changing hands than ever before. Options on the Chinese currency e...
22 Feb, 2021, 07.50 AM IST
Asian equities rebound but short-squeeze nerves persistMSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.9, but is headed for a weekly loss of more than 3%, the sharpest such fal...
29 Jan, 2021, 08.43 AM IST
Foreigners flee India’s bond market just when it needs them mostThe rupee’s plunge by about 6% in 2020 further reduced the appeal of Indian debt.
26 May, 2020, 08.44 AM IST
Sleeping giant awakens? Downside risks for euro growThe euro's latest drop in the past week raises concern about a broader decline.
12 Feb, 2020, 01.21 PM IST
Are Indian companies prepared to face rupee volatility?Unhedged exposures have dipped to about $50-55 billion, from a high of $ 60 to 65 billion.
03 Jul, 2018, 08.08 PM IST
How investors are preparing for the worst if North Korea goes to warAdd a vacancy at the Federal Reserve to the list of woes buffeting financial markets.
07 Sep, 2017, 03.45 PM IST
Beware! Waves of contagion on the way for equities, currencies in AsiaA globally coordinated central bank response to a market meltdown is likely, such as liquidity support through forex swap arrangements and ...
25 Jun, 2016, 02.14 PM IST
Foreign exchange, the world's biggest market, is shrinkingThe foreign exchange market's status as the world's largest, built up over decades of rampant globalisation, deregulation and growth in fin...
11 Feb, 2016, 11.03 PM IST
Currency funds see best startFunds that specialize in currencies are enjoying their best start to a year in at least a decade as economies show signs of decoupling.
02 Apr, 2013, 04.06 AM IST