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Banking system surplus liquidity reaches Rs 5 lakh crore, highest in over four monthsBy the close of August, liquidity within the banking sector surged to close to Rs 5 lakh crore, fueled by government spending and inflow of...
31 Aug, 2026, 07.00 PM IST
Banks lure NRIs with high-return FCNR(B) deposits, warn of leverage risksBanks are attracting NRI dollar deposits through RBI's FCNR(B) window. These deposits offer projected returns of thirteen to sixteen percen...
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RBI's net dollar sales in October at $418 millionRBI bought $9.54 billion and sold $9.97 billion, resulting in a net dollar sale of $418 million in October.
12 Dec, 2016, 07.06 PM IST
RBI bought a net of $4.6 billion in September to meet FCNR(B) redemptionsThe central bank bought $ 9 billion and sold $4.4 billion during the month.This is among the higher side intervention by the central bank i...
10 Nov, 2016, 08.52 PM IST
Forex reserves dip by $1.5 billion to $366.13 billionIn the previous week, the reserves had decreased by $4.343 billion to $367.646 billion.
21 Oct, 2016, 07.33 PM IST
RBI tries forex balm to calm FCNR redemption stressForeign exchange reserves dipped $4.344 billion in the first seven days of October. The RBI could have used the reserves to withstand the r...
15 Oct, 2016, 04.36 PM IST
RBI is seen digging into reserves as FCNR-B redemption beginsThe reserves was at $367.647 billion at end of October 7, RBI data showed. The central bank does not cite any reason for the reserves movem...
15 Oct, 2016, 03.06 PM IST
Current account deficit likely to be at 0.4% in FY'17: NomuraLower commodity prices amid weak demand from investment and for gold should keep imports subdued, more than offsetting weaker global demand.
22 Sep, 2016, 06.14 PM IST
FCNR redemption pressures will be transient: BNP ParibasAt USD 366 bn, the forex reserves are USD 40 bn above the top end of the range suggested by IMF as being essential for the country to respo...
09 Sep, 2016, 06.35 PM IST
Jittery about FCNR redemptions ahead? Experts say they will just come and goNovember will hold key, with 64 per cent of the total three-year FCNRs maturing. Plus, this is seasonally weak period for the domestic curr...
09 Sep, 2016, 02.09 PM IST
Home loan borrowers to get cheaper rates only after big corporates start borrowingThe RBI on Tuesday maintained status-quo on interest rates, sending a signal that lending rates may not come down immediately.
09 Aug, 2016, 03.26 PM IST
RBI to inject Rs 10,000 crore for liquidity crunch on FCNR payoutThe central bank has been frontloading liquidity provision through open market operations and spot interventions/deliveries of forward purc...
09 Aug, 2016, 03.23 PM IST
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan sees red on bankers' reluctance to pass on cheap moneyRajan said the central bank will soon revise the marginal cost of fund-based lending rate framework to help fasten up process of policy tra...
09 Aug, 2016, 03.15 PM IST
Won't allow foreign deposit redemptions to disrupt market: Raghuram Rajan"RBI will continue with both domestic liquidity operations and foreign exchange interventions that should also enable management of the FCN...
09 Aug, 2016, 12.35 PM IST
Adequate reserve to deal with $20 billion FCNR redemptionSeeking to allay concerns, the sources said that government is ready to redeem $20 billion FCNR-B deposits as there is adequate forex reser...
20 Jun, 2016, 08.57 PM IST