Rupee touches one-week high on report of RBI plan to ease oil refiners' dollar bidsThe rupee hit a one-week high as expectations of RBI measures to curb oil refiners’ dollar demand boosted sentiment and eased pressure on t...
17 Apr, 2026, 11.06 AM IST
Global banks play hedge card after RBI blow on rupee betsForeign banks are reportedly reclassifying arbitrage deals, impacted by RBI's rupee speculation clampdown, as hedges for capital from overs...
13 Apr, 2026, 06.49 AM IST
Biggest currency clampdown in decade risks backfiring for IndiaIndia's Reserve Bank of India has intervened to support the rupee, forcing local banks to unwind bearish bets. This move, while strengtheni...
10 Apr, 2026, 01.38 PM IST
RBI moves to curb rupee volatility after sharp FY26 slideThe Reserve Bank of India is tightening oversight of foreign-exchange markets and non-deliverable forward (NDF) norms to curb rupee volatil...
07 Apr, 2026, 06.06 AM IST
Defending the rupee: Understanding the RBI’s new rules. Will they work?The RBI’s measures to defend the rupee have had their desired effect, with the Indian currency staging a smart recovery. But do these measu...
03 Apr, 2026, 03.30 PM IST
Why RBI is clamping down on FX arbitrageIndia's central bank has deployed crisis-era measures to stabilize the rupee, which hit an all-time low due to soaring oil prices and massi...
02 Apr, 2026, 12.36 PM IST
RBI steps in as prior intervention-linked flows pressure rupee near record lowsThe Indian central bank likely intervened to support the rupee on Wednesday. Heavy dollar demand from maturing non-deliverable forwards wei...
25 Mar, 2026, 11.55 AM IST
Standalone dealers get nod to deal in rupee NDFsThe Reserve Bank of India has authorized standalone primary dealers to deal in non-deliverable rupee derivatives, effective immediately. Th...
23 Sep, 2025, 06.14 AM IST
Bullish bets on most Asian currencies climb on vaccine hopes, China stability: Reuters pollBullish positions in the yuan CNY=CFXS outpaced those in peers and were at their highest in two-and-a-half years, touching levels only seen...
23 Jul, 2020, 01.56 PM IST
India to take on offshore currency markets amid virus tumultRBI has allowed local banks to participate in the offshore currency market from June 1
08 May, 2020, 07.54 AM IST
RBI doubles down on market that it despisedThe policy shift opens a new front for the RBI to manage volatility in the rupee.
13 Apr, 2020, 04.27 PM IST
Will RBI measure cap arbitrage opportunity in rupee-dollar?RBI cannot regulate the overseas rupee-dollar derivative market, known as non-deliverable forwards market, which is widespread among curren...
10 Dec, 2015, 06.18 PM IST
- Rupee may slip to record lows, 2-month NDF weaker
A record low for the rupee may be on the cards, despite the aggressive string of intervention from the central bank.
15 May, 2012, 03.25 PM IST
- ET in the Classroom: Non-Deliverable Forwards
Non Deliverable Forwards, or NDFs as they are popularly known, are short-term forward contracts on foreign exchange. International investor...
13 Jul, 2010, 03.08 AM IST
- Yuan down in offshore forwards
Dollar/yuan offshore forwards rose nearly across the curve to imply less yuan appreciation in future amid sluggish trading as some hedge fu...
09 Jun, 2010, 04.26 PM IST
- China yuan steady in spot, rises in NDFs on data
The yuan was little changed against the dollar in the spot market on Wednesday.
10 Sep, 2008, 11.50 AM IST
- Offshore players reverse rupee bets for NDFs
Hedge funds and portfolio investors shy away from domestic currency as dollar gains ground. Heard on the Street | Credit crunch? Don't fret...
20 Aug, 2008, 06.00 AM IST