Indian rupee still overvaluedIn January, total inward FDI fell by 13% to $5.8 billion, while net FPI saw a $6.6 billion outflow. Despite this, total inward FDI grew 12....
Rupee keeps hitting new troughs, yet REER shows it’s overvaluedThe Indian rupee continues to lose value. Yet, economists believe it is still overvalued based on the real effective exchange rate (REER). ...
Rupee hits record intraday low of 85.932 vs US dollarThe rupee weakened to its lifetime intraday low on Thursday to 85.932 per dollar before closing at 85.848/$1, little changed from the previ...
Dollar flows for MSCI rejig lift rupee to 84.25 intradayThe Indian rupee ended Monday at 84.28 to a US dollar, up 0.2% from its previous close, helped by inflows of the greenback related to the r...
Cost of imports up; RBI likely to turn cautious on RupeeImported inflation in India's CPI has gradually increased since April 2024, contributing 0.5 percentage points by August 2024. With global ...
India's productivity gains persist as the rupee looks to be undervalued, not overvaluedThe stability of the rupee's exchange rate has led to a debate on whether it is overvalued or undervalued. While some measures suggest over...
Explainer: Why is rupee falling against the greenback despite weakness in dollar index?According to Anil Kumar Bhansali and Anuj Gupta, the rupee has dropped by nearly 70 paise (0.84%) over the last three months and 0.70% quar...
Rupee’s record lows mask currency’s trade-weighted overvaluationThe index tracking the rupee's value against a weighted basket of 40 trading partners, adjusted for inflation, climbed to 107.33, its highe...
Rupee hits record low for third day amid US growth concerns and equity outflowsThe rupee closed at a record low for the third consecutive day due to outflows in Indian equities and risk aversion due to signs of a growt...
RBI's inflation targeting policy helps improve external competitiveness as inflation differentials with trading partners narrowIn a study Real effective exchange rate (REER) or inflation adjusted effective exchange rate into nominal exchange rates (NEER) and average...
Rupee could trade at 69-72 by March if oil remains soft: UBSSo, it is time for top global brokerages to get bullish on India – and its currency.
A slow-growing world economy exaggerates the might of rupeeBased on the 36-currency REER on a trade weights basis, the Indian currency is overvalued 16.39% in February 2017, higher than the 9.90% ov...
Let rupee fall to retrieve the competitive edge of exportsExports are losing competitive edge because the rupee has appreciated against currencies of competing countries.
RBI signals it may not let rupee rise above 60 a dollarIf the rupee strengthens further, the Reserve Bank of India could step in and buy dollars to stabilise the rupee.
RBI shifts to CPI-based Real Effective Exchange RateThe RBI today released a monthly series on CPI-based REER for both six-currency and 36-currency baskets for the period April 2004 to March ...
The rupee has fallen below its fair valueThe rupee was fairly stable around 54-55 to a dollar between August 2012 and May 2013, and fell sharply to around 61 in two months.
- ET in the Classroom: Real and nominal exchange rates
ET takes a look at the concept of real and nominal exchange rates.