It’s not about Trump shaking India’s trade, but what comes nextIndia's direct export losses due to US tariffs are expected to be limited to 0.1% of GDP, according to CareEdge Ratings. However, broader g...
28 Mar, 2025, 01.55 PM IST
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...
18 Sep, 2024, 11.11 PM IST
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...
22 Aug, 2024, 06.31 PM IST
RBI acts to make the rupee lose its mojo, but gain export competitivenessThe rupee's recent decline against the US dollar might be due to strategic moves by the Reserve Bank of India to boost export competitivene...
07 Aug, 2024, 07.20 AM IST
BofA Securities joins Citi in turning bullish on Indian rupeeThe rupee is up 0.1% against the dollar this year and is in the lower pack among Asian currencies, while its high-yielding counterpart, the...
20 Feb, 2023, 02.04 PM IST
Rupee faces further losses after series of lows, says StanChartIndia’s trade deficit widened the most on record last month as high global commodity prices further raised import costs, data showed Monday...
05 Jul, 2022, 01.53 PM IST
View: Rupee has slipped way too much and needs to be reined inRupee has indeed slipped way too much. Perhaps, a freer float for the rupee is the best way forward.
24 Oct, 2018, 06.03 AM IST
How RBI’s role has changed in this rupee routThe RBI intervention becomes only effective when there is no large outflows from India.
03 Sep, 2018, 09.20 PM IST
Rupee fall justified: But, how to stand by this slideIndia’s current account deficit (CAD) will touch 2.5 per cent of GDP in 2018-19.
26 May, 2018, 09.57 AM IST
Rupee overvalued by 25%; import duties inefficient way of gaining competitiveness: AV RajwadeIn terms of our index, the rupee is overvalued in real terms by about 25%, that is the latest number in the RBI website, says AV Rajwade.
13 Aug, 2015, 03.11 PM IST
Raghuram Rajan's credentials outstanding, should remain RBI chief: P Chidambaram, FMRajan, a career economist, was appointed for a term of three years by the UPA government and assumed charge at the RBI on September 4.
08 May, 2014, 05.19 PM IST
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.
29 Aug, 2013, 04.10 PM IST
Rupee likely to keep strengtheningOngoing fiscal correction, a likely stronger current account and reduced risk aversion of US-based funds should all combine to help boost t...
12 Apr, 2013, 08.06 AM IST
- Rupee slide: Is there light at the end of tunnel?
The Indian rupee has lost more than a quarter of its value since the beginning of US rating downgrade (August 2011-June 20, 2012).
25 Jun, 2012, 05.33 AM IST
- RBI can't stem the rupee's fall, but a purposeful government can help
Forex reserves are down around $14 billion since September, and the RBI will be wary of throwing dollars around, so there’s little that the...
16 Dec, 2011, 03.26 AM IST
- ET in the Classroom: Real and nominal exchange rates
ET takes a look at the concept of real and nominal exchange rates.
07 Oct, 2010, 07.20 AM IST
- Overvalued Re gives tough time to bond traders
Treasury managers are increasingly facing the challenge of handling an overvalued local currency. Coupled with this in the bond market, pri...
11 Apr, 2007, 01.42 AM IST