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India’s forex reserves up $4.84 billion to $702.78 billion; highest since Sept 2024 peak

India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $4.84 billion to $702.78 billion in the week ended June 27, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday, July 4.In the previous week, reserves had declined by $1.01 billion to $697.93 billion. The reserves remain just below the record high of $704.89 billion reached in late September 2024. Foreign currency assets, the largest component of the forex reserves, reflect the impact of movements in non-US currencies such as the euro, pound and yen, the RBI said.Gold reserves fell by $1.23 billion to...
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RBI MPC Meeting Live Updates: RBI Monetary Policy Meeting 2025 Today Live MPC Key Expectation RBI Repo Rate Cut

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra announces 25 bps repo rate cut. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)RBI Repo Rate Cut, RBI Monetary Policy Meeting 2025 Today Live Updates: RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced a 25 basis point cut in policy repo rate on Wednesday, saying the central bank is targeting non-inflationary growth. The RBI Governor said global economy was going through a period of uncertainty, posing challenges to policymaking, alluding to the sweeping tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump. The latest round of reciprocal tariffs kicked in minutes before Malhotra started...