archiverupee volatility

MUMBAI, August 7 (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India has resumed intervention in the non-deliverable forwards market over the past fortnight to manage rupee volatility triggered by mounting trade tensions with the United States, four bankers told Reuters. This marks a return to a tool the central bank had largely refrained from using over the past seven months since Sanjay Malhotra took over as RBI governor and dialled back on currency intervention. The rupee has appeared increasingly vulnerable in recent weeks amid uncertainty over whether India will reach a...

The Indian rupee weakened sharply on Monday, falling alongside most emerging market (EM) currencies after US President Donald Trump threatened new reciprocal tariffs and penalties on countries aligned with BRICS.The rupee ended at 85.85 per US dollar, down 0.54% from Friday’s close of 85.39, after hitting an intraday low of 86.02. The dollar strengthened broadly after Trump unveiled a new tariff policy targeting countries he said are "aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies" of the BRICS group, prompting a selloff in emerging market currencies.In a social media post, Trump said...