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The rupee, the Reserve Bank of India's rate decisions and India's markets. 4 items, newest first.
October 2026
- CurrenciesRupee near record low: the RBI curbs hedging and sells dollars to oil firms
The rupee is near a record low. The RBI cut the hedging limit from $100m to $5m, added a 20% reserve on dollar hedges and will sell dollars to oil firms.
- EquitiesStarlink India: Musk blames ‘oligarchs’, and New Delhi calls it baseless
Musk asked if Mukesh Ambani is ‘the real boss of India’ as Starlink waits to launch there. Jio and Airtel hold 77% of India's mobile users. The government denies any bias.
- PolicyRBI policy: repo rate raised to 5.50%, India's first rise since 2023
The RBI raised the repo rate by 25bp to 5.50% and moved to calibrated tightening, its first rise since February 2023, as it sees inflation near 6% this winter.
- PolicyRBI policy: India's first repo rate rise since 2023 is expected
Most economists expect Wednesday's RBI policy decision to lift the repo rate to 5.50%. Inflation hit 4.82% in August, and the RBI sees it peaking near 6%.
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