Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Interest rates and the rupee

....The RBI has indeed opted to use its reserves in recent months, resulting in a significant decline in the volume of foreign currency assets it holds. But this has at most prevented a sharper depreciation of the rupee than has actually occurred. It has not helped correct the depreciating tendency. Continued reliance on this means of enhancing the supply of foreign exchange in the market could shrink reserves to a degree that risks triggering a speculative run on the rupee. Not surprisingly, the RBI is seeking ways of enhancing capital flows into the economy.......

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