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MUMBAI: The country's foreign exchange reserves declined by $2.986 billion to reach $579.285 billion in the week ended March 26, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed on Friday. In the previous week ended March 19, the forex kitty had increased by $233 million to $582.271 billion. It had touched a record high of $590.185 billion in the week ended January 29, 2021. In the reporting week ended March 26, 2021, the fall in reserves was on account of a decrease in foreign currency assets (FCA), a major component of the overall reserves. FCA declined by $3.226 billion to $537.953 billion, as per weekly data by the RBI. Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US units like the euro, pound and yen held in the foreign exchange reserves. The gold reserves increased by $276 million to $34.907 billion in the reporting week, the RBI data showed. The special drawing rights (SDRs) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) dipped by $9 million to $1.49 billion. The country's reserve position with the IMF declined by $27 million to $4.935 billion in the reporting week, according to the data. Source link Read the full article

MUMBAI: The country's foreign exchange reserves swelled by $5.412 billion to touch an all-time high of $560.532 billion in the week ended October 23, RBI data showed on Friday. In the previous week ended October 16, the reserves stood at $555.12 billion after increasing by $3.615 billion. During the reporting week, the surge in the forex kitty was mainly on account of an increase in foreign currency assets (FCA), a major component of the overall reserves. FCA rose by $5.202 billion to $517.524 billion, the RBI's weekly data showed. Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US units like the euro, pound and yen held in the foreign exchange reserves. The gold reserves were up by $175 million in the reporting week to $36.860 billion, as per the central bank data. The special drawing rights with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) rose by $8 million to $1.487 billion. The country's reserve position with the IMF also climbed by $27 million to $4.661 billion during the reporting week, the data showed. Source link Read the full article

The weak Chinese stock market is not attributed to Trump's trade war but rather due to slowing consumption and domestic deleveraging. #china #economy Read the full article