RBI Opens Dollar Window For Oil Firms, Curbs Hedging To Defend Rupee - illustrated Daily News
RBI Opens Dollar Window For Oil Firms, Curbs Hedging To Defend Rupee - illustrated Daily News
Source: illustrated Daily News
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DW NOTE
The RBI is rationing dollars to oil importers while simultaneously restricting their ability to hedge currency risk — a combination that guarantees either interrupted supply or currency losses, possibly both. India imports 85% of its oil; with Brent at $104 and the Strait of Hormuz closed 224 days, this isn't monetary policy, it's triage with no good options.