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South Korea's FX Fund Bought $20 Billion From SK Hynix Listing
The Foreign Exchange Stabilization Fund purchased dollars SK Hynix repatriated after its record $26.5 billion U.S. share sale, a source with direct knowledge said.
India's Diaspora Deposits Hit $100 Billion as Banks Target $50 Billion More
The RBI's overseas deposit facility has crossed $100 billion in inflows, with Indian banks now running a global campaign to attract an additional $50 billion from wealthy nationals abroad.
RBI Closes Dollar Swap Window Early, Rupee and Short-Term Bonds Sell Off
The Reserve Bank of India shut its FCNR(B) swap facility ahead of schedule, pushing the rupee to 95.61 per dollar and lifting the 10-year bond yield to 6.81 percent.
RBI Cuts FCNR Window a Month Early After $56.8B Floods In
India's central bank moves the FCNR(B) deadline to Aug. 31 from Sept. 30 after inflows across three channels hit $56.846 billion in just over two months.
U.S. Treasury Buys Yen in Joint Intervention With Japan, First in 30 Years
President Trump confirmed the U.S. Treasury purchased between $5 billion and $10 billion in Japanese yen in a coordinated move with Japan's finance ministry to counter yen weakness.
U.S.-Japan Currency Intervention Drives Yen's Largest Rebound in Eight Months
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and the Federal Reserve coordinated with Tokyo to reverse the yen's depreciation, pushing the currency up 4.5 percent against the dollar.
RBI Sells $7 Billion to Defend Rupee Against Persistent Dollar Strength
India's central bank executed one of its largest direct interventions in months Friday, selling $7 billion to stabilize the rupee against a surging U.S. dollar.
Egypt Boxing Spectacle Generates $50M FX as EGP Slides to 47.50 Per Dollar
Giza pyramids heavyweight match brings foreign currency inflows as Cairo pursues tourism revenue to support sovereign bonds yielding 19.5 percent