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Wednesday, June 3, 2026

03/06/26, Did RBI sell Gold?

The Reserve Bank of India has issued a sharp clarification following claims that it had sold gold to ‘save’ forex reserves. The central bank said its physical stock of gold “remained unchanged at 880.52 tonnes as on date” — urging people to rely solely on official information. The fact-check came soon after a Bloomberg report suggested the RBI may have sold gold worth roughly $12 billion ⁠in the two weeks through May 22.

“The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has come across reports in certain sections of the media about RBI’s sale of gold. The RBI emphasizes that these reports are not correct. In this context, it is clarified that the physical stock of gold is disclosed by RBI in its Monthly Bulletin,” the Central bank wrote in a press release.

Controversy had erupted earlier on Wednesday after a Bloomberg report suggested that India “may have offloaded a portion of its gold holdings to shield its foreign-currency assets from the cascading fallout of the war in the Middle East”. The publication cited an analysis by Bloomberg Economics “based on publicly available data” to underscore its assertion — claiming in its headline that “RBI May Have Sold Gold to Save FX Reserves”. The report had also promoted a fact check from the Press Information Bureau.

“This claim is fake. According to RBI, the share of gold in India’s foreign exchange reserves rose from 13.92% at the end of September 2025 to 16.70% on March 31, 2026, and further to 16.85% as of May 22,” the Press Information Bureau fact-checked.

A separate X post from the central bank also confirmed that its physical gold stock has remained constant at 880.52 tonnes for most of 2026. The RBI had purchased a small amount of gold — 0.13 tonnes — in January 2026 after a four-month hiatus.

Gold valuation surges in forex reserves

The Reserve Bank has steadily increased its exposure to gold in forex reserves — with valuation rising more than 64% over the past year to nearly Rs 11 lakh crore. This has been driven by a sharp rise in global gold prices and a decline in the rupee’s value relative to the dollar. Both factors remain heavily tied to the ongoing Iran war and broader geopolitical uncertainties. Weekly data reveals that the total gold valuation had climbed to Rs 10,98,889 crore by May 22.

Gold prices slipped on Wednesday as renewed hostilities in the Middle East pushed crude higher and US-Iran talks stalled yet again. US ⁠Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s negotiating team has not offered ‌Iran sanctions relief in exchange for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

“The market is now looking at the possibility that this ceasefire with Iran may not hold, even though Trump is going to push for a peace ⁠deal resolution. If we start to see further escalation, that could ⁠also dampen whatever ‌recovery that gold might have had,” Kelvin ⁠Wong, a senior market analyst at OANDA, told Reuters.

Iran war ramps up pressure on economy

The RBI bulletin released on May 22 noted that the conflict in West Asia continued to exert pressure on commodity markets, global trade flows and supply chains — contributing to volatility in financial markets. But the missive assured that “robust services exports, positive net FDI flows, foreign exchange reserve buffers and a number of proactive policy measures” were likely to cushion the economy against external headwinds.

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The four important features of Trade Cycle are (i) Recovery, (ii) Boom, (iii) Recession, and (iv) Depression!

The trades cycle or business cycle are cyclical fluctuations of an economy. A full trade cycle has got four phases: (i) Recovery, (ii) Boom, (iii) Recession, and (iv) depression. The upward phase of a trade cycle or prosperity is divided into two stages—recovery and boom, and the downward phase of a trade cycle is also divided into two stages—recession and depression.

Phases of Trade Cycle:

The phases of trade cycle are explained with a diagram:

(1) Recovery:

In the early period of recovery, entrepreneurs increase the level of investment which in turn increases employment and income. Employment increases purchasing power and this leads to an increase in demand for consumer goods.

As a result, demand for goods will press upon their supply and it shall, thereby, lead to a rise in prices. The demand for consumer’s goods shall encourage the demand for producer’s goods.

The rise in prices shall depend upon the gestation period of investment. The longer the period of investment, the higher shall be the price rise. The rise of prices shall bring about a change in the distribution of income. Rent, wages, interest do not rise in the same proportion as prices.

Consequently, the margin of profit improves. The wholesale prices rise more than retail prices. The prices of raw materials rise more than the prices of semi-finished goods and the prices of semi-finished goods use more than the prices of finished goods.

(2) Boom:

The rate of investment increases still further. Owing to the spread of a wave of optimism in business, the level of production increases and the boom gathers momentum. More investment is possible only through credit creation. During a period of boom, the economy surpasses the level of full employment and enters a stage of over full employment.

(3) Recession:

The orders for raw materials are reduced on the onset of a recession. The rate of investment in producers’ goods industries and housing construction declines. Liquidity preference rises in society and owing to a contraction of money supply, the prices falls. A wave of pessimism spreads in business and those markets which were sometime before sellers markets become buyer’s markets now.

(4) Depression:

The main feature of a depression is a general fall in economic activity. Production, employment and income decline. The prices fall and the main factor responsible for it is, a fall in the purchasing power.

The distribution of national income changes. As the costs are rigid in nature, the margin of profit declines. Machines are not used to their full capacity in factories, because effective demand is much less. The prices of finished goods fall less than the prices of raw materials.

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