Central Bank of Iran Intervenes With 2 Billion Dollar FX Supply, Raises Services Quota to 10,000 Dollars

Iran's central bank intervened in the currency market on Thursday, October 1, 2026, supplying 2 billion dollars and raising the personal services FX purchase cap tenfold, from 1,000 to 10,000 dollars. The move follows an earlier 500 million dollar intervention that drew only about 20 million dollars (roughly 4 percent) in uptake.