Under Strain
The rupee drifting beyond the 90-per-dollar mark is not merely another data point in the market’s daily churn.
The rupee drifting beyond the 90-per-dollar mark is not merely another data point in the market’s daily churn.
Indian businesses and Firms would do well to reinvigorate the “Made In India” as a hallmark of unquestionable Quality, the report suggested.
Wall Street pundits and investors are schizophrenic about the dollar. The dollar weakened after Moody’s cut the US credit rating by one notch from Aaa (the highest rating — to Aa1, attributing the downgrade to the increasing fiscal deficit, as well as the rising interest rate costs on Federal government debt.
As the Indian rupee reached a record low of 87.58 to the dollar on Thursday, it finds itself at a critical juncture, navigating a sea of global and domestic pressures.
The latest statement by US President-elect Donald Trump demanding that Brics nations pledge not to create or support a new currency to challenge the American dollar reflects growing apprehension about dedollarisation.
Dollar imperialism is the force that backs Uncle Sam’s role as the world’s policeman, ensuring that the U.S. maintains its influence over global trade, finance, and geopolitics."
The minister said that a stable economy will propel India to become one of the top 3 economies in the world.
The US Dollar Index (DXY) has slipped below $100 for the first time after April 2022. When the Dollar Index falls, the Indian rupee appreciates and the dollar weakens, which is leading to increase in fund flows from FIIs and FPIs, SBI Securities said in a report.
The Indian rupee came down against the US dollar on Monday, crossing the Rs 81 mark vis-a-vis a dollar.
The rupee on Monday ended 31 paise lower at 82.78 at the interbank foreign exchange market. The Indian currency opened 10 paise higher at 82.57 on the support of easing crude oil prices and touched a high of 83.01 during intraday trade.
