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Topic: Dollar

India’s falling forex reserve isn’t a worry for now, but RBI has a tightrope walk ahead

With US Fed hiking rates, RBI might be pushed to increase its own rates to slow simultaneous fall of rupee & India's forex reserves. But this could also hurt economic growth.

Rupee falls to record low as dollar strength dents risk mood

The rupee dropped as much as 0.7% to 77.4337 a dollar Monday, slipping past the previous all-time low of 76.9812 touched in March.

Rupee rises 30 paise to 75.65 against US dollar in early trade

Forex traders said a positive start of domestic stocks supported the local unit, while it was affected by sustained foreign fund outflows and concerns over Covid-19 crisis.

Rupee drops 25 paise to 76.31 against US dollar in early trade

Forex traders said market sentiment weakened after a potential antiviral drug for coronavirus cure reportedly failed its first trial.

Rupee drops 70 paise to 74.96 against US dollar in early trade

Traders say there is a sense of anxiety among investors as they see the global as well as domestic economy plunging into a deep crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Indians are not buying underwear. That’s how bad the economy is

Manufacturers and industry experts say small retail shops, hit hard by demonetisation & GST, aren’t buying stocks and are delaying payments.

India must overhaul its foreign exchange market to boost export, balance out trade deficit

Achieving a market-driven realistic exchange rate mechanism for the dollar was one of the key policy goals of the 1990-91 economic reforms in India.

Borrowing abroad is bold, but India first needs to produce data that lenders can trust

Cost of borrowing will go up if foreign lenders mistrust India’s budget estimates, off-budget borrowing or fear payment could be delayed to achieve annual targets.

Modi victory makes rupee a double-edged sword for RBI

RBI may have to rein in the rupee as foreign inflows are rising after election results and risk making Indian exports less competitive.

Pakistani rupee sinks to new low of 150/dollar as IMF bailout conditions begin to bite

Pakistan’s economy is on the brink of collapse, and the IMF sanctioned a $6 billion loan last week on the condition that the rupee be left to perform freely.

On Camera

If fundamental right to property can be taken away, so can all the others: AG Mulgaokar

If this step even partially achieves its desired results, there will be so much dislocation in the country’s economic structure as to prove a national calamity, advocate AG Mulgaokar wrote in 1969.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.