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Thursday, August 28, 2025
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Topic: RBI

Looks like rupee will buck doomsday predictions, recover by year-end

Fresh estimate comes amid fears the Indian currency may slip to a record low of 72 against the dollar before 2019.

The rupee is slipping, and India may wage a (trade) war to check its fall

Import tariffs and the diaspora are among the weapons India is likely to use to help the rupee, economists say.

New bankruptcy law has instilled fear among debt holders: IBBI chairman Sahoo

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board chief says firms facing bankruptcy have paid creditors Rs83,000 crore to avoid insolvency.

Sinking rupee will soon hit bank earnings, market liquidity

Creating a rupee shortage risks worsening liquidity in India’s banking system, which is already running short of cash.

Rupee slips on crude price resurgence to hit all-time low against dollar

The currency slid 0.7% to as much as 69.0925 per dollar Thursday, past its previous record of 68.8650 reached in November 2016.

Bhutan was so scarred by Modi’s demonetisation it is still scared of Indian rupee

While there have been rumours suggesting a second demonetisation, possibly targeting the Rs 2,000 note, the Indian government has rejected them.

Modi’s move to decide farm prices will set direction for India bond markets

Move is raising red flags for bond investors given its potential to harm inflation management and government coffers.

Will strengthen banking system, RBI chief assures parliamentary panel

Patel said that after the implementation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, crisis over the non-performing assets was improving.

RBI says rate hike not meant to boost rupee, analysts say it will

HSBC and Nomura analysts say the rate hike bolsters the RBI’s credentials on the inflation-fighting front, which will have a rub-off effect on the rupee.

RBI increases repo rate after 4.5 years, and Rahul Gandhi’s speech has started a fight

The repo rate is the rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks. Which means that home, auto and personal loans are likely to get more expensive.

On Camera

How India’s disastrous attempt at economic planning choked growth, stagnated private sector

The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.