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Wednesday, March 18, 2026
TopicU.S. Dollars

Topic: U.S. Dollars

Rupee weakens to record low of 84.37 against dollar, logs worst week in 5 months

Overseas investors have pulled out over $1.5 billion from Indian stocks over November so far, adding to the $11 billion of outflows in October.

US stock futures, dollar surge as Asian markets sense Trump win

Sydney: U.S. stock futures and the dollar surged in Asia on Wednesday as investors wagered Republican Donald Trump could win the U.S. presidential election,...

Currency market muted as investors eye US jobs report, 5 Nov. election

By Brigid Riley TOKYO (Reuters) -The dollar steadied against major peers on Friday, with currency moves muted as investors awaited the U.S. jobs report to confirm economic resiliency heading into the

Time ripe for ‘de-dollarisation’? Not yet, say central bank officials in new international survey

Several countries are calling for trade to be carried out in currencies besides the US dollar. But a survey of central bank currency managers shows the shift will be a slow affair. 

Indian rupee could hit $84-85 by March on trade deficit, oil woes, report says

Mumbai: The Indian rupee could drop to 84-85 to the dollar by March due to rising crude oil prices, high trade deficit and depleting foreign exchange reserves,...

Xi Jinping’s prized Belt & Road Initiative will look a lot less Chinese as it unfolds

Chinese banks do not have an endless supply of dollars to fund the Belt and Road project, opening up space for global competitors.

Record fuel prices are hurting Modi as rupee begins to fall again

Fuel costs are adding to Modi’s challenge of tackling a hurtling pace of growth that’s boosting ownership of vehicles and demand for oil ahead of US sanctions on Iran.

Facing dollar squeeze, Indian companies turn to Japan for Samurai loans

Top Indian firms are turning to Samurai loans, lured by Japan’s near-record low interest rates and easier availability of funds.

Modi govt & RBI should allow rupee to fall, not lose nerve by the fear-mongering

The rupee's current rout can be seen more as an overdue recalibration than a flash in the pan.

On Camera

Kabul hospital bombing unravels the laws of war. It puts our civilisation in danger

Learning from the Second World War, the world seemed to move toward making war subject to law and reason. These ends were, however, almost immediately subverted.

Covid, sanctions, war. Life’s rough for Surat’s small diamond units, salaries ‘not guaranteed anymore’

West Asia war threatens to push already fragile industry deeper into crisis. Latest disruption is playing out differently for bigger and small-scale players in Surat’s diamond industry.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.