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Thursday, February 26, 2026
TopicU.S. Dollars

Topic: U.S. Dollars

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

Jaspreet Kalra -
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

Wayne Cole -
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

Brigid Riley -
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

TCA Sharad Raghavan -
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

Nimesh Vora -
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

Nisha Gopalan -
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

Debjit Chakraborty -
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

Anurag Joshi -
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

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

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Opinion

Pew’s religious diversity study is producing perverse results

R Jagannathan -
Pew’s survey on religious diversity around the world is interesting, but simply lacks enough nuance to warrant serious consideration.

To trade coders for Legos, India needs a better deal

Joining Pax Silica is not all positives for India. We must guard strategic autonomy

Economy

In 1st budget under BJP mayor in 44 yrs, BMC hikes outlay to Rs 81k crore, focus on big-ticket infra

Purva Chitnis -
India's richest civic body’s outlay is 8.77% higher than last year’s, with the biggest allocation being made for infra growth. BMC also proposed an AI boost to its service delivery.

Defence

What to expect on the defence front as Modi embarks on Israel visit, second since 2017

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The two sides will sign a framework agreement on defence cooperation that will allow companies from both sides to collaborate deeper.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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