The dollar is in deliberate retreat, central banks are hoarding gold, and the post-war monetary order is shifting. New Delhi has a narrow window to turn upheaval into advantage, and it can move faster now
The rupee opened 10 paisa higher on February 9 after sentiment turned positive post the US-India trade deal
Despite the rupee weakening against the dollar, Indians can still travel abroad in 2026. Here are 5 affordable international destinations offering great value despite currency volatility.
Budget measures to enhance FPI inflows, RBI selling US dollar seen propping up the rupee
The US is 'absolutely not' intervening in the currency market to strengthen the yen, Bessent said in an interview
Last week was the dollar’s worst since May after a week of unpredictable US policymaking rattled financial markets
The domestic currency has weakened by 202 paise, or over 2 percent, so far this month. In 2025, it had declined 5 percent amid sustained foreign fund outflows and a strong US dollar
The dollar index, which measures the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, slid 0.1% to 99.004 - its lowest level since January 14 as investors worried about exposure to U.S. markets
Bids for the operation will be submitted by banks in the first half of Tuesday, with the premium quoted in paisa terms, and the results will be declared later in the day
Major research and brokerage houses expect the rupee to exit its current depreciating phase in 2026, but much will depend on the progress of the trade deal between India and its largest trading partner, the US.
The rupee has depreciated by roughly 5.22 percent against the US dollar this year, making it Asia’s worst-performing currency in 2025
Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front
Ratings agency says currency remains undervalued; stronger growth and low inflation to support medium-term recovery
Investors have also been weighing the prospect of White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett taking over as Fed Chair after Jerome Powell’s term ends in May
PwC’s Ranen Banerjee says India’s evolving import mix limits pass-through even as the currency briefly breaches 90 per dollar
A moderate level of rupee depreciation is typically factored into PE return models, but this year’s nearly 5% slide is much steeper and faster than expected.
This year, steep US tariffs are offsetting the benefit of an undervalued rupee
Exporters and importers are responding differently but both sides are accelerating hedge coverage, hedging their exposure using structured products and preferring shorter tenor hedges until policy and geopolitical backdrop stabilises
The overuse of secondary sanctions may end up weakening America’s own financial primacy. The message sent out is overdependence on the dollar represents a strategic vulnerability
The increase has been helped by this year’s decline in the dollar and rally in gold prices.
The moves helped steady the currency as it neared its September record low of 88.8050 per dollar
The dollar climbed to a fresh four-month high against the euro on Tuesday as divisions in the Federal Reserve raised doubt about the prospect of another rate cut this year.
The dollar index was at 99.76, hovering near its highest level in three months, while Asian currencies were flat to modestly weaker on the day
The presence of a dollar stablecoin will bring with it its own challenges for monetary policy, monetary transmission and for seigniorage benefits of any country, CEA said
The rupee closed at 88.2650 against the US dollar, nearly flat compared to its close at 88.2450 in the previous session