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From the Opinions Editor | Who gets the rupee right: Economists, market wallahs or moralists?

June 07, 2026 10:35 pm

These groups are jostling to influence the direction of economic policy. For now, it appears the market wallahs and the moralists have the upper hand.

Sensex, Nifty open higher; rupee falls 9 paise to 94.94 against US dollar

June 01, 2026 10:15 am

The Indian rupee slipped 9 paise to 94.94 against the US dollar in early trade, pressured by a spike in crude oil prices, uncertainty over US-Iran talks, and heavy foreign portfolio investor outflows.

RBI plans $5 billion dollar-rupee swap auction as rupee slips past 96-mark

May 20, 2026 10:21 pm

The transaction aims to inject long-term rupee liquidity into the financial system without permanently altering the central bank’s forex reserves position

Rupee hits record low, Sensex falls 517 points and Nifty slips below 23,500 in early trade

May 20, 2026 2:29 pm

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 96.89 and slipped to an all-time low of 96.90 against the dollar, down 20 paise from its previous close.

Indian creator shocked after paying Rs 5,300 for dosas, Rs 6,300 for Uber in US: ‘I'm questioning my life’

May 09, 2026 1:31 pm

Content creator Aakriti Pandey said a US trip had her ‘questioning her life’ because of how expensive everyday things felt once converted into INR.

Daily Briefing: Oil prices touch new highs amid West Asia turmoil, India may review fuel pricing

May 02, 2026 8:57 am

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Rupee faces pressure from stubbornly high oil prices

April 28, 2026 9:22 am

It has been two ​months since the U.S. and Israel ‌attacked Iran, and while a ceasefire has remained in place since early April, oil flows through the ‌Strait of Hormuz ​have yet ​to resume.

Explained: RBI’s ban on speculative games in rupee through NDD, amid pressures on rupee

April 03, 2026 9:53 am

By eliminating a key avenue for speculative exercise, the central bank is attempting to stabilise currency movements, hit hard by the rising oil prices and capital outflows in the wake of the West Asia conflict.

Lesson in the Rupee’s fall: Fix the economy, not the exchange rate

March 31, 2026 9:19 pm

In a world where external conditions are likely to remain volatile, durable adjustment will have to come from within. The absence of structural change simply ensures that it is the rupee that will have to continue to bear the weight

Stocks slump 2%, rupee breaches 94/$ as foreign investors rush to safe havens

March 28, 2026 4:08 am

The rupee has fallen past 92-, 93-, and 94-per-dollar levels in March.

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