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The rupee’s borrowed breathing space

August 17, 2026 8:33 pm

When the RBI absorbs hedging costs, the exposure moves onto the public balance sheet. When banks raise three-to-five-year money and lend against it, the risk resurfaces as an asset-liability mismatch

RBI needs to look beyond defending the rupee

July 28, 2026 4:28 pm

A more fundamental question confronts the RBI: Should it pursue more permanent capital account openness akin to countries like Korea or guard the rupee through controls?

Sensex, Nifty opened higher; Rupee falls 10 paise, now at 95.27 against US dollar

July 06, 2026 10:06 am

Stock Market, Sensex Today: The Indian rupee slipped 10 paise to 95.28 against the US dollar in early trade, nearly unchanged from its previous close, amid a strong dollar and subdued crude oil prices.

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

A Rupee symbol installation outside RBI HQ in Mumbai

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.