Rupee’s hitting record lows; Key reasons explained
Live MintThe Indian Rupee has been making headlines every day in recent weeks as it reaches new lows. On Tuesday, the Indian Rupee fell to a record low of 81.77 against the dollar Following the US Fed's rate hike last week, the rupee fell 2.25%. In 2013, the RBI sold a net of $14 billion in the June-to-September period after the so-called taper tantrum-when U.S. Treasury yields spiked after the Federal Reserve said it would slow its pace of bond buybacks-had put pressure on emerging economy currencies, including the rupee. Forex reserves fell to 2 year low of $545 billion During the time of the taper tantrum, India's forex reserves-to-imports cover had fallen to below seven months, according to Reuters. If emerging countries like India offer interest rates close to 6-7 percent, some of the surplus liquidity will move to Indian stocks, which in turn will strengthen the rupee.