The hovering greenback, accelerating US rates of interest, stalling international financial system and alarming geopolitics have whipsawed international currencies, sending them to file lows in opposition to the dollar. The rupee, albeit one of many higher performers, hit a file low of 81.93 to a greenback on Thursday, nearly 10% down from a yr earlier.
Usually, internet exporters, remittance receivers, or these with greenback incomes will achieve, whereas internet importers will get hit, when the foreign money weakens. These with giant international loans will see rupee curiosity prices rise. The equation is extra sophisticated this time although as all currencies have depreciated in opposition to the greenback and the rupee could even have gained in opposition to some such because the pound. ET appears on the impression on key sectors.
