While the rupee has hit 65 to the US dollar again after two years, Indian rupee has been a stronger currency in the last 16 months than in the previous four years Whatever China does attracts attention - big attention. So when China suddenly decided to move the Yuan downwards against the US dollar, currency markets panicked. Indian Rupee could not have been left untouched and has reacted from around 63.7 per US dollar to around 65 per US dollar, a level not seen since September 2013. That was the time when the Rupee market was in complete panic and had even touched 68 to a dollar. So are we into that panic mode again? Not exactly. Just as a recap, what was the scenario in September 2013? India’s current account deficit (CAD) had gone haywire (about 4-5% of GDP). External debt was a concern. Inflation was in double digits or very close. Dependence on foreign inflows just to maintain equilibrium in the forex markets was very high. All it took was a com...
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