Talk of “policy tapering” by the Federal Reserve has been the catalyst for a broad-based sell-off in emerging market currencies. Within Asia, the worst performer has been the rupee. Its decline underlines how reliant India’s economy remains on foreign financing. With downward pressure on the rupee likely to persist, India’s central bank will find it hard to cut rates anytime soon.
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