Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said the Indian economy remains on a solid footing, saying the country has seen the lowest-ever inflation in the last few months and foreign exchange reserves continue to be strong.
Indian equity indices ended Wednesday in negative territory, possibly due to the rupee's weakness against the US dollar, Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) outflows, and ongoing trade uncertainties.
India's Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday, downplayed concerns over the rupee weakening past 90 against the US dollar, asserting that the currency's movement remains within manageable limits and has not created macroeconomic stress.
The Indian rupee's recent depreciation against the dollar is temporary and will reverse once India concludes a trade agreement with the United States, according to Anant Goenka, Vice Chairman of RPG Group and President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
As the rupee weakens toward Rs 90 per dollar, Uday Kotak has urged Indian businesses to break out of their comfort zone, warning that foreign investors appear to be calling the shots in current market dynamics.
A Taiwan-issued stablecoin may enter the market in the latter half of 2026 at the earliest based on the current timeline for passing related legislation, Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) Chairman Peng Jin-long said Wednesday, as Focus Taiwan reported.
Indian rupee breached the 90 mark against USD on Wednesday morning, extending its depreciation run through sessions now, and in the process hitting a fresh all-time low for the Indian currency.
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Analysts attribute the tightening to a combination of seasonal currency leakage, muted government spending, tax outflows, and most notably, heavy unsterilized foreign exchange intervention by the RBI.
The downside in the Indian rupee, which has been steadily depreciating over the past months, is unlikely to abate soon as it hit yet another record low on Monday.
India's foreign exchange reserves declined by USD 4.472 billion in the week that ended November 21 to USD 688.104 billion, driven by a slump in both foreign currency assets and gold reserves, the Reserve Bank of India's latest 'Weekly Statistical Supplement' data showed.