Economics

Rupee Breaches 70 a Dollar as Turkey Rout Complicates RBI's Job

  • Asia’s worst performing currency slips to a new record low
  • Inflation eases but still above the central bank’s target
Turkey's Best Solution Is Capital Controls, Says Commerzbank's Nguyen
Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

There’s not a moment of respite for India’s inflation-targeting central bank.

Just when gains in consumer prices eased, the Turkish lira-led sell-off in emerging-market currencies has renewed an onslaught on the rupee, pushing it to a record low and possibly demanding more rate action from the Reserve Bank of India.