Highlights

  • Rupee Falls to 85.0650 against the U.S. dollar, marking a significant decline.
  • Fewer rate cuts by the Fed add pressure to the rupee amid slowing growth and weak capital flows.
  • Rupee follows regional peers in a 0.8%-1.2% drop.

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The rupee’s Asian peers – the Korean won, the Malaysian ringgit, and the Indonesian rupiah – were down 0.8%-1.2% on the day.

Dollar Pushes Indian Rupee to Record Low of 85, Fed's Policy Outlook in Focus

The Indian rupee declined past 85 to the U.S. dollar for the first time on Thursday after the Federal Reserve signalled fewer rate cuts next year, piling more pressure on a currency already struggling with tepid capital flows.

The rupee hit a low of 85.0650 against the U.S. dollar, down from 84.9525 on Wednesday. The pace of the currency’s fall to 85 handles from 84 has been faster than prior declines of the same magnitude.

The rupee’s drop to 85 from 84 has taken place in a space of about two months, while the decline to 84 from 83 took nearly 14 months. It took the currency 10 months to decline to 83 from 82.

ASIA FX SLUMPS

The rupee’s Asian peers – the Korean won, the Malaysian ringgit, and the Indonesian rupiah – were down 0.8%-1.2% on the day.

The selloff in Asia FX comes after the Fed dot plot indicated two rate cuts next year, half of what was signalled in September.

“From here, it’s a new phase and we’re going to be cautious about further cuts,” Fed Chair Jerome Powell said.

The central bank’s hawkish turn comes amid several negative factors that the rupee is contending with. India’s economic growth slowed to a seven-quarter low from July to September, the merchandise trade deficit is widening, and capital inflows are tepid.

Persistent strength in the U.S. dollar on incoming U.S. President Donald Trump’s expected policies has further undermined the rupee. The Fed’s latest rate forecasts will provide an additional fillip to the dollar.

India’s sharply slowing growth, necessitating the central bank to deliver rate cuts sooner rather than later, is an added factor that is weighing on the rupee, said Akshay Kumar, head of global markets at BNP Paribas India.

“In the short term, we can expect upward pressure on USD/INR to remain,” he said.

The many headwinds that the rupee is facing prompted investors to raise their short positions on the currency to a two-year high in December, according to a Reuters poll.

The rupee has weakened about 2% so far this year and is in the middle of the Asia FX pack.

Routine interventions by the Reserve Bank of India have kept the rupee’s volatility low relative to its Asian peers.

The muted volatility that the rupee enjoyed in the last two years may not be repeated in 2025, analysts said.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by Editorji News Desk and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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