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Rupee expected to remain weak versus dollar. Near term range at 82.50-84.20

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The Indian Rupee hit all-time lows of 83.4550 this week on a strong US Dollar and FII outflows. The Dollar index has strengthened 2.87% YTD while FII outflows stood at Rs 52,461 crores YTD. Elevated gold and crude oil prices due to heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and between Ukraine and Russia also … Read more

What the US economy needs is a cheap date

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Please indulge me in some taxi-driver reporting (or, in this case, ride-share driver reporting): A few months ago, travelling in a city cheaper than New York, my driver told me that he and his wife had a weekly date night. It was nothing fancy – a sit-down restaurant for a burger and a beer – … Read more