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Rupee Hits Record Low Near 97usd on Oil US Treasury Yield Strain
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AI-generatedThe Indian rupee's depreciation is driven by elevated oil prices (India is a major crude importer) and rising US Treasury yields, creating FX passthrough pressure on imported inputs. The channel is fx_passthrough (kur geçişkenliği) for Indian importers of crude oil, edible oils, and industrial inputs. Impact is country-specific (India) with regional EM spillover (Indonesia rate hike).
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- Indian rupee hit record low of 96.96 per USD on May 20, 2026.
- Drop of over 6% since late February 2026 due to Iran war.
- DBS revised rupee forecast range to 95-100 for rest of 2026.
- State-run banks intervened via dollar sales on RBI's behalf.
- Indonesia's central bank raised rates by 50 bps to support currency.
EM markets expected to decline 3-5% over 2-4 weeks as currency weakness persists and rate hikes weigh on growth.
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Sector impact at a glance
- COMMODITY_OILmid
- COMMODITY_OILshort
- EM_MARKETSmid
- EM_MARKETSshort
- FX_EMmid
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