Friday, July 19, 2013

RBI’s Failure to Defend Rupee Calls for a Bazooka

.........Indeed, the spike in interest rates militates against Subbarao’s theory of ‘Indian exceptionalism’ which essentially is that unlike text book cases, foreign flows from equity funds into India rise when interest rates fall because it would boost economic growth and corporate earnings. “The recent RBI moves do not ensure an effective curbing in pressures on the rupee since they can potentially lead to FII outflows, especially in the current backdrop of a prolonged phase of weak growth,”.............

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