Morning Brief Podcast: How Will a Volatile ₹ Impact You in 2026?
In 2025, the Indian rupee has quietly become Asia’s worst-performing currency, but the real impact is visible not just on trading screens but in India’s homes as well. From higher edible oil prices to more expensive education abroad, from travel bills to dwindling returns on savings, rupee volatility is reshaping the finances of the middle class in ways few predicted. Why is the currency weakening despite strong GDP growth, healthy foreign exchange reserves and a manageable current account deficit? Anirban Chowdhury, anchor, speaks to Madan…Read more Sabnavis, Chief Economist, Bank of Baroda, will explain how import inflation creeps in with a lag, why RBI interventions focus on volatility rather than levels, and why currency fluctuations hurt consumers more than a steady decline. The fate of the rupee may remain beyond domestic control as foreign investors withdraw billions of dollars, US-India trade talks stall and global sentiment weakens fundamentals. Listen.
