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The RBI's efforts to steady the rupee are expected to become harder as weak capital inflows replace speculative bets as the main pressure. Economists have widened estimates of India's balance-of-payments deficit, with Kotak forecasting $50 billion this fiscal year, as the US-Iran war keeps oil elevated.
A widening external deficit and muted capital inflows sustain dollar demand in India, which points to a weaker rupee and higher costs for imported energy and goods.
business-standard.comBloombergApr 30, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 323 past bullish macro events, Crude Oil (Brent) moved a median +0.7% over 5 sessions (58% higher; middle half -2.9% to +3.7%), and +1.3% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
