# India rupee falls to fortnightly low on Fed's hawkish jolt, outflows | Reuters

> The Indian rupee slid to a two-week low of 88.6950 per US dollar on October 30 as foreign outflows worsened. The move followed a hawkish tilt from the Federal Reserve that pushed the dollar and US Treasury yields higher.

- Date: 2025-10-30 · published 2025-10-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22690-india-rupee-falls-to-fortnightly-low-on-fed-s-hawkish-jolt-outflows-reuters
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger dollar and rising US yields make dollar-priced feed imports more expensive for India and tighten global dollar liquidity, a modest headwind for dollar-priced grain and meal.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2024-09-30 | [Dollar gains as Fed's Powell adopts hawkish tone on economy \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28504-dollar-gains-as-fed-s-powell-adopts-hawkish-tone-on-economy-reuters.md) | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| DXY | 2022-08-08 | [Indian rupee weakens on Fed rate hike bets, dollar demand from importers \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40317-indian-rupee-weakens-on-fed-rate-hike-bets-dollar-demand-from-importers-reuters.md) | -1.1% | +1.2% |
| DXY | 2022-11-17 | [Dollar rises with bets on hawkish Fed; sterling drops \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38594-dollar-rises-with-bets-on-hawkish-fed-sterling-drops-reuters.md) | +0.4% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2022-11-18 | [Gold falls on Fed rate hike prospects, on track for weekly dip \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38592-gold-falls-on-fed-rate-hike-prospects-on-track-for-weekly-dip-reuters.md) | -0.5% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2018-11-09 | [Dollar supported by hawkish Fed, yen bounces after hitting five-week low: Reuters - Forexsites](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62288-dollar-supported-by-hawkish-fed-yen-bounces-after-hitting-five-week-low-reuters.md) | +0.2% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/india/rupee-faces-heat-after-powell-cools-december-rate-cut-prospects-us-yields-climb-2025-10-30/

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