# Why is the rupee in a free fall? - The Hindu

> The rupee has fallen more than 5% since the start of 2018 and is trading at its lowest in over a year. The slide is part of a broad emerging-market sell-off linked to rising US Treasury yields and expected Federal Reserve tightening.

- Date: 2018-05-12 · published 2018-05-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65300-why-is-the-rupee-in-a-free-fall-the-hindu
- Commodities: [Indian Rupee (INR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDINR.md)

## Why it matters

Capital outflows from emerging markets weaken local currencies and raise the local-currency cost of dollar-priced imports, including feed ingredients, which can reduce buying by price-sensitive importers.

## Read by commodity

- USDINR: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thehindu.com: https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/why-is-the-rupee-in-a-free-fall/article23866863.ece

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