# As Rupee Falls, Indian Bonds Lose Their Charm for Foreign Investors - The Wire

> Foreign investors sold a net $1.12 billion of Indian debt in March, the strongest monthly outflow since December 2016, as the rupee's near 2% fall erodes returns. Rising US rates and inflation above the central bank target are adding to outflows.

- Date: 2018-03-26 · published 2018-03-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66265-as-rupee-falls-indian-bonds-lose-their-charm-for-foreign-investors-the-wire
- Commodities: [Indian Rupee (INR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDINR.md)

## Why it matters

Capital outflows and a weaker rupee raise the local cost of dollar-priced imports for Indian feed and oilseed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- USDINR: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thewire.in: https://thewire.in/economy/as-rupee-falls-indian-bonds-lose-their-charm-for-foreign-investors

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