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Podcast: The Morning Brief
Episode: How Will a Volatile โน Impact You in 2026?
Description: In 2025, the Indian rupee has quietly become Asiaโs worst-performing currency but the real impact isnโt just on trading screens, itโs inside Indian homes. From higher cooking oil prices and costlier foreign education to travel bills and shrinking savings returns, rupee volatility is reshaping middle-class finances in ways few anticipate. Why is the currency weakening despite strong GDP growth, healthy forex reserves, and a manageable current account deficit? Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Madan Sabnavis, Chief Economist, Bank of Baroda to unpack how import inflation seeps in with a lag, why RBI interventions focus more on volatility than l...