More UK retailers in critical financial distress; retail footfall is up today after Boxing Day slump – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsBoxing Day footfall down on UK high streets despite discountsMore drama in the currency markets!India’s currency, the rupee, hit an all-time low today before rebounding – sparking speculation that the Indian central bank was selling dollars via state-run banks to curb the weakness.The Reserve Bank of India “stepped in heavily” near the 85.80 level, which helped the rupee recover, a trader at a foreign bank said.Dollar demand related to maturing non-deliverable forwards (NDF) and currency futures weighed on the rupee on Friday while panic dollar buying from importers compounded the pressure, traders said. Continue reading...

Dec 27, 2024 - 07:15
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More UK retailers in critical financial distress; retail footfall is up today after Boxing Day slump – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

More drama in the currency markets!

India’s currency, the rupee, hit an all-time low today before rebounding – sparking speculation that the Indian central bank was selling dollars via state-run banks to curb the weakness.

The Reserve Bank of India “stepped in heavily” near the 85.80 level, which helped the rupee recover, a trader at a foreign bank said.

Dollar demand related to maturing non-deliverable forwards (NDF) and currency futures weighed on the rupee on Friday while panic dollar buying from importers compounded the pressure, traders said. Continue reading...

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