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Currencies take a hit as interest rates climb

Global markets react to inflation measures in the US and UK.

Currencies around the world have been reacting after interest rate rises from the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England. We speak to Seijiro Takeshita, Professor at the University of Shizuoka’s School of Management and Innovation, and Debosmita Sarkar from the Observer Research Foundation, a thinktank in Kolkata, to find out what it’s meant for the rupee and the yen.

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(Picture: Bank of England, Threadneedle Street, London. Credit: Getty Images)

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  • Thu 22 Sep 2022 14:32GMT