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Markets take Fed rate hike in their stride

Financial markets in India have taken last week’s decision by the US Fed to hike interest rates for the first time in a year in their stride. A bigger test might come if the Fed now tightens more aggressively than markets are anticipating in 2017 and beyond. But the improvement in India’s external position means any weakening in the rupee is likely to be slight and gradual.

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