Yen, rupee hit record lows against dollar amid inflation
By DW
20 June 2022 |
5:10 am
The Japanese and Indian currencies plunged to their lowest records in decades against the US dollar as Washington looked set to hike interest rates in a bid to tackle inflation.
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