Indian Rupee Hits Record 95.34 Low; RBI Dusts Off the 2013 Crisis Playbook

The rupee broke to a record 95.34 per dollar with oil above $100 and regional tensions compounding. RBI is reviving instruments unused since the 2013 taper tantrum — special NRI dollar deposits and reduced withholding tax on foreign bonds — to pull dollars in. Currency down ~5% YTD.

Why post about this

Active central bank intervention plus a record print plus a massive diaspora audience watching their remittances and NRI accounts. The 2013 callback gives creators a built-in historical narrative arc to teach EM macro through.

Suggested angle

'The RBI is opening the 2013 toolbox' — explain what the special NRI deposit scheme actually does, who benefits, and what a successful vs. failed defense looks like. Tie to oil price as the trigger.

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Instagram · Reel · Your ₹100,000 remittance just lost ₹3,400 in value overnight. Here's what the RBI is doing about it — and what you should do right now. 🧵 · #IndianRupee #NRIMoney #RemittanceTips #RupeeVsDollar #DiasporaFinance

Facebook_page · Image carousel (4-6 slides): Slide 1 = rupee chart with '95.34' callout, Slide 2 = '2013 playbook' explainer visual, Slide 3 = NRI deposit mechanics diagram, Slide 4 = winners/losers split graphic, Slide 5 = oil price trigger context, Slide 6 = 'What happens next' scenarios · The rupee just hit 95.34 — its lowest level ever. The RBI's response? Dust off the exact playbook from 2013. Here's what that crisis toolkit looks like, who it helps, and whether it'll work this time. · #IndianRupee #RBI

Linkedin · Text post with line breaks, structured as situation → historical parallel → forward implications, optimized for 'see more' click · The rupee just hit 95.34 — a record low — and the RBI's response tells you everything about what comes next. In 2013, they opened a special NRI deposit window at above-market rates. Today, they're doing it again. Here's what that playbook actually means for your portfolio, your margins, and your remittances → · #EmergingMarkets #CurrencyRisk #IndianEconomy #TreasuryManagement #GlobalMacro

Tiktok · Standard 45-second vertical video with bold on-screen text for each move (Step 1: Special NRI deposit / Step 2: Dollar swap lines / Step 3: Oil import hedge) · If your family in India is asking you to send dollars right now, here's the economic crisis they're not explaining · #indianeconomy #rupee #personalfinance #moneytok #nri

Youtube · Long-form explainer video with split-screen comparisons, timestamped chapters for 2013 setup / 2025 setup / NRI scheme mechanics / success vs. failure scenarios, and on-screen graphics showing reserves burn rate and oil price correlation. · India's rupee just hit 95.34 — the worst ever. The RBI is reopening the 2013 crisis playbook. · #EmergingMarkets #RBI #IndianRupee #MacroEconomics #CurrencyCrisis

Bluesky · Thread (4-5 posts) · Rupee just hit 95.34/$. RBI dusted off the 2013 playbook. Here's what that *actually* means — and who wins when a central bank goes to war with its own currency. 🧵 · #Rupee #EmergingMarkets #MacroEcon

Mastodon · Thread (3-4 posts): setup post explaining the record low and 2013 callback, mechanics post on NRI deposits, outcomes post contrasting successful vs failed defense, oil-trigger tie-in post. · India's rupee hit 95.34—a record low. The RBI's response? Dust off the 2013 crisis playbook. Here's what that means, who benefits, and what a 'successful defense' actually looks like. Oil prices are the trigger; NRI deposits are the tool. Thread 🧵 #EmergingMarkets #IndianEconomy · #EmergingMarkets #IndianEconomy #CentralBanking #Rupee #MacroPolicy

Original source: Financial press + RBI