“The fresh currency falls also increased pressure on the debt markets. Yields on India’s 10-year debt spiked above 9 per cent for the first time since late 2011, while Jakarta’s cost of borrowing jumped 18 basis points to the highest level since March 2011. Over the weekend a range of senior figures including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tried to calm investor fears that the country’s mixture of weakening growth and an unsustainable current account gap was pushing India’s economy towards a crisis point. Notably, officials ruled out capital controls on foreign investors.”
http://www.gata.org/node/12935
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