The rupee slipped past 90 to the dollar on December 3, marking a record low. It has weakened around 5% so far this year, making it Asia's worst-performing currency. The rupee closed at 89.98 per dollar on Friday."With uncertainty around a trade deal and withdrawal of Sakshi Gupta, principal economist at A US-India trade deal announced by end-December, along with potential Live EventsIndia currently faces a 50% US tariff-25% of which is a penalty linked to imports of Russian oil. US trade negotiators are ex ...