The Indian rupee (USD:INR) weakened to an all-time low against the U.S. dollar (DXY) on Tuesday as President Donald Trump threatened to hike tariffs on India for buying oil from Russia. Trump announced last week that he intends to impose a 25% tariff on Indian goods,

The Indian rupee may drop past 88 to the U.S. dollar to an all-time low on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened steeper tariffs on Indian goods, worsening fragile sentiment and stoking concerns of more foreign outflows.

India’s rupee is poised to remain one of Asia’s worst performers in the second half of the year, with US tariffs adding pressure to an already fragile economic recovery, analysts say.