Bloomberg As India undergoes the world’s biggest currency overhaul in decades, one official is noticeably absent: central bank Governor Urjit Patel. The head of the monetary authority has spoken just once since the government invalidated 86 percent of currency in circulation in a surprise move on Nov. 8. Mounting cash shortages pushed the Supreme Court to warn of riots, …

  Bloomberg The rupee’s slide toward a record low, amid $2.8 billion in outflows from Indian stocks and bonds, is prompting speculation the central bank will step up intervention to stem losses. With a Federal Reserve interest-rate increase next month all but a certainty for bond traders, the rupee has slumped 2.6 percent in November, the most in 15 months. …

  Johannesburg / AFP South Africa’s political turmoil and weakening economy will come under the harsh spotlight of international credit ratings from this week amid predictions the country could lose its investment-level status. Moody’s will release its updated grading on Friday, before Standard & Poor issues its key announcement a week later on December 2. S&P currently has South Africa—the …