Tag Archives: Ruble

Scrambling to avert Russian default, Putin allows ruble payments to creditors

Russia and Russian companies will be allowed to pay foreign creditors in rubles, according to a decree signed by President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, as a way to stave off defaults while capital controls remain in place. The decree establishes temporary rules for sovereign and corporate debtors to make payments to creditors from “countries that engage in hostile activities” against Russia, its companies and citizens. The government will prepare a list of such countries within two… Source link

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Russian ruble is crashing: Yahoo U

For more business and finance explainers, check out our Yahoo U page. Economic sanctions on Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine have sent the Russian ruble for a tailspin. Following several measures from Western countries to isolate Russia’s economy, the ruble lost over 30% of its value against the U.S. dollar. A devaluing currency makes sense, given sanctions on Russia’s largest banks and the severance of other firms from the international banking system known as… Source link

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Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ:YNDX) – Yandex shares are trading lower as Russian stocks fall amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Sanctions, a drop in the ruble and threats of escalation have weighed on the Russian economy.

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Futures Slide, Ruble Sinks as West Isolates Russia: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — U.S. equity futures slid Monday, while bonds and commodities including oil rose, amid heightened market uncertainty after Western nations unveiled harsher sanctions on Russia for the invasion of Ukraine. Most Read from Bloomberg S&P 500 contracts and those for the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 were down over 2%. European futures declined 4%. Oil and palladium jumped, with Brent crude again vaulting above $100 a barrel. Rallies in a dollar gauge, gold and Treasuries underlined the… Source link

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Ruble Sinks Most in Two Years as Putin Recognizes Separatists

(Bloomberg) — The ruble tumbled the most since March 2020 after President Vladimir Putin recognized self-declared separatist republics in east Ukraine, deepening a standoff with the West. Most Read from Bloomberg The ruble weakened beyond 80 per dollar during Putin’s televised address to Russians late Monday and stocks slumped as much as 18% in evening trading. Earlier in the day, the benchmark MOEX Russia equity index closed its main trading session down 11%, the biggest drop since… Source link

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