Russian rouble gives up gains after soaring to 3-month high
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian rouble weakened on Tuesday, pulling back after soaring to a three-month high past 92 to the dollar earlier in a volatile session, supported by high interest rates,…
Russian consumer prices rose as rouble tumbled past 100 vs dollar -Rosstat
(Reuters) – Russia’s weekly consumer prices rose as the rouble’s tumble past 100 to the dollar added to already high inflationary pressure, data from the state statistics service Rosstat showed on Wednesday.…
Russian stocks retreat from pre-invasion high as rouble rebounds
By Alexander Marrow (Reuters) – Russia’s benchmark stock index retreated on Monday from its highest since before Moscow sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, after the central bank suddenly announced…
Russian central bank to hold emergency rate meeting as rouble tumbles
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s central bank will hold an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday to discuss the level of its key interest rate, it said on Monday, as the sharply weakening rouble prompted…
Marketmind: Bonds bruised, China stocks and rouble sink
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan A bruising August for bonds continues to unsettle world markets deep into summer holiday season, with China’s ailing…
Russia abandons budget rule in effort to save tanking rouble
By Alexander Marrow and Elena Fabrichnaya MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia effectively abandoned its budget rule on Wednesday as the central bank said it would stop conducting finance ministry foreign currency purchases from…
Russian rouble tumbles to over 16-month low past 94 vs dollar
By Alexander Marrow (Reuters) – The Russian rouble tumbled over 2% to a more than 16-month low past 94 against the dollar on Wednesday, pressured by political risk, falling oil prices and…
Bolivia challenges global dollar dominance with Chinese yuan, Russian rouble
LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivia’s government is determined to curb dependence on the U.S. dollar for foreign trade, instead turning to the Chinese yuan, officials said, as Latin American support for alternative…
Russian rouble eases as central bank makes big rate hike
By Alexander Marrow (Reuters) – The rouble weakened against the dollar on Friday after the Bank of Russia hiked rates by a more-than-expected 100 basis points, pointing to rising inflationary pressures, with…
Russia to hike rates to 8% as weak rouble adds to inflation concerns: Reuters poll
By Elena Fabrichnaya and Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s central bank is expected to hike rates to 8% on Friday, increasing the cost of borrowing for the first time in over…
Rouble hits 15-month low past 87 vs dollar on political risk concerns
(Reuters) – The Russian rouble weakened past 87 against the dollar to a 15-month low on Thursday, hampered by domestic political risk concerns after an aborted mutiny over the weekend, with market…
Russian rouble steadies on eve of central bank rate decision
By Alexander Marrow (Reuters) – The rouble steadied on Thursday, with the market looking ahead to Friday’s interest rate decision, as favourable month-end tax payments propped the Russian currency up amid a…
Russia’s central bank says falling rouble driving inflation higher
(Reuters) – Russia’s central bank said on Friday that inflationary pressures across the economy had remained strong during the first two weeks of February, citing a slump in the rouble as a…
Russian rouble slides past 75 vs dollar to near 10-month low
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian rouble fell past 75 to the dollar on Friday, extending a recent weakening trend sparked by embargoes on Russian oil products and the steady recovery of imports,…
Russian rouble gains 3% on first working day of 2023
By Jake Cordell (Reuters) – The Russian rouble started the first full trading day of the new year on the front foot, advancing by more than 3% against the U.S. dollar to…
Russian rouble advances vs dollar, euro in light holiday trade
(Reuters) – Russia’s rouble rose against the dollar and euro on Friday, as oil prices lifted during thin holiday trading. The rouble gained 0.55% against the dollar to 71.79 by 0735 GMT,…
Russian rouble up vs dollar, euro in light trade
(Reuters) – The Russian rouble showed positive dynamics against the dollar and the euro amid a rebound in oil prices in thin holiday trading on Thursday. At 0711 GMT the rouble gained…
Russian rouble down with oil prices, trade remains thin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The rouble opened weaker on Wednesday amid lower oil prices and thin trading volumes during public holidays in Russia. At 0714 GMT, the rouble was 0.6% weaker against the…
Russian rouble slides in first trade of the year
The Russian rouble weakened on Tuesday against the dollar and euro in the first session of the year in Moscow amid light trading volumes during public holidays in Russia. At 0705 GMT…
Volatile rouble falls again, cutting short slight recovery
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian rouble weakened in early trade on Friday, cutting short a slight recovery in the previous session as fears over oil and gas sanctions unnerved markets, though it…
Russian rouble edges up in narrow trading range vs dollar
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian rouble strengthened on Friday, trading in a narrow range between 60 and 61 to the dollar as it has for much of the week, supported by exporters…
Russian rouble firms ahead of three OFZ bond auctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian rouble strengthened on Wednesday ahead of three OFZ treasury bond auctions by the finance ministry, as the market awaited information on a price cap on Russian oil…
Russian rouble firms near 60 vs dollar as tax period nears
(Reuters) – The Russian rouble was trading higher on Monday, holding close to last week’s level of 60 against the U.S. dollar as domestic exporters prepared to buy roubles ahead of a…
Rouble firms towards 60 vs dollar amid jump in oil prices
(Reuters) – The rouble firmed to a five-week high of near 60 versus the dollar in early trade on Friday, as oil prices jumped from a two-week low and the U.S. currency…
Russian rouble slides past 62 vs dollar to over 2-week low
(Reuters) – The Russian rouble hit a more than two-week low against the dollar in early trade on Thursday, as global oil prices slipped after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates and…
Rouble drifts lower, Russian stocks retreat from over 5-week high
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian rouble weakened against the dollar ahead of three treasury bond auctions by the finance ministry on Wednesday, hurt by reduced FX supply after the passing of a…
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