Volatile rouble firms past 95 vs dollar amid capital controls speculation By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A vendor counts Russian rouble banknotes at a market in Saint Petersburg, Russia July 9, 2023. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov/File Photo By Alexander Marrow (Reuters) – The Russian rouble strengthened past 95 to the dollar on Wednesday, one day after the central bank hiked interest rates to 12% at an emergency meeting and amid speculation

Dollar edges higher vs intervention-zone yen, China fears weigh on yuan By Reuters

© Reuters. Banknotes of Japanese yen are seen in this illustration picture taken September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/file photo By Hannah Lang and Samuel Indyk WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – The Japanese yen further weakened against the dollar on Wednesday, hovering in a zone that last year triggered intervention, while the yuan slipped to a nine-month trough

Russia could reintroduce compulsory sale of FX revenues ‘at any moment’ -source By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Woman holds Russian Rouble banknotes in this illustration taken May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian authorities are discussing bringing back the compulsory sale of foreign currency revenues for exporters, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, with one high-level source saying that the change could be

To raise scarce dollars, Egypt looks to pension plans, draft evaders By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A security man guards in front of a currency exchange bureau advertisement showing image of the U.S. dollar in Cairo, Egypt January 17, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo By Patrick Werr CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt is offering a minimum $5,000 fee for Egyptians living abroad who wish to clear their military

Russia’s rouble gives up intraday gains after 350 bp emergency rate hike By Reuters

© Reuters. A view shows U.S. one-dollar and Russian 100-rouble banknotes in this illustration picture taken August 14, 2023. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/Illustration MOSCOW (Reuters) -The rouble gave up early gains on Tuesday in volatile trade after the central bank hiked rates by 350 basis points to 12%, a move that was baked into market expectations after

Russia’s rouble weakens past 100 per US dollar By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Russian rouble and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration photo taken March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo The Russian rouble fell past the psychologically key 100 per U.S. dollar threshold for the first time since March last year on Monday. President Vladimir Putin’s economic advisor said Russia was interested

Kremlin blames loose monetary policy as rouble slides past 101 vs dollar By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Sheets of the newly designed Russian 100-rouble banknotes are seen at the Goznak printing factory in Moscow, Russia July 6, 2022. Moscow News Agency/Handout via REUTERS MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin’s economic adviser rebuked the central bank on Monday as the rouble slid past 101 per U.S. dollar, blaming its 30%