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

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%

Russia abandons budget rule in effort to save tanking rouble 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 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 Aug. 10

Rouble rebounds from more than 16-month low after central bank intervention By Reuters

© Reuters. A view shows Russian rouble coins in this illustration picture taken March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Illustration By Alexander Marrow (Reuters) -The rouble recovered from more than a 16-month low past 98 to the dollar on Wednesday after the central bank intervened to try and halt the Russian currency’s slide, effectively abandoning its budget

Russian rouble tumbles to over 16-month low past 94 vs dollar 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 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 concerns the