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Russia holds key rate at 11% as economy lags
February 1st, 2016
Russia kept its interest rate steady on Friday but announced it wouldn’t rule out tightening monetary policy if inflation risks rise, after a month in which the ruble dropped to record lows as oil prices deteriorated. January marked a ...
Ukraine officially defaults on $3bn debt to Russia; Moscow to sue Kiev in London court
January 4th, 2016
Russia’s Finance Ministry is filing a lawsuit against Ukraine for failing to pay off its $3 billion debt to Russia before the December 31 deadline. This means that Ukraine is now officially in a state of default, the ministry ...
The 25 financial events that shaped the year 2015
December 30th, 2015
As we are close to move from year 2015 to year 2016, OneStopBrokers has collected and presents the major Financial events happened in 2015. 2015 was a year that the Eurozone was almost collapsed. We all witnessed a possible ...
Ukraine set to lose preferential trade with Russia after failed last-minute talks in Brussels
December 22nd, 2015
Following a failed round of negotiations in Brussels, Russia will inevitably suspend the free trade agreement with Ukraine within the Commonwealth of Independent States, once a trade deal between Kiev and European Union goes into effect in the new ...
Russia seeks to boost trade with UAE and strengthen Iran industrial links
December 7th, 2015
Russia wants to boost trade ties with the UAE at the same time as it pursues closer links with Iran. The Russian trade minister Denis Manturov told The National that he wanted to grow the US$2 billion in trade ...
Stocks Fall on China Selloff as Yuan Weakens; Commodities Slump
November 27th, 2015
Brokerages lead losses in Chinese shares on government probes Traders holding on to December Fed bets while ECB seen easing A selloff in Chinese stocks spread across Asia as falling industrial profits and a deepening probe of the financial ...
U.S. oil plunges more than 2 percent on supply glut woes
November 23rd, 2015
Crude futures lost ground in early Asian trading on Monday, with U.S. oil plunging over 2 percent on festering worries over a global supply surplus. U.S. crude’s West Texas Intermediate (WTI) January contract CLc1 had dropped 78 cents, or ...
Ukraine Readies for Russia Court Battle After Debt Vote Passes
October 19th, 2015
Holders of all but one bond vote in favor of restructuring Second vote on bond held by Russia scheduled for Oct. 29 Ukraine said it is ready to go to court over a bond owed to Russia after the ...
Russia and its oil are likely to be losers in Iran deal
July 17th, 2015
In its negotiations with the United States on any number of geopolitical issues, Russia has become accustomed to playing its “Iran card.” But after the West’s historic nuclear agreement with Iran, some experts are suggesting Russia will have less ...
Russia’s Gazprom Suing Ukraine’s Naftogaz for $24 Billion in Gas Price Feud
May 6th, 2015
Russian energy giant Gazprom is suing Ukraine’s state gas company Naftogaz for nearly $24 billion amid a long-running gas pricing dispute between the two countries, according to a report published on the Naftogaz website. Ukraine is suing for a similarly massive sum: Prime Minister Arseniy ...
