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What Would Exclusion From Payment System SWIFT Mean For Russia?
January 29th, 2015
Discussions among European leaders about new sanctions on Moscow have again raised fears that the SWIFT international payments system might be cut off, a move that experts warn would wreak financial havoc on Russia. The Society for Worldwide Interbank ...
Russian Ruble Weakens on Threat of New Sanctions
January 28th, 2015
The Russian ruble weakened on Wednesday, with a retreat in oil prices and a threat of new sanctions on Moscow for its role in the Ukraine crisis promising to weigh on the currency in the near future. At 07:38 ...
Davos: Bosses ‘less optimistic’ about global economy
January 21st, 2015
Chief executives are less optimistic about the economy this year than last, a survey unveiled at the World Economic Forum suggests. PwC‘s annual survey shows that just 37% think the economy will improve in 2015, down from 44% last ...
Moody’s downgrades three major Russian Financial Institutions
January 20th, 2015
Moody’s Investors Service has on Monday 19, 2015 downgrades three major Russian Financial Institutions namely Sberbank, Agency for Housing Mortgage Lending OJSC and Vnesheconombank. These actions follow the weakening of Russia’s credit profile, as reflected by Moody’s downgrade of Russia’s ...
Russian Assets Nearing Buying Range, Investment Adviser Says
January 14th, 2015
Russian assets are approaching levels where they would be attractive to buy, investment adviser Marc Faber — writer of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report — said Tuesday. Western sanctions imposed over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine crisis and ...
Russia faces wave of bankruptcies if interest rates don’t fall
January 13th, 2015
The pressure is building on Vladimir Putin: Russia will be hit by a wave of bankruptcies unless it cuts interest rates very soon, a top financial official warned Monday. Anatoly Aksakov, president of Russia’s regional banking association and deputy ...
Russian Central Bank Spent $76.1 Billion Defending Ruble in 2014
January 12th, 2015
The Russian Central Bank’s net currency interventions in 2014 amounted to $76.13 billion and 5.41 billion euros, Interfax news agency reported Monday, citing Central Bank Data. Interventions in the month of December amounted to $11.9 billion. The bank intervened heavily last year as the ruble slumped because of international ...
Oil hits five and a half year low under $55 on supply glut
January 5th, 2015
Oil prices dropped to fresh 5-1/2-year lows on Monday on worries about a surplus of global supplies and lackluster demand. Russia’s oil output hit a post-Soviet high last year, averaging 10.58 million barrels per day (bpd), up 0.7 percent ...
Currencies: The Best and the Worst investment in 2014
December 30th, 2014
Best: The U.S. Dollar Every major currency fell against the U.S. dollar in 2014. The euro dropped 11%, the Japanese Yen fell almost 12% and the British pound dropped 5.6%. Of non-U.S. currencies, the Indian Rupee did best, down ...
Russian Finance Ministry Starts Selling Foreign Currency in Bid to Strengthen Ruble
December 17th, 2014
The Russian ruble strengthened sharply on Wednesday in volatile trade after the Finance Ministry said it had started selling foreign currency from its leftover stock. The Russian currency has come under heavy selling pressure this week, forcing the Central ...
