Russia’s average production of oil and gas condensate increased by about 1.7 percent on a monthly basis to 1.4 million tons per day (10.25 million barrels per day) in the first half of May, Interfax news agency reported, citing a source. It also said that Russian oil exports – excluding …
Read More »Russian Ruble Best Gainer In 2022
The Russian currency has reportedly made large gains in spite of the sanctions imposed on Moscow by the United States and Washington’s allies.The US and EU attempted to cripple the Russian economy, but the value of the ruble is heading up. After two months of imposing state-crushing sanctions, the ruble …
Read More »S&P Global forecasts 8.5% contraction in Russia’s economy in 2022
Credit rating agency S&P Global cut its forecast for Russia’s 2022 GDP growth by more than 11 percentage points to a contraction of 8.5%, while slashing its forecasts for Poland and Turkey by more than a percentage point due to the fallout from the war in Ukraine. On its economic …
Read More »USD Benefits From Global Turmoil
The market mood is sour, helping the American dollar to end the day with gains against most major rivals.The initial catalyst came from the Bank of Japan. The central bank announced it would be buying an unlimited amount of 10-year JGBs at 0.25% in an attempt to defend the yield …
Read More »Ruble’s Rebound Engineered By Russia’s Central Bank
The recipe behind the Russian ruble’s rebound was based upon limiting selling and forcing buying. This is exactly how Russia has manufactured demand for its beleaguered currency. The consequences of harsh economic sanctions against Russia are felt all over the globe. Hence, lies the importance exploring what happened so far …
Read More »Russia Makes a Decision on The US Dollar
Director of the Department of Economic Cooperation of the Russian Foreign Ministry Dmitry Berishevsky said that in light of the tightening of sanctions, Russia is working to limit the use of the dollar in foreign exchange reserves and external settlements. The country will seek to switch to non-Western capital markets, …
Read More »Russia’s Sovereign Default Imminent
Global rating agency Fitch has downgraded Russia from ‘B’ to ‘C’, the second rating downgrade in a week, during Tuesday. The news may propel USD/RUB towards another record high, around 129.70.In addition to the rating cut, Fitch also mentioned, “The recent downgrade of a ‘C’ rating for Russia reflects belief …
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