Rouble hits over 6-week high MOSCOW: The rouble leapt to a more than six-week high against the dollar on Friday after the Bank of Russia hiked... Published 30 Oct, 2023 05:24am
Markets Rouble weakens past 95 vs dollar amid capital controls speculation The Russian rouble weakened past 95 against the dollar on Thursday, in a volatile week filled with speculation over... Published 17 Aug, 2023 12:15pm
Business & Finance Russian central bank slashes key rate to 8%, will study need for more cuts MOSCOW: Russia’s central bank cut its key interest rate by a sharper-than-expected 1.5 points to 8.0% on Friday and... Published 22 Jul, 2022 05:22pm
Business & Finance Russia’s Sberbank executes first digital asset issue on its platform MOSCOW: Russia’s dominant lender Sberbank on Saturday said it had carried out the first digital financial asset... Published 09 Jul, 2022 06:10pm
Markets Russian central bank plays down role of dollar and euro at home and globally Russia’s central bank said on Tuesday that the role of the dollar and the euro as global currencies would decline as... Published 31 May, 2022 06:43pm
Business & Finance Russian central bank slashes key interest rate again MOSCOW: Russia’s central bank said Friday it was cutting its key interest rate for a second straight time as risks... Published 01 May, 2022 05:11am
Business & Finance Rouble hits 2-year high vs euro in Moscow MOSCOW: The Russian rouble rose against the euro to the highest in more than two years on Friday and headed towards... Published 30 Apr, 2022 05:53am
Markets Moscow exchange starts gradual reopening MOSCOW: Trading in federal government bonds restarted Monday on the Moscow Stock Exchange as part of a phased... Published 22 Mar, 2022 05:21am
World Bank for International Settlements suspends Bank of Russia ZURICH: The Bank for International Settlements, considered the central bank of central banks, said on Thursday it ... Published 10 Mar, 2022 08:02pm
Business & Finance Battered rouble hits record low outside Russia MOSCOW: The Russian rouble tumbled to a record low in extremely volatile trade on Monday, losing a third of its ... Published 01 Mar, 2022 05:34am
Business & Finance Russian authorities clash on plans for crypto regulation MOSCOW: A simmering dispute over cryptocurrency regulation in Russia heated up on Friday as the finance ministry... Published 19 Feb, 2022 04:15am
Markets Russian rouble firms past 71 vs dollar MOSCOW: The rouble firmed past 71 against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, gaining strength along with other emerging... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:03pm
Business & Finance Russia seen raising rates on Friday amid high inflation, sanctions Central bank seen choosing between 25 and 50 bps hike. Bank of Russia to deliver decision at 1030 GMT on Friday. Governor Elvira Nabiullina to present decision at 1200 GMT. Published 19 Apr, 2021 08:00pm
Markets Russian rouble rises after surprise rate hike; EM stocks suffer Russian c.bank hikes by 25 bps; rouble rises as much as 0.9%. Lira extends rally after 200 bps rate hike. EM FX index set to break four-week losing run. Published 19 Mar, 2021 06:13pm