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Many predicted Russia’s currency would just keep plunging, but it hasn’t.
This is the first time a world currency has been pegged to gold since the Bretton Woods system ended in 1971.
While this year’s relative stability in crude oil prices appears to have lulled us into a false sense of security, the dramatic fall over the last few weeks reminds us just how volatile these prices can…
Russia’s currency is in free fall. Since mid-year, the incredible shrinking ruble has lost close to half its value, and it is anyone’s guess how much further it might go. Whatever happens, the geopolitical…
