Russian Ruble

Ruble dives to record low; Russian central bank raises rate to 20%

Central bank restrictions target access to the more than $600 billion in reserves that the Kremlin has at its disposal, hindering Russia's ability to support the ruble as it plunges in value.

Ruble strengthens after fall as Russian govt pressures exporters

Russia's ruble strengthened sharply on Wednesday after dramatic falls on the previous two days as the government pressured exporters not to hoard foreign-currency earnings