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The Russian ruble slipped to its lowest levels against the dollar since November amid growing fears that the central bank will give in to growing political pressure to ease monetary policy as an economic slowdown deepens.

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It was all going so well. TV pundits could proclaim their omnipotence - knowing full well that Cyprus was a storm in a teacup - and then D-Bom hit the wires with some harsh reality speak. European banks plummeted - most of Italy's banking system ende

BorrowerInternational Bank for Reconstruction and

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Lead Manager(s) Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan & VTB Capital

By Adventures in Capitalism:With the world drowning in debt, there is rarely a dull year in finance. 2012 will go down in history as the year when a politician, Shinzo Abe, campaigned specifically on the platform of weakening his voter's currency. I'

1500 GMT (Dow Jones) Russian stocks close with minor changes; ruble-traded MICEX adds 0.12% to 1473.53, while dollar-based RTS sheds 0.15% to 1513.62.

BorrowerInternational Bank For Reconstruction And

U.S.-based heavy machinery maker Caterpillar Inc., (CAT) is planning to issue a ruble-denominated eurobond representing the first such deal from a non-Russian company, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday.

Lead Manager(s) JPMorgan, Royal Bank of Scotland & VTB Capital

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We forecast that EBITDA will improve to about RUB100 billion-RUB105 billion in 2012 ($3.1 billion-$3.3 billion assuming a U.S. dollar/Russian ruble exchange rate of about 32), up from RUB90 billion in 2011. We base this forecast on continued healthy

The Russian ruble may hold to key to determining how well central-bank policies are being accepted by investors.

(Correction to change currency in story from Euro to Russian ruble)

BorrowerInternational Bank For Reconstruction And Development

Just wondering. With the punk band Pussy Riot getting a sentence of 2 years in prison, it stands to reason that the slam on freedom of speech would marginally hurt people's enthusiasm for Russian investment. And so we wonder if the sentence has any c

Notes Launched under issuer's EMTN programme

By CFA Institute: By Samuel Lum, CFA In a span of less than 15 years, we have endured the Asian financial crisis, the Russian default and ruble crisis, the Long-Term Capital Management hedge fund debacle,the bursting of the tech stock bubble, the glo

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By Randy Durig:This week we look at a short 40 month Russian Ruble bond from RusHydro(RSHYY) that currently indicates an over 9% yield to maturity. The high yield and short maturity of this ruble bond, compares very favorably with other high yielding

The Russian ruble may return to the rate of 30 rubles to the dollar if oil prices bounce back, chief executive of Sberbank German Gref said in St. Petesrburg Thursday.

BorrowerEuropean Bank of Reconstruction & Development

The ruble has performed about as well as the currencies of other rapidly growing large economies, and thus any argument that "the market" is going to rid us of Putin is more than a little bit silly. The ruble has not been a bizarre outlier or a uniqu

Central banks sell euros and the Russian ruble slides - it's time for your FX Fix.

* China’s factory output weakens* Russian ruble falls to 2009 crisis levels* Lazard hires former Brazilian central banker

The Russian ruble plummeted to its lowest level in more than three years against the dollar, bruised by falling oil prices and a fresh round of European debt worries.

The Russian ruble should remain more or less stable in 2012, and one should not expect a significant appreciation of the currency, the chief executive and the main shareholder of Russia's largest steel producer OAO Severstal (CHMF.RS) said Thursday.

We also affirmed the issue rating on the Russian ruble (RUB) 20 billion ($676 million)7.875% loan participation notes due 2015 issued by orphan special-purpose vehicle RusHydroFinance Ltd. (not rated) at 'BB+'. We also affirmed the 'BB+' issue rating

Cash continued to flee Russia in the first quarter of 2012, as the country saw $35.1 billion of capital outflows despite rising oil prices and a strong ruble.

April 3 - Overview -- We understand that the majority shareholder of Russia-based rail freight operator JSC Freight One, The Independent Transportation Company (TITC), has Russian ruble 75...

April 3 - Overview -- We understand that the majority shareholder of Russia-based rail freight operator JSC Freight One, The Independent Transportation Company (TITC), has Russian ruble 75...

March 23 (Reuters) -Following are terms and conditionsof a bond priced on Friday.IssuerRZD Capital LtdBorrowerJSC Russian RailwaysIssue Amount25 billion Russian rubleMaturity Date April 02, 2019Coupon8.3 pctReoffer price ParYield 8.3 pctPayment DateA

The Russian ruble may strengthen in the second half of this year amid higher inflation and stronger inflows of foreign investment, the country's central banker said Friday.

Fading threats of a Greek default and signs that anti-Kremlin protests may be winding down boosted Moscow stocks and the ruble, in the first trading day for Moscow bourses since the middle of last week.

NEW YORK (BBH FX Strategy) -- We do not expect today's outsized declines in Russian assets to be the start of a trend and would be inclined to take the recent moves as an opportunity to establish relative value trades within the emerging markets.In t

In his four years as prime minister, Vladimir Putin has managed a feat many world leaders would envy—nearly doubling government spending in ruble terms while leaving Russia's budget in the black. But as he prepares to return to the presidency f

After laying dormant for years, political risk in Russia is back, and that has some investors going cold on the ruble.

Notes The issue size will total 5.85 billion

Russia's central bank moved to allow more daily fluctuations in ruble trading, a step that market watchers say may anticipate higher volatility in the currency due to instability abroad and political uncertainty at home.

-- HMS Hydraulic Machines & Systems Group PLC (HMSGroup), a Russia-based pumps manufacturer, is guaranteeing aproposed Russian ruble (RUB) 3 billion bond, to be issued by itssubsidiary CJSC Hydromashservice.

The Russian government is preparing itself for a worsening global economic environment that could dent high oil prices, upsetting the country's fiscal balance and further weakening the ruble.

Russian aluminum giant United Co. Rusal said its third-quarter net profit soared due to higher product prices, the appreciation of the ruble and lower operating and finance costs.

Nov 11 (Reuters) - Canada uranium miner Uranium One said on Friday that it had registered a prospectuswith Russian security regulators for a ruble-denominated bondoffering valued at about $950...

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Russian voters weren't consulted on the deal whereby President Dmitry Medvedev agreed to stand aside for Vladimir Putin in next year's presidential elections. But the markets are having their say.

Top Russian officials sought to reassure investors alarmed by the sudden removal of long-serving Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, predicting a rebound for the ruble even as the central bank said it spent $2.36 billion on Monday to shore up the slumpin