The bank added: Moreover, the official EUR/RUB exchange rate will be set in the same manner as the official exchange rates of other foreign currencies against the ruble. This will simplify the procedure for setting and publishing official exchange rates. Sanctions on Russia Russia’s central bank is trying to defend the country’s economy from the…
Read moreThe Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has officially recognised Moscow Exchange's USD/RUB FX Fixing and Moscow Exchange's operational performance as fixing administrator as being of satisfactory quality. The CBR also the fixing`s compliance with the Bank`s requirements, which are based on the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for financial benchmarks. In March 2016,…
Read moreRetail Forex broker FxPro today informed its clients of pending changes to margin requirements for positions with instruments with the Russian ruble (RUB). The margin requirement for exposures in all RUB pairs will be changed to 10% as of 10:00 (server time) January 25, 2016 (Monday). The company notes that new positions will be affected only.…
Read moreRetail Forex broker Alpari today provided a nice piece of news to fans of trading in the Russian ruble (RUB). The company is introducing a set of improvements to trading conditions for the USD/RUB (US dollar vs Russian ruble) and EUR/RUB (euro vs Russian ruble) pairs, with the changes effective November 16, 2015. The maximum…
Read moreThe payment services provider plans to issue its own crypto currency using blockchain technology and is already in discussions with the Bank of Russia.
Read moreFrom today, the spreads for USD/RUB and EUR/RUB are at 100 pips, because of the heightened volatility of the Russian currency.
Read moreMexican Peso, Russian Ruble, and Turkish Lira all experiencing renewed weakness as emerging market currencies deteriorate in risk-off trading...
Read moreThe broker has made trading with USD/RUB and EUR/RUB available again on Admiral.Markets and Admiral.Prime accounts.
Read moreThe regulator blamed its decision on risks of Russia's economy cooling and on weakening inflation risks.
Read moreIn a widely expected move, the Bank of Russia brought key interest rates to 12.5%, with the decision to come into force on May 5th.
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