Tag: USDRUB

July 20, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Weekly forex data: looking ahead to the ECB

Sentiment on the euro though is weak: strong data around the end of 2020 and beginning of 2021 have generally been replaced by more lacklustre figures from major economies, and the Delta variant is likely to dent many countries’ plans to ease remaining anti-covid measures. Tuesday’s close at R17.33 was a two-month high for EURZAR,…

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September 05, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Moscow Exchange launches FX Ruble fixing instruments

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has announced that from September 4 it is offering instruments to trade at the MOEX FX USD/RUB and EUR/RUB fixing prices with clearing and settlement via its clearinghouse, NCC Clearing Bank. Russian banks including subsidiaries of large global financial groups posted total turnover of USD 6 million on the first day of…

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July 14, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Central Bank of Russia has officially acknowledged quality of MOEx USD/RUB FX Fixing

The 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,…

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April 21, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Moscow Exchange ups tick size for FX instruments

Moscow Exchange is reporting that from May 30, 2016, it is increasing the tick size from RUB 0.0010 to RUB 0.0025 for FX spot instruments on USD/RUB, EUR/RUB, GBP/RUB, BYR/RUB, KZT/RUB and UAH/RUB currency pairs. The larger tick size was initiated by market participants to facilitate greater liquidity of the Exchange"s order book. On April…

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November 13, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Alpari to hike leverage for USD/RUB, EUR/RUB pairs

Retail 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…

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