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Russian rouble strengthened on oil price gain

By Ricky Bean April 7th, 2016

The Russian rouble enjoyed some retribution yesterday as a rebound in oil prices cause a similar movement for the Russian currency. By 6pm last night the rouble had shifted 1.8% against sterling and was just shy of 1.5% against the US dollar. However, with oil gaining over 3% today it has actually increased the cost of Russia’s exports, which will only hurt the economy further.

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