the ruble
noun
technical
: the value of the ruble compared with the value of the money of other countries
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Dollar rates jump On the eve of the national holiday, the ruble closed at 89.10 to the dollar and at 95.62 against the euro.
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Reuters, CNN, 13 June 2024
What happened next hewed closely to a fire-fighting approach used by Nabiullina in crises past — though the central bank had to restrict the movement of capital abroad and gave up interventions in defense of the ruble after sanctions immobilized around $300 billion, or about half of its reserves.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune Europe, 7 June 2024
In the wake of the invasion, the ruble crashed, inflation spiked, and real wages fell.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2024
Its abandonment left the value of the ruble at the mercy of trade flows.
—Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 8 Jan. 2024
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Reuters, CNN, 13 June 2024
What happened next hewed closely to a fire-fighting approach used by Nabiullina in crises past — though the central bank had to restrict the movement of capital abroad and gave up interventions in defense of the ruble after sanctions immobilized around $300 billion, or about half of its reserves.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune Europe, 7 June 2024
In the wake of the invasion, the ruble crashed, inflation spiked, and real wages fell.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2024
Its abandonment left the value of the ruble at the mercy of trade flows.
—Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 8 Jan. 2024
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“The ruble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20ruble. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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