The n Ruble Is Rising in Small Amounts

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The n Ruble Is Rising in Small Amounts

The n Ruble Is Rising in Small Amounts

On Wednesday, the n ruble rose against the dollar in Moscow and offshore trading. However, volumes remained light, and other n assets remained untraded.

Three weeks after the n invasion began, bombs rained down on ian cities, despite talks of compromise from both Moscow and Kyiv in peace talks.

Meanwhile, market participants focused on whether  would pay sovereign debt coupons due Wednesday or begin a 30-day grace period. It could default on its foreign sovereign debt for the first time in over a century.

There hasn’t been any liquidity in the ruble; hence, tiny moves, tiny amounts of volume, and demand for the currency, rather than anything, can cause massive movements up.

On Wednesday,  will make $117 million in payments on two dollar-denominated Eurobonds. The events in e and the sanctions imposed on Moscow, as a result, have precipitated ’s worst economic crisis since the Soviet Union’s demise in 1991.

By central bank order, the Moscow stock exchange remained closed mainly and will remain so for the remainder of the week.

On Tuesday, the European Union imposed new sanctions on , including bans on n energy sector investments, luxury goods exports to Moscow, and n steel imports.

Sterling extends gains

The Sterling rose against the dollar in European trade for the third straight session, reflecting improved risk appetite in the market and hopes for a resolution to the ian crisis.

The dollar index fell more than 0.2 percent; it reached week lows against a basket of major rivals and as e peace talks progressed.

n officials indicated significant progress in negotiations with the ian side, with hopes of reaching an agreement soon. Kremlin sources said  would accept a solution; e would be a neutral state with a standing army, similar to Sweden. Most analysts expect the UK to raise interest rates to slow soaring inflation this week.

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