Yohei Fukai/Kyodo News via AP Japanese stocks plunged Tuesday and other Asian markets declined following heavy Wall Street losses triggered by President Donald Trump’s attack on the U.S. central bank. The Nikkei 225 fell by an unusually wide margin of 5.1 percent to 19,147.45 points. The Shanghai Composite Index lost 2.1 percent to 2,473.75. Benchmarks […]
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Russian ruble strengthens to 20-month high
The Russian currency continues its upward surge, trading below 58 rubles against the dollar for the first time since June 2015. This is despite the Central Bank of Russia purchasing dollars to replenish reserves, which often leads to ruble depreciation. Read more At the opening bell on the Moscow Exchange, the ruble was trading at […]