STORY: The Russian rouble slid past 101 per U.S. dollar on Monday (August 14) to reach its weakest point in almost 17 months. President Vladimir Putin's economic advisor blamed the slump on the ...

(Reuters) -The Russian rouble recovered ground on Friday, after weakening to a more than seven-week low past 101 against the dollar, under pressure from lower oil prices and the reduced supply of ...

The Russian rouble's 45% rise against the US dollar since the start of the year has made it one of the world's best performing currencies — but the sharp appreciation is proving to be a double-edged ...

The tumbling rouble reversed course late on Monday, rising back to the strong side of 100 against the dollar after Russia’s central bank announced an extraordinary policy meeting for Tuesday.

The rouble strengthened sharply on Friday, ending two weeks of trading in a range of 81-82 against the dollar. It reached a three-week high against the dollar, euro and yuan before paring gains after ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Russian rouble is expected to weaken to 100 against the U.S. dollar in the next 12 months, a 20% decline from its current level, according to a Reuters poll of 14 analysts on ...

Since the mid-1990s, the Russian rouble has suffered two major shocks from which the currency has never fully recovered: the Asia crisis in the late-90s and then the global financial crisis in 2008.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian rouble is seen weakening back to the level of around 100 to the U.S. dollar in one year from now, following a rally at the start of this year, a Reuters poll of 18 ...

Russia's rouble has taken a hit in recent months — and now the country's central bank has stepped in to try to halt the slide. Up until now, the government had stood aside as the declining rouble ...