The ruble dropped by HOW MUCH?

[kpete]

1) The Russian benchmark stock index, the MICES, is down 10% or more (it has been down as much as 11.2% earlier today), the biggest drop in at least five years (depending on the close).

2) The Russian ruble reached all time lows against the euro and the dollar. To prop it up the Russian central bank—on a "temporary" basis—raised interest rates 1.5%, from 5.5 to 7.0%, and spent $10 billion toward the same end. This will significantly hamper growth in Russia unless they lower those rates fast.

3) Shares of the corporation Gazprom, the Russian Federation's gas monopoly, are also down 10%.

4) The yield the Russian government has to pay on its state bonds is near a record high.

5) Foreign capital reserves for Russia are at a multi-year low.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/03/03/1281745/-Forbes-The-Invasion-Of-Crimea-Is-Crushing-Russia-s-Stock-And-Currency-Markets

[Tommy_Carcetti]

1. Time for them to switch to Bitcoins.

[DetlefK]

2. Or he could give Glenn Beck a call...

[warrior1]

3. good

[dipsydoodle]

4. Russian state bonds may well be near a record high.

but they're less than half the figure for Ukrainian bonds and its Ukraine who are looking at huge such funding which will be based on internal changes to ensure ability to repay - increased gas prices to consumer, devaluation and reduced government spending.