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War in Ukraine: the Russian ruble falls by almost 30% following the latest sanctions

2022-02-28T07:00:04.477Z


After the exclusion of some Russian banks from the international banking exchange system, the ruble plunged, while the price of the bari


The Russian ruble plunged nearly 30% against the dollar on Monday after international powers imposed new, tougher sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

The ruble was listed down 27% to 114.33 rubles per dollar in international trade, according to Bloomberg News.

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The United States and the European Union have said they will exclude certain Russian banks from the Swift international banking payment system and have personally targeted Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

They also prohibited any transactions with the central bank of Russia.

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At the same time, the price of a barrel of WTI crude oil jumped more than 6% on Monday and Brent more than 5%, as traders grew increasingly worried about an energy crisis.

WTI rose 6.27% to $97.33 around 5:45 a.m. in Paris and Brent rose 5.24% to $103.06.

"The withdrawal of some Russian banks from Swift could lead to oil supply disruption as buyers and sellers try to figure out how to navigate the new rules," Andy Lipow of Lipow Oil Associates noted at Houston.

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Operators will closely follow a Wednesday meeting of OPEC+, which brings together the thirteen members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), led by Saudi Arabia, and their ten partners led by Russia, meeting at during which they will discuss plans for additional production.

The group has already agreed to gradually increase production each month, but the Ukrainian crisis could upset those plans.

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The G7 countries - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Britain and the United States - have warned that they will take "further measures" in addition to the sanctions already announced if Russia does not cease its operations military.

Source: leparis

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