Russian Ruble hit a record low versus dollar

ANALYSIS | 09/01/2014 14:26:49 GMT

European equities traded uneventful in the absence of US market participants. The eco calendar was thin and unable to give firm direction. As a consequence, equity indices are mostly modestly lower. and as the calendar was thin.
Ukrainian President Poroshenko accused Russia today of waging “direct and unconcealed aggression”, amid signs that Ukraine’s army had lost ground to separatists in the industrial eastern regions.
European could be barred from buying new Russian government bonds under a package of extra sanctions over Moscow’s military role in Ukraine, Reuters reports today quoting sources with the EU.
Russian Ruble hit a record low versus dollar, as Western countries agreed new sanctions and president Putin speaks about “Statehood” for Eastern Ukraine. The Swedish crown lost sharply ground against the euro as the PMI unexpectedly crashed, but recouped part of the losses later on.

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