December 16, 2014 Castries, Saint Lucia Last night, the Russian central bank announced a shock decision to hike up its key interest rate from 10.5% to 17%, effective immediately. Incredible. On Monday alone the ruble declined more than 9% against the dollar, and almost 50% in 2014. It looks like a massacre. If you listen … Continue reading Surprise! Guess which currency has stronger fundamentals— the dollar or… ruble?