• Mubelotix@jlai.lu
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    1 year ago

    It’s been for years, that’s why. The article says it like it’s new

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      A ruble has only been worth less than a penny one other time in the last 20 years, and that was in Feb 2022. After which Russia instituted a plethora of monetary policies to get it back under control. But the price has been steadily sliding back down.

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        You are playing with margins. In early 2016, it was only 1.2 times what it is today