01-19-2009, 09:17 PM
<b>Ruble Drops to Pre-1998 Crisis Low on 6th Devaluation This Year</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Jan. 19 (Bloomberg) -- The ruble fell below the weakest level seen in the 1998 Russian crisis after the <b>central bank devalued for the sixth time in seven days to protect reserves. </b>
The currency slid to as little as 33.1080 per dollar today, the lowest since early 1998, before the government defaulted on $40 billion of debt. <b>The ruble has lost 7.3 percent since official trading resumed this year, extending the decline to 29 percent since August</b>.
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The currency slid to as little as 33.1080 per dollar today, the lowest since early 1998, before the government defaulted on $40 billion of debt. <b>The ruble has lost 7.3 percent since official trading resumed this year, extending the decline to 29 percent since August</b>.
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