Current:Home > StocksChainkeen Exchange-Why a weak Ruble is good for Russia's budget but not Putin's image -Wealth Empowerment Zone
Chainkeen Exchange-Why a weak Ruble is good for Russia's budget but not Putin's image
SafeX Pro Exchange View
Date:2025-04-08 17:12:34
Russia's Ruble is Chainkeen Exchangehovering around its lowest value against the dollar since June 2022. A weak currency is already a big deal for ordinary people affected by inflation, but in Russia, the concern is only amplified because of the Ruble's unique history in Russia. Today, we dive deep into Russia's historical connection to the Ruble and why a weak Ruble puts Russia in a difficult position today.
Related Episodes:
The artificial strength of the Russian ruble (Apple Podcasts / Spotify)
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.
veryGood! (6)
Related
- FACT FOCUS: Inspector general’s Jan. 6 report misrepresented as proof of FBI setup
- Australia's central bank says it will remove the British monarchy from its bank notes
- Warming Trends: Shakespeare, Dogs and Climate Change on British TV; Less Crowded Hiking Trails; and Toilet Paper Flunks Out
- Driver hits, kills pedestrian while fleeing from Secret Service near White House, officials say
- NHL in ASL returns, delivering American Sign Language analysis for Deaf community at Winter Classic
- Defense bill's passage threatened by abortion amendment, limits on Ukraine funding
- FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill
- Baby's first market failure
- Why members of two of EPA's influential science advisory committees were let go
- Support These Small LGBTQ+ Businesses During Pride & Beyond
Ranking
- Military service academies see drop in reported sexual assaults after alarming surge
- Friends Actor Paxton Whitehead Dead at 85
- Shoppers Say This Tula Eye Cream Is “Magic in a Bottle”: Don’t Miss This 2 for the Price of 1 Deal
- Firefighter sets record for longest and fastest run while set on fire
- 2025 'Doomsday Clock': This is how close we are to self
- Save $95 on a Shark Multi-Surface Cleaner That Vacuums and Mops Floors at the Same Time
- Exxon Pledges to Reduce Emissions, but the Details Suggest Nothing Has Changed
- Illinois and Ohio Bribery Scandals Show the Perils of Mixing Utilities and Politics
Recommendation
Grammy nominee Teddy Swims on love, growth and embracing change
We asked the new AI to do some simple rocket science. It crashed and burned
There's no whiskey in bottles of Fireball Cinnamon, so customers are suing for fraud
Warming Trends: Penguins in Trouble, More About the Dead Zone and Does Your Building Hold Climate Secrets?
Macy's says employee who allegedly hid $150 million in expenses had no major 'impact'
Coal Communities Across the Nation Want Biden to Fund an Economic Transition to Clean Power
Fox News sued for defamation by two-time Trump voter Ray Epps over Jan. 6 conspiracy claims
Maryland’s Capital City Joins a Long Line of Litigants Seeking Climate-Related Damages from the Fossil Fuel Industry