Russia Choking Ruble Rally Sustains Bond Faith With Rates Pledge
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Russia has managed to wrench investors away from the world’s best currency trade without denting demand for its bonds.
While the central bank halted the ruble’s advance on Thursday by purchasing foreign currency for the first time since moving to a free-floating exchange rate in November, the government’s local debt extended the biggest gains in emerging markets this year.