Interbank, Russia, commodities. “Currencies of commodity-exporting economies rallied on Wednesday as oil and metal prices soared in the aftermath of stinging sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, while the rouble widened its divergence between onshore and offshore trading.” See article here. Source: Reuters.
Interbank, Russia, interest rates. “Bankers and investors are nervously watching Russia’s interbank interest rates for a spike that would foreshadow the start of a banking crisis. While rates have risen in recent days, they are not yet at the levels that would ring alarm bells, Capital Economics’ senior analyst Jason Turvey said in a note on March 2.” See article here. Source: BNE Intellinews.
Interbank, Pakistan, rupee, foreign exchange. “The rupee gave up the previous session’s gain on Wednesday amid higher dollar demand from importers and fears of worsening current account deficit, dealers said.” See article here.
Foreign exchange rates as of 11:20 pm AST
EUR/USD=1.1107
GBP/USD=1.33797
USD/CAD=1.26912
USD/MXN=20.5265
USD/JPY=114.937
USD/CNY=6.31083
USD/INR=75.4949
USD/NGN=415.524
Source: OANDA
Dollar Index=97.53
Source: MarketWatch
Alton Drew 