Russia plans a digital version of the ruble after an 19% slide against the dollar this year

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5 ways Russia's been sidestepping Western sanctions and keeping its economy alive, from switching to the Chinese yuan and dabbling in ghost trades

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5 ways Russia's been sidestepping Western sanctions and keeping its economy alive, from switching to the Chinese yuan and dabbling in ghost trades.

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Argentina will pay for Chinese imports in yuan instead of dollars to preserve its shrinking greenback reserves

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Argentina will pay for its Chinese imports in yuan instead of dollars to protect its greenback reserves.

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Retailers bought so much stuff during the pandemic that it's overburdening warehouses — and it may be causing a 'freight recession,' analyst says

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Retailers bought so much stuff during the pandemic that it may be causing a 'freight recession,' an analyst says.

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Even Chinese companies are moving supply chains out China to avoid geopolitical risks. Here are the 6 places they're heading for instead.

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China is the world's factory — but even its homegrown companies are moving out.

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China and India 'launder' Russian oil and resell it to Western nations that sanctioned Moscow, study says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Sanctions against Russia could hurt the US dollar as countries like Iran and China seek alternative currencies for trade: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen

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Sanctions against Russia could hurt the US dollar as countries like Iran and China seek alternative currencies for trade: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

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Russia's economy in 4 charts: How war, sanctions, and shifting oil flows have reshaped a world power

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a meeting with journalists after a live broadcast nationwide call-in in Moscow, Russia, April 14, 2016.

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The Russia-Ukraine war will continue into 2024 and any definitive outcome has risks, a veteran investment chief and former Moscow-based journalist says

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The West hits Russia with fresh sanctions and raises tariffs on key commodities a year after the invasion of Ukraine

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A Russian armored personnel carrier is driven on a street in Sevastopol, Ukraine’s Black Sea Port that hosts a major Russian navy base Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. Tensions were building up in the Crimea, where ethnic Russians who make the majority of the local population are deeply suspicious of the new Ukrainian authorities who replaced fugitive Russia-backed President Viktor Yanukovych.

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