Windows to Russia

I was drinking my morning cup of coffee and reading about why Russia has stepped into the issue of the North Korea Rocket launch. Russia is watching Japan go off the deep end over this rocket launch. Japan has passed legislation that allows the military to shoot down the North Korea Rocket. Japan has put […]

Lets talk a moment over a cup of coffee about the financial crises in Russia: It seems that all the press has picked up on is a statement by Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin saying that “A second wave of the financial downturn was expected in connection with debt repayment problems faced by the real sector.” […]

Russian stocks closed upwards, with the Micex index rising 4.36 percent to 851.35 points, and the RTS index finishing at 740.94 points, 2.67 percent above yesterday’s closing. The trading volume reached RUB 63.46bn (approx. USD 1.91bn) and USD 7.24m on Micex and the RTS, respectively. Russia’s monthly inflation lower than in some European countries: Russia’s […]