Putin demands central bank act to stop ruble 'speculation'

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 04, 2014
Putin demands central bank act to stop ruble 'speculation'

MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded that the central bank and government initiate 'tough actions' to stop ruble speculation Wednesday after the currency hit new all-time lows this week.

"I ask the Bank of Russia and the government to carry out tough coordinated actions to discourage the so-called speculators from trading on the fluctuations of the Russian currency," he said during his annual state of the nation speech in Moscow.
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