March 24, 2022 Originally published by QTR's Fringe Finance Russia Will Backstop The Ruble With Gold. The backstopping of the Ruble with gold can come in many forms and doesn’t have to be a direct peg from the Ruble to gold - it can include accepting payment for oil in gold. Now that Russia has come right out and said it will only transact in Rubles when selling oil to[...]
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