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Free AccessUSD/RUB Sticky Above 77.50, But Escalating Tensions Risk Further Volatility
- USD/RUB opens flat to lower as early dollar strength pulls back somewhat and gains in oil markets support moderate RUB strength.
- Brent futures notched higher this morning as China's trade data surpassed expectations and March crude imports jumped 21% in signs of burgeoning demand.
- Polls also suggest a possible draw on stockpiles later today in API inventory data.
- USD/RUB remains sticky above the 77.50 handle for now, but with uncertainty still high and tensions over the Ukraine poised to escalate, RUB inflows are likely to remain tentative.
- Sabre-rattling with the US and greater sanctions risk seems to be a more prominent threat at present than the possibility of direct military conflict in the Donbass, with little utility for either side and diplomatic means being pressed over military confrontation.
- USD/RUB remains sensitive to headline risks and ad hoc developments in the Ukraine crisis, but should also be affected by US CPI this afternoon.
- Intraday Sup1: 76.8484, Sup2: 76.4367, Res1: 77.5481, Res2: 78.00
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