RU Historical Archive
Archive files covering RU: every file tells what happened and why it mattered, paired with playable scenarios built from authentic market data.
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2022 · Forex · RU
2022 Early: Geopolitical War Shock and Global FX Repricing
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the ruble's 53% drawdown became the defining FX crisis — rippling through 87 emerging-market currencies from January through May.
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January–June 2022: The Russia-Ukraine War and the Commodity Rout
Geopolitical conflict shattered commodity markets in early 2022, sending energy and grain prices into historic volatility across 42 historical replay scenarios.
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2010: Double Shock — European Debt Fears and a Russian Wheat Ban Rattled Global Commodities
In spring and summer 2010, two crises collided: EU sovereign debt sent commodities reeling, then a Russian drought and wheat export ban reshaped grain markets.
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August 2010: Russia's Wheat Export Ban and the Global Commodity Shock
Russia's wheat export ban in August 2010 triggered cross-commodity contagion, sending corn up 24.8% yet with 11.7% drawdowns and 6.1% single-day moves across 64 trading days.
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