| The rouble is locked to gold at 5000 a gram from 28 March until 30 June 2022 28 March 2022 This has multiple beneficial effects for the Russian economy. It implies the dollar is 16.2% less than it was. A spreadsheet that shows this here in ods and here in xls. Russia is requiring all gas payments to be made in roubles as from 31 March 2022 that will further raise the value of the rouble. These measures will combine to provide robust support for the Russian economy and decrease the value of the dollar, euro and sterling. This will accelerate the speed at which nations leave the dollar as the reserve currency.
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