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The Russian rouble opens almost 2 percent weaker, continuing to fall along with oil prices, which dropped to a new 12-year low on concerns about China's economy. As Sonia Legg reports, Russia's economic recovery and once-mighty war chest are now on the line.
Russia's rouble slides to a new multi-month low as oil prices continue to sink, with other commodity prices too caught on a downward trajectory. Joel Flynn reports.
U.S. crude stockpiles rose last week to record highs for the ninth straight week, despite oil prices that continue to fall, as the dollar strengthens. Bobbi Rebell reports.
Brent crude oil has fallen almost $2 a barrel hitting a new five-year low. As Sonia Legg reports the slump followed predictions that oversupply will keep building until next year after OPEC decided not to cut output.
The Lebanese pound sinks to a historic low against the dollar on the parallel market, as banks in the crisis-hit country resumed an open-ended strike. The Lebanese pound, officially pegged at 15,000 to the dollar, was trading at 100,000 against the greenback on Tuesday, dealers said -- a dizzying plunge from 1,507 before the economic crisis hit in 2019. IMAGES