The Russian ruble tumbled to a record low against the U.S. dollar on Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” in Ukraine that could trigger tougher sanctions from the West. The ruble dropped to as low as 89.98 per dollar and is currently at 84.46 against the greenback as investors ditch the Russian currency and turn to safe-havens. Meanwhile, the euro fell as much as 0.84 percent to $1.1209, the lowest level since Jan. 3. It is currently at $1.1166 as of 10:32 a.m. GMT. The euro also fell against some other traditional haven currencies, declining as much as 1.28 percent to a nearly one-month low of 128.37 Japanese yen and sinking to a multi-year low to the Swiss franc, where it is currently trading at 1.03 francs. Riskier commodity-linked currencies like the Australian dollar also fell by as much as 0.90 percent to $0.7167 and the New Zealand dollar slid as much as 1.00 percent to $0.6706. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on …
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