(FILES) A Russian ruble coin is pictured in front of St. Basil cathedral in central Moscow, on November 20, 2014. After having recently spent billions of dollars per day to support the ruble in a flexible trading band that limited swings in the currency, the Bank of Russia ended its unlimited daily interventions to avoid speculation against the currency. Russian ruble has lost more than 30 percent during the last four months to Euro and US dollar. Russia's central bank announced emergency measures on November 28, 2024 after the ruble slumped to its lowest level against the US dollar in over two-and-a-half years. The central bank said Wednesday it would stop purchasing foreign currency on the domestic foreign exchange market from Thursday until the end of the year. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)