The ruble tumbled to a record for a second day, spurring speculation Russia's central bank intervened to stem the rout, and bonds slid as weaker oil prices worsen the outlook for an economy verging on recession.
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Bloomberg: Ruble slide to record on oil rout spurs Russia intervention bets
A pedestrian walks past a board listing foreign currency rates against the Russian ruble outside an exchange office in central Moscow on Dec. 1, 2014.
