Financial Post'Slightly expensive' Canadian dollar breaks ranks with oilThe Globe and MailOil and the Canadian dollar are parting ways, in a move that may support the loonie, CIBC World Markets says. “The strong inverse correlation between oil and …

BloombergRussia's Currency Is Turning a Blind Eye to Oil PricesBloombergWhile the currency's gain has been good news for hot money investors who dip in and out of the market, it's put a strain on Russia's budget by shrinking the value of a …

Sputnik InternationalPutin's Crude Dreams: Russia Ready to Start Pricing its Own OilSputnik InternationalThe St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (Spimex), the country's largest commodity exchange, is courting international oil traders …

Sydney Morning HeraldThe mystery of low oil prices and the imperfect stimulusSydney Morning HeraldIt says something about just how frightened markets are of deflation and the contagion risks beneath the commodity price rout that a 10 per cent jump in the o …

Financial TimesInsolvencies at UK oil services groups jumpFinancial TimesThe financial grief inflicted by plunging oil prices has been laid bare by new research showing a sharp jump in the number of UK oil and gas service companies going insolvent. At leas …

Wall Street JournalRussia and Turkey Show Oil Prices Aren't EverythingWall Street JournalAs goes oil, so goes the ruble. Recent weeks have seen steep declines for both. But perhaps there is less cause for concern over Russia than there is for the curre …

CNBCIf Putin seems friendlier lately, thank oil pricesCNBCWith oil prices reaching lows for the last decade, the ruble tumbling, and U.S. and European sanctions continuing to take a toll on some of Russia's most important economic sectors, some are que …

Wall Street JournalCommodity Currencies Decline Along With Oil PricesWall Street JournalThe currencies of commodity-exporting countries weakened on Wednesday as oil prices declined on oversupply concerns. Currencies such as the Brazilian real, the Norwegia …

Ruble Staggers as Oil Prices FallWall Street JournalThe Russian ruble retreated to its weakest level against the dollar in more than a year on Wednesday as oil prices declined on oversupply concerns. The Russian currency fell 1.3%, as one dollar bought 73. …

CNBCWhy OPEC's plan to balance oil markets backfiredCNBCConventional thinking then was that the U.S. oil patch would be littered with bankruptcies, and production would collapse. As for Russia, the world's largest energy producer would be forced to …