• Tuuktuuk@kbin.melroy.org
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    2 months ago

    So… If the Rubble loses much of its value, then the Russia won’t be able to pay these back at all?

    • kunaltyagi@programming.dev
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      2 months ago

      China can just forgive these. It has sufficient slack and willpower to manipulate its monetary supply and exchange rates

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        2 months ago

        That is, if China owns them. You can also buy them to hedge against a falling Dollar.

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      2 months ago

      The bet is that if they switch rubles for yuan now, they’ll still have value when the ruble crashes.