The Rouble Just Crashed To An All-Time Low As Oil Prices Tank

The Russian rouble just sank to the lowest point in its history, above 50 to the dollar.

It's down 5.27% against the US currency today alone. The dollar is about 50% stronger against the rouble than it was at the start of 2014. It's following the crumbling price of oil,

Here's what the US dollar-Russian rouble exhange rate looks like over the last five years:

The fall in oil prices has dramatically weakened the Russian currency, which had been much more stable in the previous three years.

Brent crude is now down to just $68, and the other major benchmark of oil prices, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is down to just $65, a five and a half year low.