S&P downgrades Russia but Ukraine violence spooks investors more

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S&P downgrades Russia but Ukraine violence spooks investors more

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Standard & Poor’s downgrading of Russia to junk made plenty of headlines on Monday but much of the pasting that Russian bonds took on Tuesday was in response to escalating tensions with Ukraine, with the downgrade having been expected.

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