The last time russia defaulted on their debt, i believe, was 19 98. While it did not cause a world wide financial panic, it did send some ripples through other markets. The question is not just can they pay, but what are they going to pay with? Cause they can't pay in roubles. They are supposed to pay in dollars. And again, when you talk about now, about 80 % of this debt is also held by russians.
Russia's stock market was supposed to open this week. Even if you don't own Russian stocks directly, you may own them through global funds or ETFs.
(0:20) Bill Mann discusses: - How Russia's market remained closed - Potential for Russia to default on its debt - The one thing every U.S. investor should do if they have exposure to Russian stocks - Chinese stocks suddenly rebounding on comments from the central government - Why he believes the turnaround is a "yellow flag" for investors
Stocks discussed: YNDX, BABA, TCEHY, JD, BIDU
Host: Chris Hill Guests: Bill Mann Engineer: Tim Sparks
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