OMG. Sigh.

http://www.dailyfx.com/forex/fundame...rols-Next.html

Russia's Ruble Value Is Collapsing Due to Sanctions, Stagnation | New Republic

Forty Percent of Russians Don't Know Why Ruble's Value Is Plummeting | Business | The Moscow Times

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/busine...ts/508414.html

http://www.vox.com/2014/11/10/717564...-ruble-economy

The value of your currency is sinking... and falling against the U.S. dollar is bad since the Amercan dollar isn't too great either The one article shows many don't understand what's going on so I can see why you might be confused.