The U.S. dollar and U.S. Treasuries declined after Russia said it would buy $10 billion worth of IMF's first-issued bonds, moving out of US debt.
This is the latest move in Russia's attempt to diversify reserves away from the greenback. Brazil said it would also buy $10 billion and China $50 billion dollars worth of IMF bonds.
The Benchmark 10-year yield climbed to the highest level since October to just under 4 percent, while the dollar slipped to 1.4 to the euro.
RT spoke with Chris Weafer, Chief strategist at Uralsib, about the calls for a new global reserve currency, how this impacts on the crude oil price, and what the implications for the Russian Rouble are.