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Bondarenko M., M.V. Semenova, A.A. Balsevich.
The Journal of the New Economic Association. 2025. No. 3(68). P. 53-77.
Badr I., Rawnaa Ibrahim, Hussainey K.
In bk.: Opportunities and Risks in AI for Business Development. Vol. 2: 546. Bk. Opportunities and Risks in AI for Business Development. Prt. 636. Springer, 2025. P. 385-399.
SERIES: FINANCIAL ECONOMICS. WP BRP 60/FE/2017. НИУ ВШЭ, 2025

Professor of the School of Finance Fedorova E. A. co-authored the article "Strength of words: Donald Trump's tweets, sanctions and Russia's ruble", which was published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.
Abstract
We empirically test if the US President Donald Trump's rhetoric towards Russia (represented by his Russia-related tweets) affects ruble's exchange rate. Using three-stepped empirical framework, we find that escalation of negative sentiment of Trump's Russia-related tweets leads to ruble's depreciation (4–10%) in short-term periods (around 3 days). Though these episodes tend to coincide with imposition or announcement of US sanctions, we demonstrate that US sanctions that were not accompanied by negative tweets of Donald Trump, have not caused ruble's depreciation. This highlights the role of emotional factors in economic decision-making behavior.
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