Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has shielded the krone from the steeper falls suffered by the Russian ruble. When oil price gyrations hit currencies, it’s good to have a cushion to soften the blows. Norway has a big cushion, a 7.5 trillion kroner ($906 billion) sovereign fund.
After this Sunday’s summit in Doha failed to secure an agreement among oil-producers to curb crude supply, the oil price fell and the currencies of the big crude exporters fell with it. When crude later rebounded, these currencies followed suit………………………………………..Full Article: Source