The ruble fell after its biggest advance in two weeks as declining oil prices overshadowed data showing the nation’s economic slowdown isn’t as deep as predicted. The currency retreated as much as 0.7 percent and traded 0.1 percent lower at 55.3780 against the dollar by 3:36 p.m. in Moscow. Turmoil in Greece pushed the price of oil, Russia’s main export earner, down 1 percent in London. Government bonds rose for a second day as the Finance Ministry sold all 15 billion rubles ($271 million) of December 2017 floating-rate notes it offered. While there are almost no direct ties between the Russian financial sector and Greece’s, the ruble has suffered from receding appetite for riskier assets. Data on Wednesday showed a $5 billion upward revision of Russia’s current-account surplus in the first quarter, while the purchasing managers’ index for June rose to 48.7 versus an estimate of 48. Levels under […]