General Views As Russia's Slowing Economy Faces Downgrade Threat [Getty Images]

Snow covered freight wagons loaded with coal stand in sidings on the Trans-Siberian railroad in the Kemerovo region of Siberia near Yashkino, Russia, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2014. While Russia dodged being cut to junk by Standard & Poor's last week, the bond market is signaling mounting concern a downgrade is coming as economic growth sputters amid tumbling oil prices. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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