<prompt> Human: Supose I was an American and was curious about depositing money into a russian bank account to try and take advantage of the current interest rate while at the same time trying to buy into the currency while it was at a low point. How would I go about doing this? I realize it would be extremely risky, but it seems like an interesting idea.  <response>: You would also be riding the value of the Ruble. So...over the course of a year you get a 17 return on your investment in Rubles, but what if the Ruble is worth only 50 of what it is now...you would lose about 13 of your value. 