[kinoxi]

Russia and the members of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, the oil cartel, cut their dollar holdings from 67 per cent in the first quarter to 65 per cent in the second.

I guess shunning must be some form of 'newspeak' that resembles hedging.

[GodGunsGuts]

You are right. Hedging for now. But down the road, unless we fix our massive deficits, it could turn into a full-fledged route.